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Achieving sustainable forest management remains UN forum’s goal

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Achieving sustainable forest management remains UN forum’s goal 06 May 2024 © UNDP Indonesia CIWT Project Forest rangers patrol the Gunung Leuser National Park in Indonesia. The 19th session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF19) opened on Monday with focus on achieving Global Forest Goals and increasing progress towards sustainable development by 2030.…

UN and partners issue urgent funding appeal for Yemen

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN and partners issue urgent funding appeal for Yemen 06 May 2024 © WFP/Mehedi Rahman A girl plays in Al-Jufaina camp, for displaced people in Marib, Yemen. Donors must continue to support humanitarian efforts to assist millions in need in Yemen, UN agencies and dozens of other aid partners said on Monday.…

Unexploded ordnance leaves dark legacy for Gaza, warn mine action experts

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Unexploded ordnance leaves dark legacy for Gaza, warn mine action experts 06 May 2024 © UNRWA Large parts of Gaza have been reduced to rubble amid the ongoing conflict. UN mine action experts warned on Monday that even when current hostilities end, the risk remains lethally high for civilians in Gaza from unexploded weapons and contaminated rubble throughout the devastated enclave…

UN pledges to stand with Gazans in Rafah; Guterres says ceasefire opportunity ‘cannot be missed’

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN pledges to stand with Gazans in Rafah; Guterres says ceasefire opportunity ‘cannot be missed’ 06 May 2024 UNRWA UNRWA UPDATED: Amid reports that 100,000 Palestinians have been told to leave Rafah ahead of an anticipated Israeli military operation there and that Hamas has accepted the latest Israeli ceasefire proposal, UN humanitarians on Monday insisted that they had no intention of…

General Assembly debates Russia’s veto of space arms race resolution

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home General Assembly debates Russia’s veto of space arms race resolution 06 May 2024 Scott Kelly A view from the International Space Station, in orbit above the Earth. The UN General Assembly on Monday debated Russia’s veto in the Security Council which blocked a draft resolution aimed at preventing a new extraterrestrial arms race.…

World News in Brief: Human rights in Haiti, 750,000 hit by East Africa floods, Namibia health milestone

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Human rights in Haiti, 750,000 hit by East Africa floods, Namibia health milestone 06 May 2024 © WFP/Alexis Masciarelli Students eat lunch at their school in Belle Onde village, in central Haiti. UN independent human rights experts on Monday issued a stark warning about the ongoing severe violations of women and girls’ rights in Haiti, highlighting the near total…

Director-General's remarks at the United Nations Women's Guild Art Exhibition

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the United Nations Women's Guild Art Exhibition 06 May 2024 Tatiana Valovaya UNWG Art Exhibition 2024: “Nature and Wellbeing”Monday, 6 May 2024 at 12:00Building E, Palais des Nations Mesdames et Messieurs,Chers amis, C’est un grand plaisir pour moi d’être parmi vous aujourd’hui pour l’ouverture de cette exposition. Je tiens à remercier chaleureusement Madame la Présidente Ajkuna Thanati, l’équipe du Cercle féminin des Nations…

First Person: Women in Madagascar too ashamed to seek help giving birth

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Women in Madagascar too ashamed to seek help giving birth 05 May 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson A mother-to-be receives advice from Jeanne Bernadine Rasoanirina at a community health centre in Behara, a village in the south of Madagascar. Some of the poorest women in an underdeveloped region south of Madagascar are “too ashamed” to seek the maternal health services they need,…

Peace or war, midwives keep delivering

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Peace or war, midwives keep delivering 05 May 2024 UNFPA Yemen An-hour-old baby is delivered with the help of midwives in one of UNFPA-supported hospitals in Sana'a. Millions of lives each year rely on the expertise and care of midwives and yet a global shortage is squeezing the profession like never before, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency UNPFA said on Sunday, marking…

Trafficking in the Sahel: Cracking down on illicit drugs

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Trafficking in the Sahel: Cracking down on illicit drugs 05 May 2024 © UNODC Les autorités nigériennes incinèrent des drogues illicites saisies à Niamey (photo d'archives). Cocaine, cannabis and opioids are getting easier to buy as criminal networks and armed groups capitalise on the fragile Sahel region’s “natural stopover point” to Europe on trafficking routes from South America, but…