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World News In Brief: Bangladesh student protests, Yemen’s maternal deaths, Mandela Day, honouring LGBT rights at EuroGames 2024

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News In Brief: Bangladesh student protests, Yemen’s maternal deaths, Mandela Day, honouring LGBT rights at EuroGames 2024 18 July 2024 © UNICEF/Shehzad Noorani Children play in an area outside their home that has been turned into a large dumpsite of waste from leather industries in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The UN chief urged the Government of Bangladesh on Thursday to create an environment…

‘Largest’ displacements so far in Gaza’s war of attrition: UN aid agencies

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Largest’ displacements so far in Gaza’s war of attrition: UN aid agencies 18 July 2024 UNRWA Following Israeli relocation orders, Palestinians take as much belongings as they can to move to a new place. Nowhere is safe in Gaza. UN humanitarians issued a fresh alert on Thursday about having to cut rations in Gaza where fresh evacuation orders by the Israeli military have prompted “the…

Human Rights abuses in CAR detention centres need urgent response: UN experts

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights abuses in CAR detention centres need urgent response: UN experts 18 July 2024 MINUSCA Visiting time at Ngaragba Prison in Bangui, CAR during COVID-19 pandemic. Immediate action is needed to address human rights abuses in detention centres across the Central African Republic (CAR) according to a new UN report released on Thursday. …

UN forum on sustainable development concludes with renewed commitment, call for urgent action

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN forum on sustainable development concludes with renewed commitment, call for urgent action 18 July 2024 © UNDP The Sustainable Development Goals are a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development concluded on Wednesday, with nations reiterating the need for renewed impetus and accelerated actions to…

Eastern Afghanistan reels from fatal storms; dozens dead, hundreds homeless

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Eastern Afghanistan reels from fatal storms; dozens dead, hundreds homeless 18 July 2024 © UNICEF/Madina Qati Musadiq A house severely damaged by floods in eastern Afghanistan. (file photo) UN teams and humanitarian partners in Afghanistan are mobilizing in response to devastating windstorms and flash floods that have ravaged eastern regions of the country, resulting in dozens of fatalities…

Books offer novel way to counter prison overcrowding in the Philippines

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Books offer novel way to counter prison overcrowding in the Philippines 18 July 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson A prisoner arranges books in the library at Iligan City Jail. A reading programme for prisoners in jails in the Philippines is supporting their education as well as enabling them to shorten their sentences…

New support needed amid preparations for Ukraine’s third wartime winter

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New support needed amid preparations for Ukraine’s third wartime winter 18 July 2024 © UNHCR In Kharkiv, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi urged the international community to help people of Ukraine prepare for third wartime winter. A new $100 million financial contribution will be given to support displaced and war-affected people in Ukraine as they prepare for the third…

Haiti: Displaced women face ‘unprecedented’ level of insecurity and sexual violence

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: Displaced women face ‘unprecedented’ level of insecurity and sexual violence 17 July 2024 © UNICEF/Maxime Le Lijour A makeshift site for internally displaced people in Léogâne, Haiti Instability in Haiti is fuelling a spike in sexual violence against women and girls as armed gangs continue their assault on the population, the UN agency championing gender equality said on Wednesday.…

Security Council debates Gaza crisis, as civilian suffering continues unabated

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council debates Gaza crisis, as civilian suffering continues unabated 17 July 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe The Security Council meets on the situation in Gaza. The UN Security Council on Wednesday convened an open debate on the ongoing crisis in Gaza, which continues to be marked by immense suffering - compounded now by a complete breakdown of law and order - and a humanitarian…

World News in Brief: Bangladesh student protests, South Sudan attacks continue, opportunity knocks for climate action in Africa

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Bangladesh student protests, South Sudan attacks continue, opportunity knocks for climate action in Africa 17 July 2024 Volker Türk United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. As violent protests continued at university campuses in Bangladesh on Wednesday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urged authorities to engage with students demanding an…