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Millions of women and girls forced to flee face high risk of gender-based violence: UNHCR

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Millions of women and girls forced to flee face high risk of gender-based violence: UNHCR 29 November 2024 © UNHCR/Aristophane Ngargoune Thousands of refugees are crossing the border into Chad fleeing violence in Sudan. More than 60 million women and girls worldwide who are forcibly displaced or stateless face high risks of gender-based violence (GBV), but funding for lifesaving services to…

UN rights office urges Russia to cease attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid as winter sets in

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights office urges Russia to cease attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid as winter sets in 29 November 2024 © UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov People in Ukraine receive winter coats at a UNICEF distribution point. (file) The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday reiterated its call for Russia to halt attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, adding that those responsible must be held to account.…

Devastating 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends, marked by record-setting storms

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Devastating 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends, marked by record-setting storms 29 November 2024 © NOAA Satellite image of Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean, a category 5 storm with 165-mph winds as of 8:00 AM on July 2, 2024. The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially concludes this weekend, leaving a trail of destruction, loss of life and massive economic damage across the Americas and…

Lebanon: Final repatriation flight brings Brazilians home amid ceasefire

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon: Final repatriation flight brings Brazilians home amid ceasefire 29 November 2024 IOM/Diogo Felix Lebanon repatriation flight The final repatriation flight for Brazilians escaping the conflict in Lebanon touched down at São Paulo’s Guarulhos Air Base early Wednesday, as a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold.…

Wages are recovering after negative shift in 2022, says UN labour agency

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Wages are recovering after negative shift in 2022, says UN labour agency 28 November 2024 © ILO/Marcel Crozet Porters work at a metal market in Narayana in New Delhi, India. Pay packets around the world rose 1.8 per cent in 2023 and continued their positive trajectory in the first half of the year, rising by 2.7 per cent on the back of a strong post-COVID global recovery, the UN…

‘Reverse dangerous cycle of escalation’ in Ukraine, UN official urges amid ballistic missile strike

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Reverse dangerous cycle of escalation’ in Ukraine, UN official urges amid ballistic missile strike 27 November 2024 © OCHA in Ukraine This November marks the 1000th day of Russia’s war of aggression. The needs of civilians are growing amid intense attacks and as another grueling winter season sets in. Recent days have seen alarming signs of further escalation in the war in Ukraine, a…

‘We need peace’: Global Forum concludes with hope and a plan

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ‘We need peace’: Global Forum concludes with hope and a plan 27 November 2024 Courtesy of Phelister Amondi Awuor Amondi Awuor of Kenya, co-producer of 'Include Me' with Walter Mwori Athobwa, which was recognised in the 18- to 25-year-old category at the PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival. The message, from second graders and octogenarians to imams, rabbis, young changemakers and the King…

Guterres: Lebanon ceasefire deal ‘first ray of hope for peace’

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres: Lebanon ceasefire deal ‘first ray of hope for peace’ 27 November 2024 UN Photo/Carlos Porfírio Secretary-General António Guterres (left) and Prime Minister Luís Montenegro of Portugal speak to reporters following the conclusion of the 10th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations. The ceasefire agreement in Lebanon represents “the first ray of hope for peace” in…

World News in Brief: Aid challenges in Syria, human rights in Iran, elections in South Sudan

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Aid challenges in Syria, human rights in Iran, elections in South Sudan 27 November 2024 © WFP Young boys displaced by conflict in Syria stand in front of a shelter. (file) Ongoing hostilities across Syria are intensifying an already dire humanitarian crisis, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned, amid reports of a deadly airstrike…

Afghanistan: Surge in synthetic drugs could threaten public health

5 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Surge in synthetic drugs could threaten public health 27 November 2024 UN News / David Mottershead A man gazing into the distance at the Avicenna Drug Treatment Centre in Kabul, Afghanistan. The latest report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reveals significant gaps in Afghanistan's ability to address substance use disorders, highlighting urgent issues…