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India train disaster: UN chief deeply saddened by loss of life

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home India train disaster: UN chief deeply saddened by loss of life 04 June 2023 ESCAP Photo/Christian Dohrmann Passenger trains wait for people to board at the Dhanbad Junction railway station in Jharkhand, northern India. One of the busiest in the region, millions of people pass through this station every year. The UN Secretary-General has expressed his deep sadness over the loss of life and…

315,000 grave violations against children in conflict over 18 years: UNICEF

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict over 18 years: UNICEF 04 June 2023 © WFP/Jonathan Dumont Young boys stand in front of a damaged vehicle in Sa'ada, Yemen. A staggering 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict took place between 2005 and 2022, said UN Children’s Fund UNICEF on Monday, describing it as a “stark illustration of the devastating impact of…

World must ‘work as one’ to end plastic pollution: Guterres

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home World must ‘work as one’ to end plastic pollution: Guterres 04 June 2023 UN News/Laura Quiñones Marine debris, including plastics, paper, wood, metal and other manufactured material is found on beaches worldwide and at all depths of the ocean. As international negotiators committed to hammering out a draft treaty by November on ending plastic pollution, the UN chief stressed in his message…

Trafficking in the Sahel: Gas lighting

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Trafficking in the Sahel: Gas lighting 03 June 2023 UNODC Graffiti showing a fuel transporter in Porto Novo, Benin. Kourou/Koualou, a tiny village in a neutral zone straddling Benin and Burkina Faso, was the centre of a one-million-litre-a-year cross-border illicit fuel trade, a snapshot of a phenomenon that spreads far across the 6,000-kilometre-wide African Sahel region…

Huge increase in transnational crime and synthetic drugs in SE Asia requires cross-border cooperation

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Huge increase in transnational crime and synthetic drugs in SE Asia requires cross-border cooperation 02 June 2023 UN News/Daniel Dickinson The Thai Navy Mekong Riverine Unit patrols the border between Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos. The trafficking in illegal narcotics, precursor chemicals, timber and wildlife, people and illicit goods across Southeast Asia is being tackled thanks to the…

US state abortion bans ‘putting millions of women and girls at risk’

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home US state abortion bans ‘putting millions of women and girls at risk’ 02 June 2023 © Unsplash/Gayatri Malhotra Abortion rights supporters march in Washingon, D.C. in October 2021. Millions of women and girls across the United States have suffered an alarming deterioration in access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, following the US Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional…

Time running out to save Myanmar’s Rakhine from hunger and disease post-Cyclone Mocha

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Time running out to save Myanmar’s Rakhine from hunger and disease post-Cyclone Mocha 02 June 2023 © UNOCHA/Pierre Lorioux A shelter is left in pieces by Cyclone Mocha in Nget Chaung 2 IDP camp in Rakhine state in Myanmar. More than two weeks after deadly Cyclone Mocha hit Myanmar, aid access is uncertain, disease is spreading, and a major food crisis remains a very real threat, the UN said…

Regulation essential to curb AI for surveillance, disinformation: rights experts

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Regulation essential to curb AI for surveillance, disinformation: rights experts 02 June 2023 Unsplash/Chris Yang People globally are at risk of immense harm due to misinformation and disinformation. Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered spyware and disinformation is on the rise, and regulation of the space has become urgent, according to UN-appointed independent rights experts…

UN agency for Palestine refugees on verge of financial collapse

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN agency for Palestine refugees on verge of financial collapse 02 June 2023 © WFP/Ali Jadallah A Palestinian family in Gaza share a meal bought with a WFP food voucher. The United Nations on Friday appealed for sustainable funding for its agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA, which is on the brink of financial collapse.…

Sudan: Crisis fuels ‘desperate’ situation for civilians, as Security Council demands unhindered humanitarian access

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Crisis fuels ‘desperate’ situation for civilians, as Security Council demands unhindered humanitarian access 02 June 2023 © WFP/Mohamed Elamin Grain is provided to people in Port Sudan who have fled conflict in Khartoum. As the crisis in Sudan enters its second month, UN agencies and partners warned on Friday that the conflict between rival military groups since mid-April is fuelling…