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MIDDLE EAST: Updating live from the Security Council and across the UN

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDLE EAST: Updating live from the Security Council and across the UN 10 October 2024 © UNICEF/Dar al Mussawir and Ramzi Haidar Southern suburbs of Beirut following recent Israeli airstrikes. As the crisis in the Middle East grinds on, we covered the latest updates from the field and at UN Headquarters as Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attacked UN peacekeepers from the UNIFIL mission in…

Trailblazing women win top UNHCR award for life-changing work

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Trailblazing women win top UNHCR award for life-changing work 09 October 2024 © UNHCR/Marina Calderon UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award, 2024 Global Laureate, Sister Rosita Milesi, has been honoured for decades-long dedication to refugees in Brazil. Five trailblazing women – a nun, an activist, a social entrepreneur, a volunteer aid worker, and an advocate for ending statelessness – have been named…

1 in 7 children and teens impacted by mental health conditions

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home 1 in 7 children and teens impacted by mental health conditions 09 October 2024 © UNICEF/Antti Helin Around one in seven children and adolescents aged 10-19 are affected by mental health conditions says a new UN report. Around one in seven children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 are affected by mental health conditions – with anxiety, depression and behavioural disorders among the most common…

MIDDLE EAST: Live updates from the Security Council and across the UN

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDLE EAST: Live updates from the Security Council and across the UN 09 October 2024 © UNICEF/Dar al Mussawir/Ramzi Haidar Beirut's southern suburbs lie in ruins following airstrikes. As turmoil roils the Middle East, senior UN officials provided humanitarian updates on the impact of continued fighting in Lebanon and Gaza, while many ambassadors in the Security Council offered strong…

End ‘collective amnesia’ over COVID-19, says UN health agency WHO

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home End ‘collective amnesia’ over COVID-19, says UN health agency WHO 09 October 2024 © WHO/Khaled Mostafa Une femme âgée reçoit sa troisième injection de rappel COVID-19 dans un centre de vaccination à Lisbonne, au Portugal. Our “collective amnesia” about how bad the COVID-19 pandemic was should not prevent us from protecting ourselves and our loved ones from the ongoing spread of respiratory…

‘No end to hell’ in northern Gaza, warns UN aid agency chief

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘No end to hell’ in northern Gaza, warns UN aid agency chief 09 October 2024 © UNOCHA Northern Gaza resident Ahmed Abu Aita gestures towards his house in northern Gaza which has been reduced to rubble. The prospect of all-out war in Lebanon appeared undiminished on Wednesday as the head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said that there was “no end to hell” in northern Gaza,…

Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the high-level plenary of the 2024 GESDA Summit "The Great Scientific Acceleration"

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the high-level plenary of the 2024 GESDA Summit "The Great Scientific Acceleration" 09 October 2024 Tatiana Valovaya  Opening of the high-level plenary of the 2024 GESDA Summit "The Great Scientific Acceleration"Wednesday, 9 October 2024, at 1.00 p.m.Auditorium A, CERN Science Gateway Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen,It is a great honour to join you today at the 2024 GESDA Summit convened under the theme “…

Artificial intelligence: rooting out bias and stereotypes

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Artificial intelligence: rooting out bias and stereotypes 08 October 2024 UN Women/Geno Ochieng Girls attend a robotics bootcamp in Rwanda. As online tools using various forms of artificial intelligence become increasingly common, calls are growing for more action to ensure that they do not create or perpetuate stereotypes and gender bias…

Explainer: How UN peacekeepers meet the challenge of escalating conflict in Lebanon

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: How UN peacekeepers meet the challenge of escalating conflict in Lebanon 08 October 2024 © UNIFIL/Pasqual Gorriz UNIFIL peacekeepers patrol between Ras Naqoura and Labounieh along the Blue Line in southwestern Lebanon. (file) The UN peacekeeping mission UNIFIL has been operating along the “Blue Line” which separates Lebanon and Israel since the 1970s, and its mandate was just…

Fears grow that Lebanon may become another Gaza

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Fears grow that Lebanon may become another Gaza 08 October 2024 © UNICEF/Dar al Mussawir/Ramzi Haidar A woman walks past a destroyed building in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the Lebanese capital. UN humanitarians in Lebanon on Tuesday described the massive challenge of trying to reach some 1.2 million people who have fled heavy Israeli bombardment and evacuation orders, driven by the fear…