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DR Congo: Rights chief warns crisis could worsen, without international action

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo: Rights chief warns crisis could worsen, without international action 07 February 2025 United Nations Children gather in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) caused by the ongoing Rwanda-…

US aid funding cuts put HIV prevention at risk, warns UNAIDS

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home US aid funding cuts put HIV prevention at risk, warns UNAIDS 07 February 2025 © UNICEF Ethiopia/Bethelhem Ass HIV programmes, including in Ethiopia, are being impacted by US funding cuts. The US pause in foreign assistance funding has created “confusion” in the vital work of community HIV prevention, despite a waiver issued for HIV/AIDS programmes, the UN agency to combat the still deadly…

International Criminal Court condemns US sanctions move

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home International Criminal Court condemns US sanctions move 07 February 2025 International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court Headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands. The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday condemned an executive order signed by United States President Donald Trump imposing punitive sanctions, countering that the order sought to “harm its independent and…

Palestinians’ rights matter, says UNRWA chief

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Palestinians’ rights matter, says UNRWA chief 07 February 2025 © UNRWA Children in Gaza display the Palestinian flag following the ceasefire. The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA underscored its commitment to assist a population whose rights “continue to be violated”.  In a social…

Bridging the divide: General Assembly President on UN reforms and Africa’s digital future

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Bridging the divide: General Assembly President on UN reforms and Africa’s digital future 07 February 2025 OPGA/Mariam Sheikh Philémon Yang (left), President of the 79th General Assembly, is interviewed at UN Headquarters by UN News. The landmark year in the life of the UN has prompted introspection and a fresh impetus for change. How can the organization remains relevant in a world that is…

First Person: Bodies of children in Haiti have turned into ‘battlegrounds’

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Bodies of children in Haiti have turned into ‘battlegrounds’ 07 February 2025 © UNICEF/Ralph Tedy Erol UNICEF's James Elder visits a school in Port-au-Prince. Armed groups in Haiti are inflicting “unimaginable horrors” on children, turning their “bodies into battlegrounds”, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF…

Reusable rockets, air taxis and ‘autonomous autos’ are the future: WIPO

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Reusable rockets, air taxis and ‘autonomous autos’ are the future: WIPO 06 February 2025 © Unsplash/Timo Wielink An autonomous vehicle on the streets of San Francisco. Air taxis, “autonomous autos” and reusable rockets are just some of the future transport solutions that inventors all over the world are striving to make a reality, while patents for combustion engines are “flatlining”, the UN…

Gaza: 10,000 aid trucks reached enclave since ceasefire began

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: 10,000 aid trucks reached enclave since ceasefire began 06 February 2025 UN News A massive UN-led aid surge is underway to people in Gaza. The humanitarian community’s plan to flood Gaza with lifesaving aid passed an important milestone on Thursday with the news that more than 10,000 relief lorries have entered the enclave since the ceasefire began on 19 January…

It’s official: January was the warmest on record

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home It’s official: January was the warmest on record 06 February 2025 © Unsplash/Craig Manners January 2025 was the warmest since records began, at 1.75°C above the pre-industrial level. The world has just experienced the hottest January ever recorded, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday, citing data crunched by UN partner the Copernicus Climate Service…

Guterres appeals for mediation to end crisis in eastern DR Congo

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres appeals for mediation to end crisis in eastern DR Congo 06 February 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة، أنطونيو غوتيريش. Now is the time to end the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday in a briefing to journalists in New York.…