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Holding the front line against desertification

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Holding the front line against desertification 08 December 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Sand is driven by seasonal winds inland in southern Madagascar. Some one billion people globally under the age of 25 live in regions where they depend on the land and natural resources for jobs and livelihoods, according to the UN, but their future is increasingly under threat due to desertification and…

Flagging the United Nations

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Flagging the United Nations 08 December 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías A reflection of flags being raised at UN Headquarters in New York. As delegates and staffers gear up to tackle another day at UN Headquarters, a quiet yet stirring tradition unfolds: the raising of flags representing all Member States…

First Person: Tears of joy as Argentinian city children encounter nature for first time

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Tears of joy as Argentinian city children encounter nature for first time 07 December 2024 © FARN Children explore a nature reserve in Buenos Aires Province. An environmental lawyer has told UN News how children and teenagers from some of the most vulnerable neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, have been moved to tears after encountering nature for the…

Syria crisis: UN delivering life-saving assistance; relocates non-critical staff

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syria crisis: UN delivering life-saving assistance; relocates non-critical staff 07 December 2024 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman Aftermath of shelling in Aleppo (file) The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Syria announced on Saturday that the Organization is removing non-critical staff from the country, emphasizing that this is a precautionary step to protect UN personnel “while…

Syria: More than 280,000 uprooted in northwest escalation

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: More than 280,000 uprooted in northwest escalation 06 December 2024 OCHA View of Aleppo, December 2024 More than 280,000 people have been uprooted in northwest Syria in a matter of days following the sudden and massive offensive into Government-controlled areas led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which is sanctioned by the Security Council as a terrorist group.…

‘No life without land’, says campaigning athlete at UN desertification meeting

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘No life without land’, says campaigning athlete at UN desertification meeting 06 December 2024 ©Asmaa Niang Asmaa Niang looks across an arid desert. There can be “no life without healthy land as we cannot survive,” according to an Olympic athlete who has been attending a global meeting being held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, focused on halting desertification and land loss and promoting the…

Gaza: No evacuation order given before hospital strike, says WHO

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: No evacuation order given before hospital strike, says WHO 06 December 2024 © WHO واجه مستشفى كمال عدوان عمليات عسكرية إسرائيلية مكثفة في 25 أكتوبر/تشرين الأول، وهو من بين آخر المستشفيات العاملة في شمال غزة. One of the last partially functional health centres in besieged northern Gaza was hit several times overnight into Friday, leaving four health workers among the casualties and the…

Iraq: Security Council briefed on major milestones and ongoing challenges

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Iraq: Security Council briefed on major milestones and ongoing challenges 06 December 2024 © UNICEF/Diego Ibarra Sánchez In the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, 15-year-old Noor (left) and her cousin Rahaf walk together to school. There have been significant developments in Iraq in recent months – which  has so far avoided being dragged into the widening Middle East conflict – but  …

Sake-making and other national treasures make latest UNESCO heritage list

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sake-making and other national treasures make latest UNESCO heritage list 06 December 2024 © UNESCO/Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan Sake-making with koji mold in Japan. Intore dance in Rwanda, equestrian art in Portugal, Tomyum soup in Thailand, and the artisanal knowledge surrounding the making of sake in Japan, are among the latest practices and cultural expressions to be…

World News in Brief: Humanitarians still held in Yemen, mystery illness in DR Congo, dire needs in Haiti

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Humanitarians still held in Yemen, mystery illness in DR Congo, dire needs in Haiti 06 December 2024 © UNICEF A community health volunteer visits a displaced persons camp in Dhale, Yemen. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has renewed his call for the immediate and unconditional release of humanitarian personnel who have been detained in Yemen for six months, his…