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World News in Brief: UN-US cooperation, an ‘essential pillar’, DR Congo update, another major storm to hit Cuba

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UN-US cooperation, an ‘essential pillar’, DR Congo update, another major storm to hit Cuba 06 November 2024 UN Photo/Cia Pak Donald Trump during his first term as President of the United States addresses the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly’s General Debate. (24 September 2019). The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday commended voters across the United States for…

A city safe for women is safe for all: Women’s voices lead at World Urban Forum in Cairo

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home A city safe for women is safe for all: Women’s voices lead at World Urban Forum in Cairo 06 November 2024 UN News/Khaled Mohamed Women’s Roundtable at UN-Habitat’s WUF12 in Cairo, Egypt One of the main messages conveyed by women leaders, activists, young people and others gathered for a discussion on Wednesday in Cairo at the World Urban Forum was that: “a city safe for women is a city safe…

How has the war in Gaza affected UNRWA’s ability to support Palestinians?

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home How has the war in Gaza affected UNRWA’s ability to support Palestinians? 06 November 2024 © UNRWA UNRWA staff continue to work in Gaza where possible. As well as bringing emergency aid to those living in Occupied Palestinian Territory, UNRWA, the agency for Palestine refugees, also provides a range of crucial services. In Gaza, the year-long war has severely threatened their ability to…

UNESCO urges more action to combat violence and bullying at school

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNESCO urges more action to combat violence and bullying at school 06 November 2024 © UNICEF/Anush Babajanyan VII Photo Peer mediators simulate a case of bullying at Branko Radicevic School in Mitrovica North, on May 30, 2018. Snezana Dzogovic, 16, (right) experienced bullying when she was 11. Since being supported by the UNICEF supported Domovik NGO, she has grown [...] Nearly one in three…

Middle East crisis: Live updates for 5 November

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East crisis: Live updates for 5 November 05 November 2024 © UNIFIL قوات اليونيفيل تزيل الأنقاض الناجمة عن القصف الأخير بين ميس الجبل وتبنين في تشرين الثاني/نوفمبر 2024. Conditions worsened amid rising death tolls and destruction in Gaza and Lebanon, but UN agencies reported some good news: the final phase of a Gazan polio vaccine campaign reached nearly 90 per cent of children in the…

WHO identifies 17 pathogens as top priorities for new vaccine development

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home WHO identifies 17 pathogens as top priorities for new vaccine development 05 November 2024 © WHO/Etinosa Yvonne A doctor reviews a sample at a microbiology laboratory in a teaching hospital in Nigeria. A new study by the World Health Organization (WHO) lists 17 bacteria, viruses and parasites that regularly cause disease as top priorities for new vaccine development. …

Over 2 billion in cities will be exposed to 0.5ºC rise by 2040

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Over 2 billion in cities will be exposed to 0.5ºC rise by 2040 05 November 2024 © UNICEF/Farhana Satu A busy street in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. More than two billion people currently living in cities could be exposed to an additional temperature increase of at least 0.5 degrees Celsius by 2040, a new UN report published on Tuesday finds. …

Sudan war keeps reaching across borders, Security Council hears

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan war keeps reaching across borders, Security Council hears 05 November 2024 © UNISFA Peacekeepers help to recover bogged down vehicles and rescue stranded civilians following heavy rains. In addition to driving a regional refugee crisis, the brutal war in Sudan is exacerbating instability in the contested region of Abyei, a senior UN peacekeeping official said on Tuesday, highlighting…

Early warning systems critical as world marks Tsunami Awareness Day

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Early warning systems critical as world marks Tsunami Awareness Day 05 November 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider The Indian Ocean Tsunami in December 2004 caused vast destruction on the Indonesian coast between the towns of Banda Aceh and Meulaboh. As the world marked World Tsunami Awareness Day on Wednesday, UN Secretary General António Guterres emphasised the critical importance of early…

Sudan launches first malaria vaccine in landmark child health initiative

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan launches first malaria vaccine in landmark child health initiative 05 November 2024 © WHO/Omer Tarig A six-month-old girl is the first child to receive the malaria vaccine in Sudan, during a vaccine roll-out event in Gedaref. In a historic health milestone, Sudan has launched its first malaria vaccination campaign amid 18 months of civil conflict, aiming to protect thousands of…