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UN force steps up patrols after weekend of bloodshed in Abyei

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN force steps up patrols after weekend of bloodshed in Abyei 05 February 2024 UNMISS/Tim McKulka UN peacekeepers patrol the Abyei area. (file) The UN Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) has heightened ground and aerial patrols to deter further violence after brutal fighting in the oil-rich region claimed dozens of lives over the weekend…

Guterres appoints independent UNRWA review panel

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres appoints independent UNRWA review panel 05 February 2024 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra Displaced Palestinians wait to collect food at a distribution point near a school-turned-shelter in Gaza. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday appointed an independent panel to conduct an assessment of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, following accusations that several staff…

Guterres: End ‘abhorrent practice’ of female genital mutilation

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres: End ‘abhorrent practice’ of female genital mutilation 05 February 2024 © UNICEF/Sara Awad Displaced girls attend an awareness-raising workshop against gender-based violence and FGM in Kosti, Sudan. Some 4.4 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) this year, the UN Secretary-General warned on Tuesday, appealing for action to stamp out this “egregious violation…

Youth-led ‘emergency rooms’ shine rays of hope in war-torn Sudan

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Youth-led ‘emergency rooms’ shine rays of hope in war-torn Sudan 03 February 2024 © UNOCHA/Alimbek Tashtankulov A family affected by conflict settle at a gathering site for internally displaced people in Aj Jazirah, Sudan. With the war in Sudan triggering widespread violence and instability, youth-driven emergency response rooms (ERRs) are among a growing number of community-led initiatives…

Afghanistan: Taliban’s crackdown on women over ‘bad hijab’ must end

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Taliban’s crackdown on women over ‘bad hijab’ must end 02 February 2024 © UNOCHA/Charlotte Cans An OCHA woman staff member meets displaced women in eastern Afghanistan UN independent human rights experts on Friday expressed profound concern over multiple reports detailing arbitrary arrests, detention and ill-treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan…

Following in Pelé’s footsteps, Vinícius Junior appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Following in Pelé’s footsteps, Vinícius Junior appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador 02 February 2024 © UNESCO/Juan Barbosa UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and Brazilian footballer Vinícius Junior, newly-appointed Goodwill Ambassador for Education for All during a ceremony at the Real Madrid training centre. In a ceremony held at football giant Real Madrid’s training centre on Friday,…

WFP pleads for aid access in Sudan, amid reports of starvation

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home WFP pleads for aid access in Sudan, amid reports of starvation 02 February 2024 © UNOCHA/Mohamed Khalil Displaced women and children at an Internally Displaced People's area in West Darfur due to the fighting in Sudan. The number of hungry people in Sudan has doubled over the past year, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, adding that it is already receiving reports of people…

World News in Brief: Drought in Ethiopia, peacekeepers wounded in DR Congo, deadly strike on Ukraine aid workers

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Drought in Ethiopia, peacekeepers wounded in DR Congo, deadly strike on Ukraine aid workers 02 February 2024 © UNICEF/Pouget Sand flows from a child's hand like through an hourglass. In southwestern Ethiopia, drought worsened by climate change is threatening crops and livestock, pushing the population to the brink. The UN and the Government of Ethiopia have appealed…

Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ in Gaza; US ambassador to UN stresses vital role of UNRWA

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ in Gaza; US ambassador to UN stresses vital role of UNRWA 02 February 2024 © UNRWA Access to clean water is a matter of life and death. In Gaza, every day is a struggle to find bread and water. Every day is a struggle to survive. Without safe water, many more people will die from deprivation and disease. The UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA)…

Director-General's remarks at the Chinese Lunar New Year 2024

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Chinese Lunar New Year 2024 02 February 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Chinese Lunar New Year 2024Friday, 2 February 2024, at 12.30 p.m.Mezzanine, 2nd floor, E Building, Palais des Nations Ambassador Chen Xu,Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends,Allow me to start by wishing you all Chun Jie Kuai Le! Happy Lunar New Year! It is my great pleasure to be with you to celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Wood Dragon…