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‘Our voices need to be included’: Trinidadian youth make case for strong role in climate negotiations

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Our voices need to be included’: Trinidadian youth make case for strong role in climate negotiations 04 May 2024 UN News/Brianna Rowe Joshua Prentice (left), Priyanka Lalla (centre) and Zaafia Alexander are Trinidadian climate activists. Trinidad and Tobago is described as one of the “frontline States”, those nations that are most severely affected by the impact of the climate emergency,…

‘Moral obligation’ of Haitian NGO worker to carry on despite kidnapping of two children

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Moral obligation’ of Haitian NGO worker to carry on despite kidnapping of two children 04 May 2024 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke The downtown area of Port-au-Prince remains extremely dangerous due to gang activity. A woman whose two children were kidnapped on the way to school in Haiti has said she feels a moral obligation to continue her work supporting displaced people despite the trauma the…

East Africa: UN support continues amid heavy rains, severe floods and cyclone threat

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home East Africa: UN support continues amid heavy rains, severe floods and cyclone threat 03 May 2024 © UNHCR/Bernard Ntwari A woman from Bujumbura, Burundi, is living with a relative after her home was destroyed by flooding. The United Nations and partners continue to support authorities across East Africa as the region braces for more of the heavy rains and severe flooding that have reportedly…

Targeting Rafah could lead to slaughter, warns UN aid agency

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Targeting Rafah could lead to slaughter, warns UN aid agency 03 May 2024 © WHO Young children stand outside their temporary shelter in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. (file) An Israeli military operation in Rafah “could lead to a slaughter” and cripple lifesaving humanitarian work throughout Gaza, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said on Friday…

World News in Brief: Attacks on civilians in DR Congo, concern over conviction of trade union leader in Cambodia, gang violence in Haiti

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Attacks on civilians in DR Congo, concern over conviction of trade union leader in Cambodia, gang violence in Haiti 03 May 2024 © WFP/Benjamin Anguandia People displaced by conflict are living in a temporary camp near Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Internally displaced people account for at least 12 of those killed and a further 31 injured when…

UN agencies warn of imminent starvation risk in Sudan’s Darfur region

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN agencies warn of imminent starvation risk in Sudan’s Darfur region 03 May 2024 © UNICEF/Antony Spalton Children and their families stand near temporary shelters at an IDP camp in Zelingei town, central Darfur, Sudan. UN agencies issued a joint warning on Friday that time is running out to prevent starvation in Sudan’s Darfur region due to intensifying clashes around the northern capital…

Pillay: Israel is helped by ‘powerful States’ in violation of Palestinians’ rights

11 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Pillay: Israel is helped by ‘powerful States’ in violation of Palestinians’ rights 03 May 2024 © OMS Un paciente de siete años con desnutrición aguda grave y deshidratación fue trasladado a un hospital de campaña en el sur de Gaza en abril, en medio de una inminente hambruna en el norte. When tensions erupted in East Jerusalem in April 2021 at the beginning of the holy Muslim month of…

World News in Brief: Palestinian journalists win top press freedom prize, child migrant detention, Niger meningitis epidemic

11 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Palestinian journalists win top press freedom prize, child migrant detention, Niger meningitis epidemic 02 May 2024 © UNDP PAPP/Abed Zagout TV correspondent Mustafa Al-Bayed, reporting from Gaza. The Palestinian journalists who have been covering the devastating war in Gaza were named winners of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize on Thursday…

UN rights chief urges Georgia to scrap ‘foreign influence’ bill

11 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights chief urges Georgia to scrap ‘foreign influence’ bill 02 May 2024 UN Photo/Violaine Martin United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. As protests continue in Georgia over a proposed draft law on curbing foreign influence, UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk on Thursday urged the authorities to shelve the controversial bill and engage in dialogue.…

Guterres demands better protection for journalists on environment beat

11 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres demands better protection for journalists on environment beat 02 May 2024 UN News/Laura Quiñones Journalists take a rest after a busy day at the COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow, Scotland. Friday marks World Press Freedom Day and UN Secretary-General António Guterres is highlighting an uptick in violence faced by journalists covering environmental issues, which has made the…