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Earth’s ‘life support system’ is being destroyed by global business paradigm, UN expert warns

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Earth’s ‘life support system’ is being destroyed by global business paradigm, UN expert warns 06 March 2024 © UNEP/Duncan Moore There are hundreds of landfill dumpsites spread across Kenya with the largest being Dandora dumpsite in Nairobi. The UN independent expert on human rights and the environment on Wednesday called for an urgent and radical shift in how business and the global economy…

Haiti: UN officials say ‘we are running out of time’ amid escalating crises

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: UN officials say ‘we are running out of time’ amid escalating crises 06 March 2024 © UNICEF/Herold Joseph Thousands been driven from their homes in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. Amid a mass prison breakout, expanding gang violence and rising hunger, the UN human rights chief on Wednesday urged the international community to act “swiftly and decisively to prevent the Caribbean…

Gaza: ‘Children are dying from hunger’, says UN aid coordinator

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: ‘Children are dying from hunger’, says UN aid coordinator 06 March 2024 © UNRWA A 50 per cent reduction in aid entering war-torn Gaza in February has led to sharp increases in malnutrition, hunger and starvation. “Hunger has reached catastrophic levels,” Jamie McGoldrick, the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, told journalists at UN Headquarters on…

World News in Brief, deadliest year for migrants, Syria refugee support crisis, Shamima Begum appeal

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief, deadliest year for migrants, Syria refugee support crisis, Shamima Begum appeal 06 March 2024 © UNICEF/Christopher Herwig A young Syrian refugee in Jordan studies at a UNICEF-supported centre. The UN migration agency (IOM) announced on Wednesday that last year was the deadliest on record for migrants worldwide…

Stories from the UN Archive: UN General Assembly’s first female president

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: UN General Assembly’s first female president 06 March 2024 UN Photo Indian delegate Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (left) speaks with her counterpart from Pakistan, Begum Ikramullah, in the UN Security Council Chamber before the opening of a meeting on Kashmir in 1953. (file) In 1953, UN Member States elected India’s political dynamo Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit as the…

UN envoy calls again for removal of restrictions on Afghan women

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy calls again for removal of restrictions on Afghan women 06 March 2024 UNAMA/Fraidoon Poya A family runs across a dusty street in Herat, Afghanistan. (file) The UN envoy for Afghanistan on Wednesday repeated her call for the Taliban to reverse its numerous restrictions on the lives of women and girls in violation of their human rights, warning that the longer they remain in place,…

UN rights expert condemns ‘systematic’ war-time mass destruction of homes

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights expert condemns ‘systematic’ war-time mass destruction of homes 05 March 2024 © UNRWA Large parts of Gaza have been reduced to rubble amid the ongoing conflict. An independent UN housing rights expert condemned on Tuesday the arbitrary destruction of civilian homes and infrastructure during conflicts, comparing the ongoing bombardment of Gaza with strikes against Dresden during the…

Haiti crisis: UN chief calls for ‘urgent action’ to end rampant insecurity

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti crisis: UN chief calls for ‘urgent action’ to end rampant insecurity 05 March 2024 © UNICEF/Herold Joseph Escalating violence in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is causing more people to flee their homes. The UN Secretary-General reiterated his deep concern on Tuesday over the “rapidly deteriorating” security situation in Haiti as violent gangs tighten their grip on the country in…

‘Widespread’ sexual abuse of children in entertainment business revealed

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Widespread’ sexual abuse of children in entertainment business revealed 05 March 2024 © UNICEF/Joshua Estey A government-run shelter in the Philippines is a safe haven for girls who have been physically and sexually abused and exploited, including through the sex tourism industry. Widespread sexual abuse of children in the entertainment industry must be urgently stamped out, an independent…

Women in parliament: Slow progress towards equal representation

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Women in parliament: Slow progress towards equal representation 05 March 2024 AMISOM/Fardosa Hussein Women candidates for the lower house of parliament in Somalia attend a political participation forum. (file) Progress on women’s representation in national legislatures was “slow and mixed” in 2023, registering a growth of 0.4 per cent over the preceding year, the Inter Parliamentary Union (…