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UN Counter-Terrorism Week: Preventing violent extremism

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN Counter-Terrorism Week: Preventing violent extremism 21 June 2023 © UNODC Zeinabou Maata is among a group of women working, with UN support, to prevent the spread of violent extremism in Mauritania. Zeinabou Maata, a Muslim from Mauritania, is one of 50 women serving on the frontlines of preventing the spread of violent extremism in her country, with UN support…

Top UN official for Africa calls for added action to stop piracy’s spread

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Top UN official for Africa calls for added action to stop piracy’s spread 21 June 2023 IMO The International Maritime Organization (IMO) urges continued sustainable support to the important work of the regional navies and entities within the Yaoundé architecture to protect seafarers and to the operational piracy response, in line with UN [...] International cooperation is making waves in…

Record executions, large-scale arrests and detentions: New Iran human rights report

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Record executions, large-scale arrests and detentions: New Iran human rights report 21 June 2023 Unsplash/Amir Hosseini A woman in a hijab walks through the streets of Tehran, the Iranian capital. The latest UN report on the human rights situation in Iran paints a grim picture of a record number of executions in 2022, arrests of thousands of children and numerous allegations of torture and…

With needs at a record high, underfunding is chronic Guterres tells humanitarians

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home With needs at a record high, underfunding is chronic Guterres tells humanitarians 21 June 2023 © WFP/Badre Bahaji In Malawi, humanitarian supplies are delivered as part of the UN response plan to Cyclone Freddy in March 2023. Conflicts, climate change and financial turmoil are increasing the need for humanitarian aid, but a lack of funding is resulting in painful rollbacks, the UN chief told…

UN remains focused on ‘critical needs’ of Ukraine’s people

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN remains focused on ‘critical needs’ of Ukraine’s people 21 June 2023 © UNDP/Oleksandr Ratushniak The war in Ukraine is inflicting a heavy toll on both the country's people and infrastructure. The UN has worked to extend critical humanitarian assistance for the people of Ukraine since day one of the invasion, the Organization’s development chief told the Ukraine Recovery Conference in…

UN retirees host Ukrainian refugee family

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN retirees host Ukrainian refugee family 20 June 2023 © Jerry Rolfe From left to right: Laurens, Laurens' mother Silvia, Jane, Sasha, Oksana, and dogs Tess, Mischou, and Alfie. At a home in the British countryside, two retired UN staff members have hosted a Ukrainian mother and son for more than a year. Ahead of World Refugee Day, the housemates shared their stories and the impact the…

World Refugee Day: UN calls for solidarity and inclusion amid record displacement

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home World Refugee Day: UN calls for solidarity and inclusion amid record displacement 20 June 2023 © 联合国儿童基金会/Christopher Herwig 在约旦的叙利亚难民收到了过冬冬季衣物。（资料图片） Refugees deserve support and solidarity, not closed borders and pushbacks. That’s a reminder from UN chief António Guterres on Tuesday’s World Refugee Day, regarding the international community’s duty to assist and protect refugees…

DRC: Lives shattered by violence, displacement and hunger in ‘forgotten crisis’: WFP

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home DRC: Lives shattered by violence, displacement and hunger in ‘forgotten crisis’: WFP 20 June 2023 © 粮食署/Vincent Tremeau 在刚果民主共和国卡南加的粮食计划署食品仓库，一名妇女正在工作。 UN humanitarians issued an urgent appeal on Tuesday to help millions of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where chronic violence and displacement continue to fuel a dramatic hunger crisis…

Israel-Palestine: UN envoy ‘deeply alarmed by continuing cycle of violence’

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine: UN envoy ‘deeply alarmed by continuing cycle of violence’ 20 June 2023 © UNRWA/Dominiek Benoot أحد مخيمات لاجئي فلسطين في الضفة الغربية المحتلة (من الأرشيف) The UN’s Middle East envoy said on Tuesday he was “deeply alarmed” at the continuing cycle of violence in Israel and Palestine, and “appalled by the continued loss of civilian lives…

First Person: When refugees bloom in the desert

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: When refugees bloom in the desert 20 June 2023 Yasmine ElDemerdash A UN refugee agency (UNHCR) campaign in 2020 included a cooking show featuring celebrities and refugees, giving them the space to tell their stories and a platform to be heard. Radwa Sharaf is a UN refugee agency, UNHCR, staff member tasked with working with celebrities, content creators, and influencers to…