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Nobel Prize for Narges Mohammadi highlights 'courage and determination' of Iranian women

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Nobel Prize for Narges Mohammadi highlights 'courage and determination' of Iranian women 06 October 2023 © VOA Narges Mohammadi, winner of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee’s decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi underscores the “courage and determination” of the women of Iran, the UN human rights office,…

AI reveals world’s top 3 universal concerns

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AI reveals world’s top 3 universal concerns 06 October 2023 United Nations A 'word cloud' illustrates the words most used in statements by Member States to the General Assembly. World leaders have spoken, and the UN listened. Climate, development, and peace emerged as universal areas of concern, according to a new study driven by artificial intelligence (AI…

World News in Brief: West Bank violence, top aid official visits Hroza, Advisory Group on local governments

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: West Bank violence, top aid official visits Hroza, Advisory Group on local governments 06 October 2023 © UNICEF/Ahed Izhiman A checkpoint in Hebron, in Palestine's West Bank. The UN Middle East envoy has condemned the new wave of attacks across the Israeli-occupied West Bank. One Palestinian was shot dead during clashes on Friday between Palestinians and Israeli…

Protect children at all times and at all places, UN envoys tell nations

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Protect children at all times and at all places, UN envoys tell nations 05 October 2023 © UNICEF/Jiro Ose South Sudanese refugee children walk home together after school in the Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Uganda. (file) Senior UN officials on Thursday reiterated the call for protection of children and ensuring their rights at all times, as enshrined in international law, and ending…

UN and Red Cross call for restrictions on autonomous weapon systems to protect humanity

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN and Red Cross call for restrictions on autonomous weapon systems to protect humanity 05 October 2023 Crown Copyright A UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) is pictured airborne over Afghanistan. The UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are calling on political leaders to urgently establish new international rules on autonomous weapon systems, to protect humanity…

World News in Brief: 'Horrifying' attack on Ukrainian village, autonomous weapons ban, Sudan crisis

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: 'Horrifying' attack on Ukrainian village, autonomous weapons ban, Sudan crisis 05 October 2023 © UNICEF/Mykola Synelnykov Many municipal recreation facilities like gyms, tennis courts and swimming pools have been severely damaged or destroyed in Kyiv and Kharkiv. The top UN humanitarian official in Ukraine has condemned a Russian strike on Thursday that ripped…

Sudan conflict creates world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis: UN aid official

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan conflict creates world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis: UN aid official 05 October 2023 © UNICEF/Donaig Le Du Refugees from Sudan wait to collect aid items in a border village in Chad. As heavy fighting continues in Sudan, the UN’s top aid official in the country warned on Thursday that the conflict has created “the world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis” which threatens to…

Hottest September on record puts 2023 on track to be warmest year ever

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Hottest September on record puts 2023 on track to be warmest year ever 05 October 2023 © WMO/Alfred Lee Scientists say there are effective options to adapt to human-caused climate change. This September was the hottest one ever and 2023 is firmly set to be the warmest year on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday, citing data from the European Union’s…

Weather-related disasters displace 43.1 million children in six years, UNICEF reports

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Weather-related disasters displace 43.1 million children in six years, UNICEF reports 05 October 2023 © UNICEF/Donaig Le Du A group of refugees from Sudan rest under a tree after crossing into Chad. Weather-related disasters forcibly displaced a staggering 43.1 million children across 44 countries over the past six years, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday…

1 in 10 babies worldwide are born preterm, with complications, UN agencies warn

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home 1 in 10 babies worldwide are born preterm, with complications, UN agencies warn 05 October 2023 © UNICEF/Ali Bahumaid A premature baby receives care at a hospital in Al-Mukalla City in Yemen. An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early in 2020, with nearly one million dying from preterm complications, UN agencies and partners said in a new report on Thursday…