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Stories from the UN Archive: Leap year events from UN history

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: Leap year events from UN history 28 February 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (centre) briefing correspondents at UN Headquarters in 2004. (file) It’s leap year, which gives February a 29th day only once every four years. This #ThrowbackThursday, we’re looking at what has happened on 29 February in UN history…

World News in Brief: Noncommunicable diseases in emergencies, aid plan for Haiti, peace efforts in CAR

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Noncommunicable diseases in emergencies, aid plan for Haiti, peace efforts in CAR 27 February 2024 TANZAQRF3/Methew Makoba UN peacekeepers from Tanzania’s Quick Reaction Force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) diagnose non-communicable diseases (NCDs) for residents of Nzuma village in the North Kivu province territory of Beni during World Health Day. People…

Security Council hears Gaza famine 'almost inevitable' unless aid is massively scaled up

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council hears Gaza famine 'almost inevitable' unless aid is massively scaled up 27 February 2024 UN Photo A wide shot of the UN Security Council chamber as members meet on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Well over half a million Gazans are just a step away from famine, said senior UN humanitarians, briefing the Security Council Tuesday on food security in…

UN Syria envoy appeals for urgent de-escalation across the Middle East

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN Syria envoy appeals for urgent de-escalation across the Middle East 27 February 2024 © OCHA/Bilal Al Hammoud Children in northwestern Syria stay in a reception centre after their homes were bombed. Fallout from conflict in the Middle East and ongoing fighting in Syria are having a devastating impact on civilians inside the country, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council…

Universal connectivity gets a $9 billion private sector boost

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Universal connectivity gets a $9 billion private sector boost 27 February 2024 © UNICEF/Almir Panjeta A girl in Bosnia studies English online. The mobile phone industry has pledged over $9 billion towards the goal of connecting the world, said the chief of the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on Monday, addressing the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona…

Gaza: Frustration mounts as UN convoy is blocked outside stricken hospital

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Frustration mounts as UN convoy is blocked outside stricken hospital 27 February 2024 © UNOCHA/Themba Linden A United Nations team attempts to deliver fuel to Nasser hospital through destroyed roads in mid-February 2024. UN relief agencies operating in war-torn Gaza voiced deep frustration on Tuesday over continuing aid access restrictions placed on them by the Israeli military, after…

With eyes on Gaza, Ukraine, UN chief launches rights protection pledge

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home With eyes on Gaza, Ukraine, UN chief launches rights protection pledge 26 February 2024 UN Photo / Elma Okic The UN Human Rights Council gathered in Geneva for its 55th session. An all-out Israeli offensive on Rafah would spell the end for UN-led humanitarian relief to the people of Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday, in a wide-ranging call to the international…

Explainer: What is the UN Human Rights Council?

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: What is the UN Human Rights Council? 26 February 2024 UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council in session. (file) War crimes, racism, arbitrary detention and rape as a weapon of war: these just a few of the pressing international issues over which the UN Human Rights Council deliberates…

Deadlock over disarmament ‘not acceptable’: Guterres

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Deadlock over disarmament ‘not acceptable’: Guterres 26 February 2024 © ICAN/Seth Shelden Protestors air their views on non-proliferation opposite UN Headquarters in New York. (file) Amid geopolitical divides, arms competition, increasingly dangerous new technologies and an elevated nuclear risk, the Secretary-General on Monday highlighted his concern that the UN Conference on Disarmament is…

Aid delivery to Gaza falls by half since January: UNRWA

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Aid delivery to Gaza falls by half since January: UNRWA 26 February 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Over one million internally displaced Palestinians are sheltering in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip. Very little humanitarian aid has entered besieged Gaza this month, with a 50 per cent reduction compared to January, the head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees (UNRWA) said on Monday.…