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Tens of thousands displaced in new Gaza City escalation

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Tens of thousands displaced in new Gaza City escalation 01 July 2024 © UNRWA The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, described the latest scenes in Gaza as "apocalyptic" Ongoing heavy fighting in northern Gaza has now forced an estimated 84,000 people to flee eastern Gaza City in a matter of days, while also cutting off access to a key aid distribution hub, UN humanitarians…

Sudan: UN food convoy attacked, supplies looted amid worsening crisis

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN food convoy attacked, supplies looted amid worsening crisis 01 July 2024 © WFP A WFP food convoy prepares for departure in Sudan. (file) Unidentified armed men in Sudan on Sunday attacked UN World Food Programme (WFP) trucks carrying food assistance meant for thousands of civilians in need in central Darfur, the agency reported.…

Buckle up, make a safety statement: UN launches global campaign to enhance road safety

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Buckle up, make a safety statement: UN launches global campaign to enhance road safety 01 July 2024 © Anefo/Hans Peters The mandatory wearing of safety-belts in cars was first introduced in Europe in the 1970s. The United Nations on Monday launched a new global road safety campaign to improve traffic safety and create inclusive, safe and sustainable streets…

UN pushes for inclusive future in Afghanistan at Doha talks

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN pushes for inclusive future in Afghanistan at Doha talks 01 July 2024 ©ONU Mujer/Sayed Habib Bidell Las mujeres de todo Afganistán se enfrentan ahora a múltiples restricciones. UN-led efforts to nudge Afghanistan towards a more peaceful and inclusive future with a more equal role for women and girls continued Monday at international talks, which for the first time included the Taliban de…

Haiti: Violence displaces one child every minute, reports UNICEF

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: Violence displaces one child every minute, reports UNICEF 01 July 2024 © UNICEF/Maxime Le Lijour A mother sits with her children in an IDP site in Léogâne, situated on the outskirts of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. Continued violence and instability in Haiti has resulted in the displacement of over 300,000 children, with an estimated one child being displaced every minute since…

World News in Brief: UN responds to Bangladesh floods, sports and human rights, polio vaccination in Angola

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UN responds to Bangladesh floods, sports and human rights, polio vaccination in Angola 01 July 2024 © WFP/Nihab Rahman Heavy monsoon rains have caused severe floods in northeastern Bangladesh. The UN emergency food relief agency is providing vital assistance to communities affected by the severe flooding in northeast Bangladesh, the agency said on Monday…

‘Trust and respect’ feeds interfaith rice growing success in the Philippines

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Trust and respect’ feeds interfaith rice growing success in the Philippines 30 June 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Farmers work in the paddy fields in Liton. Trust built on decades of respect for religion has fertilized the seeds of success for two communities, one Muslim the other Christian, which have joined together to build a successful rice growing cooperative in the Philippines…

Haiti: Longing to live again, amid trauma of displacement

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: Longing to live again, amid trauma of displacement 29 June 2024 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Barricades preventing the flow of traffic are regularly erected in Port-au-Prince Two women from the troubled Carrefour-Feuilles neighborhood in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince have shared their traumatic experiences of rape, contracting HIV, and despairing thoughts of suicide, after multiple forced…

UN chief lauds ‘strong’ new recommendations to limit proliferation of light weapons

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief lauds ‘strong’ new recommendations to limit proliferation of light weapons 29 June 2024 UNDP/SEESAC Small arms and light weapons are collected and sorted for destruction at a facility in Serbia in 2017. The UN Secretary-General on Saturday praised the adoption of a “strong outcome document” at the end of a conference dedicated to combatting illicit small arms and light weapons…

Going back into ‘hell’: An aid worker’s journey through shattered Gaza

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Going back into ‘hell’: An aid worker’s journey through shattered Gaza 28 June 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba People search for water in Khan Younis city in the southern the Gaza Strip. (file) Over and above the difficulty of actually getting into Gaza, aid teams now face the crushing realization that with a shortage of fuel and dwindling supplies, there is a limit to what they can do to help…