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Oceans of opportunity squeezed dry by unsustainable use

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Oceans of opportunity squeezed dry by unsustainable use 03 March 2025 © UNICEF/Ashwa Faheem A stretch of severely eroded beach in Dhiffushi island, Maldives. The booming ocean economy sustains hundreds of millions of people, but it is being squeezed dry by overfishing, pollution, climate change and waste, UN economists warned on Monday, in a call for smarter, more concerted action to protect…

Nuclear energy watchdog chief raises ‘serious’ safety concerns over sites in Ukraine and Iran

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Nuclear energy watchdog chief raises ‘serious’ safety concerns over sites in Ukraine and Iran 03 March 2025 © IAEA/D. Calma IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi briefs the Board of Governors in Vienna. In his latest address to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors on Monday, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi warned of the escalating nuclear safety risks…

Food prices soar as Israel blocks aid into Gaza

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Food prices soar as Israel blocks aid into Gaza 03 March 2025 © WHO The UN delivers supplies to Kamal Adwan hospital in Gaza. Israel’s move to prevent all aid from entering the Gaza Strip after Hamas reportedly refused to accept a plan to continue with phase one of the fragile ceasefire has had an immediate impact, including a 100-fold increase in the price of flour and vegetables…

‘Dangerous nuclear rhetoric and threats’ trigger stark wake-up call: UN chief

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Dangerous nuclear rhetoric and threats’ trigger stark wake-up call: UN chief 03 March 2025 ICAN/Tim Wright Demonstrators call for a ban on nuclear weapons. (file) Dramatically evolving geopolitical tensions amid “dangerous nuclear rhetoric and threats” are a stark wake-up call for States to take action to support the legally binding atomic weapon ban treaty, UN Secretary-General António…

Ukrainians continue to flee the frontline, as war stretches into fourth year

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukrainians continue to flee the frontline, as war stretches into fourth year 02 March 2025 © UNICEF/Oleksii Filippov A teenage boy stands in front of a destroyed school in the village of Partyzanske close to the frontline. Communities on the frontline of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine are being killed, injured and displaced on a daily basis, as the war grinds on…

Guterres urges parties to find a way forward on next phase of Gaza ceasefire

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres urges parties to find a way forward on next phase of Gaza ceasefire 01 March 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the situation in the Middle East. As the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal concludes, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is closely following developments in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian…

‘This is our land’ – Building Gaza’s future from the wreckage of war

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘This is our land’ – Building Gaza’s future from the wreckage of war 01 March 2025 UN News Sufyan Al-Majdalawi inspects the rubble of his home in Jabalia in northern Gaza. At night he sleeps under a tarpaulin sheet on the ruins of his family home. Like others returning to northern Gaza after months of being displaced by war, Sufian Al-Majdalawi clings to whatever he can find…

Bahrain’s pearling legacy: Reviving a millennia-old culture

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Bahrain’s pearling legacy: Reviving a millennia-old culture 01 March 2025 Danat/Bahrain A diver is diving for pearls in Bahrain. Pearling in the Persian Gulf shaped Bahrain’s economy for millennia. Bahrain, with its shallow waters and rich oyster beds, has long been synonymous with pearls, which formed the backbone of the island nation’s economy for thousands of years. Diving for pearls,…

Haiti: Massive surge in child armed group recruitment, warns UNICEF

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: Massive surge in child armed group recruitment, warns UNICEF 28 February 2025 © IOM/Antoine Lemonnier People who fled their homes due to violence are now living in a school. The ongoing emergency in Haiti is crushing children’s chances of an education and a better future as scores of youngsters are recruited by heavily armed and violent gangs, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned…

Gaza: Unified Arab position will ‘help guide the way forward’

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Unified Arab position will ‘help guide the way forward’ 28 February 2025 © UNICEF/Mohammed Nateel Los gazatíes regresan a sus vecindarios devastados en el norte de Gaza. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday stressed that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza must hold, urging all parties to honour their commitments and prevent a breakdown of the agreement…