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First Person: ‘Courageous’ 12-year-old reports relative after being raped in Madagascar

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: ‘Courageous’ 12-year-old reports relative after being raped in Madagascar 29 March 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Abuse is often hidden in family homes, behind closed doors. A 12-year-girl who was allegedly raped repeatedly by her stepfather has been described by Madagascar’s Chief Inspector of Police as “courageous” after she came forward to tell her story during an information…

Japanese town leads the way to a low waste society

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Japanese town leads the way to a low waste society 29 March 2024 UNIC Tokyo/Ichiro Mae Aerial view of landfill site in Osaki, Japan When the landfill in Osaki, in the southwest of Japan, reached capacity, an incinerator was the logical next step. Instead, the town decided to get serious about recycling. Ahead of International Zero Waste day, marked on 30 March, Kasumi Fujita, a town…

Bold action needed now to address ‘cataclysmic’ situation in Haiti

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Bold action needed now to address ‘cataclysmic’ situation in Haiti 28 March 2024 © CAPAC/Jean Vadler Presume Children in Haiti line up for a hot meal and water distributed by WFP in Port-au-Prince. Immediate and bold action is required to tackle the “cataclysmic” situation in Haiti, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report issued on Thursday.…

Russia: Rights experts condemn continued imprisonment of Evan Gershkovich

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Russia: Rights experts condemn continued imprisonment of Evan Gershkovich 28 March 2024 © The Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Russia must immediately release American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained without evidence for a year, two UN human rights experts said on Thursday.…

World News in Brief: Russia vetoes DPR Korea sanctions resolution, children under fire in Sudan, drought plagues Malawi

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Russia vetoes DPR Korea sanctions resolution, children under fire in Sudan, drought plagues Malawi 28 March 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider Security Council members vote on a draft resolution on the mandate renewal of the 1718 Committee Panel of Experts monitoring the sanctions imposed by the Security Council on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. A United States…

New $1.4 billion plan to support South Sudanese refugees

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home New $1.4 billion plan to support South Sudanese refugees 28 March 2024 © UNHCR/Charity Nzomo South Sudanese refugees living in Kenya's Kakuma camp buy produce to sell from a farm run by both Kenyans and refugees. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and partners on Thursday appealed for $1.4 billion this year to support more than two million South Sudanese refugees in five African countries…

Gaza: World court issues fresh measures for Israel as crisis deepens

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: World court issues fresh measures for Israel as crisis deepens 28 March 2024 © ICJ-CIJ/ Frank van Beek The International Court of Justice delivers its ruling in the case of South Africa v. Israel in The Hague. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday issued new provisional measures for Israel as the humanitarian situation in bombarded and besieged Gaza continues to…

Health system ‘barely surviving’ as OCHA calls for Gaza aid restrictions to end

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Health system ‘barely surviving’ as OCHA calls for Gaza aid restrictions to end 28 March 2024 © UNRWA A young boy waits to collect water in Gaza. Gaza’s health system is ‘barely surviving’ after more than five months of Israeli bombardment, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday…

Gaza war: ‘Direct hits’ on more than 200 schools since Israeli bombing began   

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza war: ‘Direct hits’ on more than 200 schools since Israeli bombing began    27 March 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba A young girl walks through destroyed streets in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. The intense Israeli bombardment of Gaza in response to Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel has included “direct hits” on 212 schools in the enclave, UN-partnered analysis indicated on…

With 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home With 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste 27 March 2024 © FAO/Sumy Sadurni Food waste, pictured here at Lira market in Uganda, is a significant challenge for farmers and vendors alike. While a third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent of one billion meals go to waste every day, a new report by the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on Wednesday…