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UN establishes International Day of reflection for Srebrenica genocide

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN establishes International Day of reflection for Srebrenica genocide 23 May 2024 © UNICEF/Roger LeMoyne Barbed wire around a camp for some 25,000 people displaced from Srebrenica. The fence was there to keep people from wandering into the surrounding fields that may have been mined. (1995 photo) The UN General Assembly on Thursday designated 11 July as the International Day of Reflection…

World News in Brief: ‘Appalling’ attacks in Kharkiv, plea to aid Myanmar civilians, maritime tribunal boosts climate action, civilian protection

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: ‘Appalling’ attacks in Kharkiv, plea to aid Myanmar civilians, maritime tribunal boosts climate action, civilian protection 23 May 2024 © IOM Residents surveying the damage following attacks in the city centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine. The UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine on Thursday said she was “deeply disturbed” at the relentless attacks on civilians and civilian…

Afghanistan is ‘not a hopeless crisis’, top UN aid official says

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan is ‘not a hopeless crisis’, top UN aid official says 23 May 2024 © UNOCHA/Christophe Verhellen A woman and her child walk through a camp for displaced people in Afghanistan. The international community cannot abandon Afghanistan, a senior UN aid official said on Thursday, urging continued engagement and support for the population…

‘Now is the time to unleash Africa’s peace power’ Guterres tells Security Council

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Now is the time to unleash Africa’s peace power’ Guterres tells Security Council 23 May 2024 © UN Women/Ryan Brown Women attend a community meeting held at the UN Women multipurpose centre in the Ngam refugee camp in Cameroon. Peace is the key to unlocking Africa’s future and for strengthening the continent’s voice and influence in building peace globally, UN Secretary-General António…

WHO report reveals major health disparities between European teens

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home WHO report reveals major health disparities between European teens 23 May 2024 Unsplash/Christopher William A fast food restaurant meal. A report published on Thursday from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European region has revealed alarming health disparities in young people, especially those from less affluent families, representing a “vicious cycle of disadvantage…

Increasing disease and humanitarian strain in Gaza amid aid shortages

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Increasing disease and humanitarian strain in Gaza amid aid shortages 23 May 2024 © WFP/Ali Jadallah A child receives food at a WFP-supported kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza. Living conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate, with reports of an increase in diarrhoea and suspected cases of Hepatitis A, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday…

‘Critical gaps’ in understanding climate change fuel tropical disease spread

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Critical gaps’ in understanding climate change fuel tropical disease spread 22 May 2024 © UNICEF/Shehzad Noorani A girl, holding a child, walks to a mobile health clinic in a flood-affected village in Pakistan. Water-logging has led to an increase in spread of malaria in the region. (file) A comprehensive review by the UN health agency has revealed critical gaps in understanding the full…

‘Be part of the plan’ to end nature loss on Biodiversity Day

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Be part of the plan’ to end nature loss on Biodiversity Day 22 May 2024 Press service of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan. In the Kazakh steppes, the number of red-listed saigas has already passed the 2.5 million mark. The diversity of animals, plants and microorganisms on the planet is at risk due to factors such as changing land use, urbanization,…

Haiti’s health system pushed to breaking point: UNICEF

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti’s health system pushed to breaking point: UNICEF 22 May 2024 © UNICEF/Georges Harry Rouzier A child is treated for malnutrition at a mobile health clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Haiti’s health system is now “on the verge of collapse” UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Haiti Bruno Maes warned on Wednesday, amidst an alarming decrease in the number of hospitals still…

Gaza: Rafah aid situation increasingly desperate, UN teams warn

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Rafah aid situation increasingly desperate, UN teams warn 22 May 2024 © UNICEF/Media Clinic Children sleep in the open in al-Mawasi in the southern Gaza Strip. Hostilities across Gaza reportedly continued on Wednesday, fuelling already alarming aid access problems and dire food insecurity as the main entrance routes for relief convoys remained closed or too dangerous to access…