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Pakistan: Guterres calls for end to violence following arrest of Imran Khan

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Pakistan: Guterres calls for end to violence following arrest of Imran Khan 10 May 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak Imran Khan, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 74th session. The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday, called for an end to the violence that has continued across parts of Pakistan, following the arrest a day earlier of…

1 in 3 children overweight in the European region: WHO report

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home 1 in 3 children overweight in the European region: WHO report 10 May 2023 © UNICEF/Cybermedia Unstructured physical activity improves the health of children and reduces the likelihood of obesity. A new World Health Organization (WHO) report on obesity levels in Europe released on Wednesday, shows that roughly one in three primary school-aged children is living with obesity …

One pregnant woman or newborn dies every 7 seconds: new UN report

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home One pregnant woman or newborn dies every 7 seconds: new UN report 09 May 2023 © UNICEF/Prashanth Vishwanathan A pregnant woman has a prenatal check-up at a hospital in Muttuck, India. Global progress in reducing the premature deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies, has flatlined for eight years due to decreasing investments in maternal and newborn health, according to a new…

Iran: Over 200 executed since January; Türk calls for end to death penalty

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Iran: Over 200 executed since January; Türk calls for end to death penalty 09 May 2023 © UN Photo/Jean Marc Ferré Volker Türk, High Commissionner for Human Rights addresses a biennial high-level panel on the death penalty. The “frightening” number of executions carried out this year in Iran prompted the UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday, to call on the country’s authorities to…

Sudan violence threatens fragile cross-border progress with Juba

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan violence threatens fragile cross-border progress with Juba 09 May 2023 © WFP/Peter Louis Thousands of people have crossed into South Sudan as they flee the ongoing conflict in Sudan. The impact of ongoing violence among rival military parties in Sudan is threatening to derail bilateral political progress with neighbouring South Sudan, worsen the fragile humanitarian situation, and pose…

Values of UN Charter under threat like never before, warns Guterres

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Values of UN Charter under threat like never before, warns Guterres 09 May 2023 © Juan Carlos Rojas Secretary-General António Guterres receives the Carlos V European Award from King Felipe VI for his extensive and long career dedicated to social commitment. The values of human dignity and freedom, enshrined in the UN’s founding Charter in 1945, have never been so under threat, warned the…

Sudan displacement doubles in one week, says IOM

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan displacement doubles in one week, says IOM 09 May 2023 © WFP/Jacques David Sudanese refugees who fled the conflict in Sudan have built makeshift shelters in Koufroun, Chad. The number of internally displaced (IDPs) in Sudan has more than doubled in just the last week, since armed clashes erupted between rival militaries in multiple cities across Sudan, the International Organization…

UN Middle East envoy condemns deadly Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN Middle East envoy condemns deadly Israeli airstrikes in Gaza 09 May 2023 © UNRWA/Mohamed Hinnawi A young boy looks at a burnt vehicle after an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip in 2022. The top UN official involved in the Middle East peace process raised the alarm on Tuesday following an Israeli military operation which reportedly killed more than a dozen Palestinians, including three…

Haiti: International support needed now to stop spiralling gang violence

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: International support needed now to stop spiralling gang violence 09 May 2023 © Roger LeMoyne and U.S. CDC People walk through Turgeau district, one of the neighbourhoods of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, most affected by gang violence. Haiti needs “urgent” support from the international community to stop the suffering of people at the hands of violent gangs who have been…

‘Silent emergency’: Premature births claim a million lives yearly

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Silent emergency’: Premature births claim a million lives yearly 09 May 2023 © UNICEF/Raphael Pouget A premature one-day-old baby receives life-saving care around the clock in the neonatal intensive care unit at a hospital in Ethiopia. A “silent emergency” that is claiming one million tiny lives born premature each year requires concerted action to swiftly improve children’s health and…