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Myanmar: Unbearable levels of suffering and cruelty

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar: Unbearable levels of suffering and cruelty 01 March 2024 © UNICEF/Patrick Brown Rohingya refugees arrive by boat from Myanmar on the Bay of Bengal to Teknaf in Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh. (file) The crisis in Myanmar is a “never-ending nightmare” for the country’s people happening far away from the international spotlight, UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights…

Student gastronomes plan recipe for Madagascar’s future

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Student gastronomes plan recipe for Madagascar’s future 01 March 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Pupils at the Beabo Primary School in Ambovombe compete in a culinary competition aimed at improving nutrition. As the world celebrates the Africa Day of School Feeding, school children in southern Madagascar are learning how to cook nutritious meals which ultimately may contribute to the longer-…

Guterres urges support for Haiti in remarks to regional leaders

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres urges support for Haiti in remarks to regional leaders 01 March 2024 UN Photo/Lucanus Ollivierre Secretary-General António Guterres (left) delivers remarks at the Eighth Summit for the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed on Friday for greater support for an international mission…

From AI to fast fashion, ‘world’s environment parliament’ adopts bold action plans

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home From AI to fast fashion, ‘world’s environment parliament’ adopts bold action plans 01 March 2024 UNEP/Natalia Mroz Inger Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP, and Leila Benali, President of UNEA-6, during the closing plenary at the sixth session of UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) in Nairobi, Kenya. The UN Environment Assembly adopted a ministerial declaration as it wrapped up on Friday in…

‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council 29 February 2024 © UNRWA Schools in Gaza have been directly hit or damaged since the beginning of the war. The “carnage” in Gaza has left more than 30,000 dead and must end immediately, UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council on Thursday, after almost five months of constant Israeli…

UN chief appalled by ‘tragic human toll’ of Gaza war

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief appalled by ‘tragic human toll’ of Gaza war 29 February 2024 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra Much of the Gaza Strip lies in ruins. The UN Secretary-General said on Thursday he was “appalled by the tragic human toll of the conflict in Gaza” where more than 30,000 people have now reportedly been killed and over 70,000 injured…

World News in Brief: UNRWA investigation updates, new recruits for Haiti-support force, gun battles in Chadian capital

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UNRWA investigation updates, new recruits for Haiti-support force, gun battles in Chadian capital 29 February 2024 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra Displaced Palestinian families seeking refuge at an UNRWA school-turned-shelter in Gaza in December. (file) As the devastating war in Gaza continues, UN investigators examining Israeli accusations against a dozen employees of the…

Nicaragua: Rights experts decry persecution of government opponents

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Nicaragua: Rights experts decry persecution of government opponents 29 February 2024 UN Photo/Jean Marc Ferré Jan-Michael Simon, chair of the Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua, addresses the the 54nd session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The Nicaraguan Government continues to perpetrate “serious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against humanity", an expert…

Senior officials call for action and solutions at UN Environment Assembly

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Senior officials call for action and solutions at UN Environment Assembly 29 February 2024 © Unsplash/Zdeněk Macháček Countries around the world are being urged to reverse the loss of biodiversity. Leaders attending a major UN environmental conference in Nairobi must drive forward solutions to combat climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, Secretary-General António Guterres said on…

Gazans eating wild plants to survive

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gazans eating wild plants to survive 29 February 2024 UN News Ahmed Fayyad was a pharmacy student and is now selling cheeseweed in Deir Al-Balah after being displaced from Khan Younis in southern Gaza. UN News has learned that out of desperation, some Gazans have resorted to selling wild plants with little nutritional value in the markets of their devastated enclave. In this special report…