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Chief of key UN agency in Gaza warns ‘entire generation’ could be lost

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Chief of key UN agency in Gaza warns ‘entire generation’ could be lost 24 June 2024 © UNRWA UNWRA staff are providing children with support to help them through the trauma of war. The head of the main UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued a stark warning on Monday that it “will crumble” unless funding is found quickly, with an “entire generation” of children at…

Sudan: WHO appalled by horrific attack on El Fasher’s maternity hospital

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: WHO appalled by horrific attack on El Fasher’s maternity hospital 24 June 2024 © UNICEF/Mohamed Zakaria A woman who fled her home due to conflict rests at a centre for displaced people in El Fasher, Darfur. Heavy fighting in Sudan hit a new low over the weekend when a maternity hospital in besieged El Fasher city came under attack, killing a pharmacy worker and prompting new calls on…

World News in Brief: Guterres condemns terror attacks in Dagestan, call to end ‘war on drugs’, women Heads of State

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Guterres condemns terror attacks in Dagestan, call to end ‘war on drugs’, women Heads of State 24 June 2024 © UNODC/Laura Gil A detainee behind bars. (file) The UN Secretary-General has condemned Sunday’s terror attacks against several churches and synagogues in Russia’s mainly-Muslim Dagestan region, with the death toll now rising to at least 20, according to latest…

Algorithms should not control what people see, UN chief says, launching Global Principles for Information Integrity

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Algorithms should not control what people see, UN chief says, launching Global Principles for Information Integrity 24 June 2024 Unsplash/Chris Yang People globally are at risk of immense harm due to misinformation and disinformation. The United Nations launched new Global Principles for Information Integrity on Monday, emphasizing the need for immediate action to address the harms caused by…

Effort to restore Iran nuclear deal ‘remains elusive’, Security Council hears

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Effort to restore Iran nuclear deal ‘remains elusive’, Security Council hears 24 June 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo briefs the Security Council. Restoring the Iran nuclear deal to its full and effective implementation “remains elusive”, the UN’s top political affairs official said on Monday, adding that participating countries remain at odds with each other…

Officials highlight massive poverty, humanitarian despair in Afghanistan

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Officials highlight massive poverty, humanitarian despair in Afghanistan 21 June 2024 © UNICEF/Amin Meerzad Aftermath of the May 2024 floods in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The humanitarian needs in Afghanistan are “alarmingly high” and the international community is in “crisis management mode”, the UN Security Council heard on Friday…

First Person: Philippines ‘cyber cops’ tackle explosion of online child abuse

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Philippines ‘cyber cops’ tackle explosion of online child abuse 21 June 2024 © UNICEF/Josh Estey Eighty percent of Filipino children have experienced at least one form of abuse in their lifetimes according to a study by UNICEF. Law enforcement officers in the Philippines are being informally supported by the United Nations as they deal with the emotional stress of chasing…

Record levels of displacement amid global conflict and natural disasters

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Record levels of displacement amid global conflict and natural disasters 21 June 2024 © UNHCR/Houssam Hariri UNHCR has built classrooms to secure education for displaced Yemeni children who were studying in tents. There are twice as many internally displaced people today as there were ten years ago - the largest numbers ever recorded, said Special Advisor on Solutions to Internal…

‘World cannot afford Lebanon to become another Gaza’: Guterres

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘World cannot afford Lebanon to become another Gaza’: Guterres 21 June 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten Secretary-General António Guterres speaking at the press stakeout. The UN Secretary-General on Friday voiced profound concern over escalating violence and “bellicose rhetoric” between Israel and Hezbollah militants across the frontier with Lebanon, warning that one false move could trigger a…

Gaza is more than two million stories of loss: UN agencies

10 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza is more than two million stories of loss: UN agencies 21 June 2024 © UNRWA A girl sits among the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza. Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine months of conflict, UN humanitarians just back from the enclave reported on Friday, as they described widespread destruction and stories of pregnant mothers forced to…