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WHO chief convenes expert meeting on mpox spread

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home WHO chief convenes expert meeting on mpox spread 07 August 2024 © NIAID The mpox virus (orange) infects cells depicted in green. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called for an emergency meeting on mpox following its spread outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).  In…

Sudan: Over a dozen more areas at risk of famine as fighting impedes aid

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Over a dozen more areas at risk of famine as fighting impedes aid 07 August 2024 © UNICEF/Mohammed Jamal Fighting in and around Sudan's El Fasher has forced many families to flee in search of safety. With famine confirmed in the Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan’s North Darfur, there are growing concerns that similar crises may be unfolding in other nearby camps, an official with…

UN rights office reports escalation in strikes on schools in Gaza

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights office reports escalation in strikes on schools in Gaza 06 August 2024 © WFP/Ali Jadallah Gazans gather at a site for displaced people that was struck in a bombardment. (May 2024) The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed horror at the escalating pattern of Israeli Defence Force (IDF) strikes on schools in Gaza, which have killed at least 163 internally displaced…

UN chief warns of nuclear 'danger' as world remembers Hiroshima; urges elimination of weapons

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief warns of nuclear 'danger' as world remembers Hiroshima; urges elimination of weapons 06 August 2024 © Unsplash/Alessandro Stech The Peace Park in Hiroshima. The UN Secretary-General called for nuclear disarmament on Tuesday as the world marked 79 years since the bombing of Hiroshima, promising that the UN will “spare no effort to ensure the horrors of that day are never…

COVID-19 making worrying comeback WHO warns, amid summertime surge

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home COVID-19 making worrying comeback WHO warns, amid summertime surge 06 August 2024 © WHO A woman is tested for COVID-19 (file) COVID-19 infections are surging worldwide - including at the Olympics - and are unlikely to decline anytime soon, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday. The…

Humanitarians urge Security Council to stop ‘freight train of suffering’ in Sudan

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarians urge Security Council to stop ‘freight train of suffering’ in Sudan 06 August 2024 © UNICEF/Donaig Le Du A mother who fled across the Sudanese border to Chad cares for her malnourished child. Two senior UN officials appealed to the Security Council on Tuesday for more resources and greater humanitarian access in Sudan, where people are literally dying of hunger as the war…

Bangladesh at a crossroad, says senior UN official

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Bangladesh at a crossroad, says senior UN official 06 August 2024 UN Bangladesh/Mithu Smoke rises from a store set on fire by protestors in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The resignation and departure of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister after weeks of bloody protests has been met with “euphoria” alongside some concern over the government’s transition, the UN’s top official in Bangladesh said in an…

Historic first medal for Refugee Olympic Team

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Historic first medal for Refugee Olympic Team 05 August 2024 © IOC/John Huet Refugee athlete Cindy Ngamba (left) is set to become the first ever medalist for the Refugee Olympic Team. Cindy Ngamba has made history by becoming the first ever refugee athlete guaranteed to receive an Olympic medal – the colour yet to be determined – following a dominant quarter-final boxing match at the Paris…

Middle East: UN rights chief warns against wider war, appeals for urgent de-escalation

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East: UN rights chief warns against wider war, appeals for urgent de-escalation 05 August 2024 © OHCHR/Pierre Albouy UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk at the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Monday for an urgent de-escalation in the Middle East as tensions mount in the wake of recent deadly attacks linked to the war in…

Iran's protest crackdown disproportionately targeting minorities: UN experts

9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Iran's protest crackdown disproportionately targeting minorities: UN experts 05 August 2024 © Unsplash/Arman Taherian Chamran Highway, Tehran, Iran Government-led crackdowns on protesters in Iran have had a disproportionate impact on the country’s ethnic and religious minorities since 2022, particularly in the Kurd and Baluch communities, according to a new advocacy paper released by…