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Despite gains, Iraq has not yet ‘turned the corner’, Security Council hears

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Despite gains, Iraq has not yet ‘turned the corner’, Security Council hears 18 May 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (right), Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, briefs Security Council members on the situation in the country. Iraq’s stability and hard-won gains require robust support amid concerns of shrinking…

‘Weak and insufficient’ progress made towards disaster risk reduction

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Weak and insufficient’ progress made towards disaster risk reduction 18 May 2023 © UNOCHA/Matteo Minasi A building in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, destroyed by the earthquake. Global progress towards disaster risk management has been weak and insufficient, putting at risk the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told the  General Assembly on…

Ukrainian civilians subject to ‘unbearable routine’ of Russian attack

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukrainian civilians subject to ‘unbearable routine’ of Russian attack 18 May 2023 © UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov Children walk past a destroyed house in Kherson, Ukraine. Nearly 15 months after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, civilians are forced to live through an “unbearable routine”, amidst alarming levels of destruction and damage to their communities, said the deputy UN…

Global temperatures set to break records during next 5 years: WMO

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Global temperatures set to break records during next 5 years: WMO 17 May 2023 © UNICEF/Karel Prinsloo A man walks in floodwaters in Gatumba, Burundi an area which is receiving unpredictable rainfall due to climate change. Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fuelled by heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring El Niño weather pattern…

UN envoy reports on progress towards Yemen peace agreement

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy reports on progress towards Yemen peace agreement 17 May 2023 WFP/Fares Khoailed More than three quarters of all displaced persons in Yemen are women and children. Warring parties continue to make progress in efforts towards ending the nearly decade-long conflict in Yemen, though outstanding issues remain, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday. …

Russia confirms participation in grain deal for at least 60 more days

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Russia confirms participation in grain deal for at least 60 more days 17 May 2023 © UNODC/Duncan Moore Joint inspection teams at work under the Black Sea Initiative. Russia has confirmed that it will continue to take part in the UN-brokered Black Sea Initiative for a further 60 days, the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday…

Sudan crisis: UN launches record country appeal for 18 million in need

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan crisis: UN launches record country appeal for 18 million in need 17 May 2023 © UNHCR/Charlotte Hallqvist A family arrive at the UNHCR transit centre, near the Joda border point in Renk, South Sudan. Amid a massive increase in the number of people in Sudan impacted by more than a month of heavy fighting, the UN on Wednesday said that it needed a record near $3 billion to deliver life-…

Guterres calls for end to digital divide, stressing ‘tremendous opportunities’ ahead

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres calls for end to digital divide, stressing ‘tremendous opportunities’ ahead 17 May 2023 © ILO/Ahmad Al-Basha/Gabreez A woman mends a laptop at her phone and computer maintenance shop in Taiz, Yemen. The digital revolution offers “tremendous opportunities” to fast track sustainable development, but Least Developed Countries need much more help getting online if they’re to benefit too…

UN rights expert exposes $1 billion ‘death trade’ in arms for Myanmar military

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights expert exposes $1 billion ‘death trade’ in arms for Myanmar military 17 May 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Tom Andrews, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, briefs reporters at UN Headquarters. The Myanmar military has imported at least $1 billion in arms and raw materials to manufacture weapons since generals staged their coup in February 2021, according to a…

Millions of children still facing dire conditions 100 days after Türkiye-Syria quakes: UNICEF

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Millions of children still facing dire conditions 100 days after Türkiye-Syria quakes: UNICEF 17 May 2023 © UNICEF Child labour in Türkiye and Syria could increase following the February earthquake. More than six million boys and girls in Türkiye and Syria are still struggling to cope 100 days after the deadly earthquakes that hit both countries, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on…