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Ghana meeting seeks to boost political support to strengthen UN Peacekeeping

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ghana meeting seeks to boost political support to strengthen UN Peacekeeping 04 December 2023 UNMISS/Gregório Cunha Ghanaian peacekeepers take part in a night patrol in Bentiu, South Sudan . Ministers and delegates from more than 85 countries and international organizations are meeting in Ghana this week to express their collective commitment to UN Peacekeeping.…

Gaza: Aid access to north entirely blocked as war escalates in the south

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Aid access to north entirely blocked as war escalates in the south 04 December 2023 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra Displaced people walk from the north of Gaza towards the south, as ambulances head in the other direction. (file) Reports of hundreds of fatalities from bombing in southern Gaza over the weekend heightened deep concerns for civilians sheltering there, while UN humanitarians on Monday…

UN chief calls on Israel to ‘spare civilians from more suffering’ in Gaza

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief calls on Israel to ‘spare civilians from more suffering’ in Gaza 04 December 2023 © UNFPA/Bisan Ouda Internally displaced people rest at a camp near the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, in the south of Gaza. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has reiterated his call for a sustained humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional and immediate release of all hostages, his…

World News in Brief: Somalia floods, Sudan cholera update, genocide prevention

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Somalia floods, Sudan cholera update, genocide prevention 04 December 2023 UN Photo/Ilyas Ahmed Young boys walk through a section of a flooded residential area in Belet Weyne, Somalia. Flooding in Somalia has uprooted more than one million people and killed 110, UN humanitarians in the country said in their latest situation report on Monday.…

COP28: Women and climate advocates driving forward change together

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home COP28: Women and climate advocates driving forward change together 04 December 2023 © COP28/Christophe Viseux Hillary Clinton (centre) and other panelists pose together following a discussion on gender and climate. To combat the disproportionate impacts of climate change on women, advocates at COP28 on Monday said decisionmakers must not only enact more polices that meet their specific needs…

Iraq: UN team issues latest report on terrorist atrocities

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Iraq: UN team issues latest report on terrorist atrocities 04 December 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Christian Ritscher, Special Adviser and Head of UNITAD, briefs the Security Council The UN team investigating crimes committed by Da’esh terrorist group has issued its latest report documenting the terrorist group’s atrocities in Iraq, laying the groundwork for future prosecutions…

COP28: The climate crisis is also a health crisis

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home COP28: The climate crisis is also a health crisis 03 December 2023 © UNICEF/Saiyna Bashir Triggered by torrential monsoon rains, the 2022 floods submerged one third of Pakistan. Health has made it onto the agenda of a UN climate conference, and health advocates at COP28 in Dubai on Sunday said the topic was long overdue for discussion as climate inaction is costing lives and impacting health…

Gaza: UN rights chief appeals for end to violence and a return to dialogue

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: UN rights chief appeals for end to violence and a return to dialogue 03 December 2023 © UNICEF/Abed Zaqout Palestinian women mourn the loss of a family member at Al-Nasser Medical Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. The resumption of hostilities in Gaza and its terrifying impact on civilians underscore the need for the violence to end and a long-term political solution between…

COP28: Methane pledge by the ‘giants behind the climate crisis’ falls short, says Guterres

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home COP28: Methane pledge by the ‘giants behind the climate crisis’ falls short, says Guterres 03 December 2023 © Unsplash/Patrick Hendry The burning of fossil fuels is driving climate change. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday sent a strong message to the oil and gas industry: the pledges made at COP28 in Dubai fall well short of what’s needed to meaningfully tackle the climate…

Tackling health impacts of climate change and scaling up digital climate action in the spotlight at COP28

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Tackling health impacts of climate change and scaling up digital climate action in the spotlight at COP28 02 December 2023 © UNICEF/Mungunkhishig Batbaatar A boy waiting for his school bus in the Songinokhairkhan district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, where air pollution levels are dangerously high. Delegates at COP28 in Dubai on Saturday called for stronger and more resilient global health…