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Stories from the UN Archive: Magic suitcases for 1960s midwives

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: Magic suitcases for 1960s midwives 22 May 2024 UN Photo In the city of Matadi in the Republic of the Congo in 1960, a 260-bed general hospital is staffed by a Danish medical unit, which includes four doctors, two nurses and one midwife. (file) Can a magic suitcase save lives…

INTERVIEW: Developing countries risk missing out on net-zero benefits, but fairer future is possible

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home INTERVIEW: Developing countries risk missing out on net-zero benefits, but fairer future is possible 21 May 2024 UNICEF/Giacomo Pirozzi A boy mines for copper mine in the town of Kipushi in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Inflation fears are subsiding, the “net-zero transition” to a clean economy could spell good news with the right policies in place and we are still dealing…

Gaza: WHO chief calls for end to latest hospital siege

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: WHO chief calls for end to latest hospital siege 21 May 2024 © WHO WHO delivers essential medical supplies during a UN mission to Al-Awda hospital in northern Gaza. As bombardments by the Israeli military reportedly continued overnight across Gaza, along with ground incursions and heavy fighting, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) issued an alert on Tuesday for…

Accelerating extinction rate triggers domino effect of biodiversity loss

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Accelerating extinction rate triggers domino effect of biodiversity loss 21 May 2024 © Wikimedia/Marty Aligata Gus, the oldest known gopher tortoise, lives at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History in Canada. While nearly one million species are currently at risk of extinction, the United Nations University (UNU) in Bonn is drawing attention to “co-extinctions”: the chain reaction…

‘Alarming lack of compliance’ with international law ramps up danger for civilians

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Alarming lack of compliance’ with international law ramps up danger for civilians 21 May 2024 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra An aerial view of the heavily damaged and collapsed buildings in Gaza City. (October 2023) The plight of civilians affected by war in 2023 was “resoundingly dire”, as the world witnessed horrors not only in Gaza and southern Israel but also the intense suffering of populations…

Long, dangerous journeys on the rise but migration drives prosperity

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Long, dangerous journeys on the rise but migration drives prosperity 21 May 2024 IOM/Andi Pratiwi Migrants walk through Djibouti's desert. (file) Migration is on track to become one of the defining features of the 21st century and more action is needed to ensure regular pathways for people to move safely, the head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday in…

Climate crisis fuels deadly floods, worsening hunger in Afghanistan

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Climate crisis fuels deadly floods, worsening hunger in Afghanistan 21 May 2024 © UNICEF/Amin Meerzad Aftermath of the May 2024 floods in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The devastating floods that struck Afghanistan recently are likely to intensify in the coming months, exacerbating the already critical food insecurity in the affected districts, the UN emergency food relief agency warned on…

WHO reports major increase in sexually transmitted infections

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home WHO reports major increase in sexually transmitted infections 21 May 2024 © UNICEF/Antoine Raab A dual HIV/syphilis rapid diagnostic test is used on a pregnant woman in Cambodia. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as syphilis are on the rise in most regions of the world, UN health agency WHO said in a new report on Tuesday.…

Ukraine: Humanitarian, health needs soar as Kharkiv hostilities intensify

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Humanitarian, health needs soar as Kharkiv hostilities intensify 21 May 2024 © IOM Aftermath of attack in the city centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine. The UN expressed new concerns on Tuesday over a rise in displacement and humanitarian needs in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region amid “relentless” Russian air and ground attacks…

What is the International Criminal Court?

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home What is the International Criminal Court? 20 May 2024 UN Photo/Rick Bajornas The International Criminal Court is based in The Hague, Netherlands. Trying the gravest crimes, ensuring victims have access to justice, conducting fair trials and complementing national tribunals are among the key tasks of the International Criminal Court (ICC…