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Ukraine: UN report reveals ‘horrific toll’ of Russian attacks

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: UN report reveals ‘horrific toll’ of Russian attacks 03 July 2024 © IOM Residents surveying the damage following attacks in the city centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine. A new report from UN human rights monitors in Ukraine has revealed the “horrific toll” of attacks by Russian armed forces, with May recording the highest number of civilian casualties in nearly a year.…

UN rights chief urges free and open space for debate in Venezuela

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights chief urges free and open space for debate in Venezuela 03 July 2024 © OHCHR/Irina Popa UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. The UN’s top human rights official on Wednesday underscored the need for free and open debate in Venezuela as the country prepares to hold Presidential elections later this month, and local, regional and legislative polls next year…

China-based inventors lead on global GenAI patents: UN report

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home China-based inventors lead on global GenAI patents: UN report 03 July 2024 Public Domain Цифровые технологии могут стать важным инструментом в борьбе с изменением климата. China-based inventors are filing the highest number of generative artificial intelligence patents, a new report from the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) shows…

Haiti: UN envoy welcomes democratic progress amidst alarming violence

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: UN envoy welcomes democratic progress amidst alarming violence 03 July 2024 © IOM A camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. The UN envoy for Haiti on Wednesday welcomed recent strides towards restoring democracy amid alarming levels of violence, while the country’s interim Prime Minister emphasized that the people “continue to fight for a…

Gaza ‘split in two’ as civilians, humanitarians reset lives, aid efforts

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza ‘split in two’ as civilians, humanitarians reset lives, aid efforts 03 July 2024 © UNRWA Much of Gaza has been destroyed in the conflict. The Gaza Strip is virtually “split in two”, with blockades not only restricting the movement of displaced people seeking shelter, but also aid workers trying to assist civilians in desperate need, a UN relief official said on Wednesday…

World News in Brief: Doha talks on Afghanistan, human rights in Belarus, Rohingya refugees in India, global trade rises

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Doha talks on Afghanistan, human rights in Belarus, Rohingya refugees in India, global trade rises 02 July 2024 © UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell Women attending a training on entrepreneurship organized by a civil society organization in Afghanistan. (file) The UN’s top political affairs official on Tuesday reiterated that human rights, especially the rights of Afghan women…

Gaza is a ‘maelstrom of human misery’

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza is a ‘maelstrom of human misery’ 02 July 2024 © UNRWA Over 330,000 tonnes of waste have accumulated in or near populated areas across Gaza, posing catastrophic environmental and health risks. With their homes shattered and lives upended by war, civilians in Gaza are clinging to their dignity under the most inhumane conditions, Sigrid Kaag, the UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction…

Gaza: 250,000 set to be displaced by new Khan Younis escalation

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: 250,000 set to be displaced by new Khan Younis escalation 02 July 2024 © UNFPA/Bisan Ouda Internally displaced people rest at a camp near the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, in the south of Gaza. “Chaos and panic” are spreading in southern Gaza where an estimated 250,000 people are set to be impacted by new Israeli military evacuation orders from Khan Younis in Gaza, UN humanitarians…

UN urges international solidarity as Hurricane Beryl devastates Caribbean islands

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN urges international solidarity as Hurricane Beryl devastates Caribbean islands 02 July 2024 © NOAA Satellite image of Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean, a category 5 storm with 165-mph winds as of 8:00 AM on July 2, 2024. The United Nations has called for international solidarity with Grenada, the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and other Caribbean islands hit hard by Hurricane Beryl…

New WHO guidelines to help millions quit tobacco

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home New WHO guidelines to help millions quit tobacco 02 July 2024 © WHO/Conor Ashleigh A woman walks past a no smoking sign outside a shopping centre in Bangkok, Thailand. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday released the first-ever guidelines for those seeking to quit tobacco use, recommending a range of initiatives, treatments and digital interventions…