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UNESCO calls for more protection for artists under attack

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNESCO calls for more protection for artists under attack 04 May 2023 © JR UNESCO called on States to strengthen the protection of artists at risk. The international community must provide greater protection to artists caught up in armed conflict, political instability, and natural disasters, the UN Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said in a new report titled Defending…

Escaping Sudan: Home alone, with warplanes overhead

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Escaping Sudan: Home alone, with warplanes overhead 04 May 2023 © UNHCR/Charlotte Hallqvist Hundreds of newly arrived Sudanese refugees gather to receive UNHCR relief kits at the Madjigilta site in Chad's Ouaddaï region. When fighting erupted in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, 25-year-old Arafa was at home alone with her two young children…

Sudan: ‘Secure and immediate access’ needed for lifesaving aid, urges Guterres

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: ‘Secure and immediate access’ needed for lifesaving aid, urges Guterres 03 May 2023 © UNHCR/Christine Beshay Sudanese refugees are arriving in the southern Egyptian city of Aswan. Fighting in Sudan must stop now before the conflict and the spreading humanitarian catastrophe further ravage the country, and the region, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday…

Human rights ‘best antidote’ to advance peace, Security Council hears

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Human rights ‘best antidote’ to advance peace, Security Council hears 03 May 2023 UNVMC/Jennifer Moreno Football for Reconciliation, an event held between people involved the peace process in Colombia. Human rights provide the “best antidote” to prevent conflict and instability, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, told the Security Council on Wednesday.…

New temperature records, food security threats likely as El Niño looms

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home New temperature records, food security threats likely as El Niño looms 03 May 2023 OCHA/Charlotte Cans The El Niño-induced drought in Ziway Dugda, Oromia region of Ethiopia, is affecting every family and they don't have enough food at home to feed themselves. (file photo). The development of an El Niño climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean this year is more and more likely, with…

Israel: UN experts demand accountability over death of Palestinian hunger striker

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Israel: UN experts demand accountability over death of Palestinian hunger striker 03 May 2023 IRIN/Shabtai Gold Palestinian women walk by Israel's barrier near Ramallah in the West Bank. There must be accountability from the Israeli Government following the death of Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan, two independent UN human rights experts said on Wednesday, referring to the mass…

Human rights experts alarmed over ‘imminent executions’ in Saudi Arabia

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Human rights experts alarmed over ‘imminent executions’ in Saudi Arabia 03 May 2023 Unsplash/Ekrem Osmanoglu Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. On Wednesday, a large group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts expressed concern over the possibly imminent execution of three members of the Howeitat tribe in Saudi Arabia, urging authorities to stop the process…

Around 258 million need emergency food aid: UN-backed report

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Around 258 million need emergency food aid: UN-backed report 03 May 2023 © UNICEF/Olivia Acland A woman in Tanganyika Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, poses with her severely malnourished child. The number of people who need urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance rose for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, due to conflict, climatic change, and COVID-19 impacts, the UN…

Stamping out corruption can give SDGs $3 trillion boost

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Stamping out corruption can give SDGs $3 trillion boost 02 May 2023 World Bank/Philip Schuler Anti-corruption sign in Namibia. Corruption and its staggering costs have hobbled sustainable development in all countries, but fresh efforts are making inroads, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) said on Tuesday at a special meeting to tackle the scourge and give the 2030…

Imprisoned Iranian women journalists receive UNESCO press freedom prize

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Imprisoned Iranian women journalists receive UNESCO press freedom prize 02 May 2023 UNESCO 2019 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize Three imprisoned Iranian women journalists - whose reporting helped spark the nationwide protests surrounding the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody - are the recipients of an award that celebrates press freedom, the UN Educational, Scientific and…