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UN salutes ‘inspiring’ life of civil rights champion Harry Belafonte

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home UN salutes ‘inspiring’ life of civil rights champion Harry Belafonte 25 April 2023 UN Photo/Amanda Voisard UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Harry Belafonte takes part in a special event at UN Headquarters in New York in 2015 on Confronting Structural Racism against People of African Descent. (file) Secretary-General António Guterres led tributes from across the UN on Tuesday to the legendary…

Power struggle imperils Sudan’s future, ‘lights fuse that could detonate across borders’

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Power struggle imperils Sudan’s future, ‘lights fuse that could detonate across borders’ 25 April 2023 UN Photo/Manuel Elías UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses an emergency session of the UN Security Council on Sudan at UN headquarters in New York. The on-going power struggle between Sudan’s top generals not only puts the future of the country at risk, but threatens to “detonate…

FAO makes case for meat, eggs and milk as ‘essential source of nutrients’

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home FAO makes case for meat, eggs and milk as ‘essential source of nutrients’ 25 April 2023 © FAO/Lydia Limbe The dairy cow is an important agricultural asset in rural villages, signifying wealth and insurance, as well as providing a significant form of nutrition. Some consumers may choose veganism, or a pescatarian diet, but meat, eggs and milk, offer crucial sources of much-needed…

Burkina Faso: UN rights office calls for probe into latest deadly attack on civilians

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Burkina Faso: UN rights office calls for probe into latest deadly attack on civilians 25 April 2023 © WFP/Cheick Omar Bandaogo People displaced by conflict in Burkina Faso collect humanitarian relief supplies in the east of the country. Authorities in Burkina Faso must conduct a full and independent investigation into the recent killing of scores of civilians in a village near the border…

Sudan: UN aid operation continues amid dire humanitarian conditions

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN aid operation continues amid dire humanitarian conditions 25 April 2023 Mohammed Shamseddin A residential building in Khartoum is damaged after being hit by a missile. The United Nations will continue to deliver desperately needed relief for the Sudanese people, amid soaring needs, acute shortages of essentials and fast-rising prices, UN humanitarians pledged on Tuesday…

Rights office calls on Russia and Ukraine to observe rules of war, after alleged POW executions

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Rights office calls on Russia and Ukraine to observe rules of war, after alleged POW executions 25 April 2023 © UNICEF/Christopher Morris A soldier stands guard at a Ukrainian military checkpoint on the contact line in Bakhmut, where Wagner Group mercenaries have been fighting alongside Russian army forces. (file) The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has called on authorities in Russia and…

Singapore: OHCHR calls on authorities to halt imminent trafficking execution

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Singapore: OHCHR calls on authorities to halt imminent trafficking execution 25 April 2023 Unsplash/Swapnil Bapat “We deplore the multiple executions carried out this week in Kuwait and Singapore and oppose the death penalty under all circumstances,” said OHCHR Spokesperson Seif Magango. The Spokesperson for UN human rights office OHCHR, on Tuesday urged the Government of Singapore to “…

Israel-Palestine: UN envoy calls for greater effort towards peace amid mounting violence

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine: UN envoy calls for greater effort towards peace amid mounting violence 25 April 2023 UN News/Maher Nasser People walk through Jerusalem's Old City. The current trajectory of escalating unrest between Israelis and Palestinians is neither sustainable nor inevitable, UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland told the Security Council on Tuesday, delivering his latest report.…

SDG ‘warriors’ open Youth Forum with advice for building better world

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home SDG ‘warriors’ open Youth Forum with advice for building better world 25 April 2023 © UNICEF/Hafiz Al Asad Elementary school students in South Sulawesi province, Indonesia return to class in March 2022 following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. If the world really wants to step back from the brink, it had better “walk the walk” towards a more sustainable future for all, young speakers…

Use new tools to save lives, WHO says on World Malaria Day

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Use new tools to save lives, WHO says on World Malaria Day 25 April 2023 © UNICEF/Mark Naftalin A woman receives medication to treat her four-year-old daughter who is suffereing from malaria in Jonglei state, South Sudan. The UN health agency issued a call to action on Tuesday, on the occasion of World Malaria Day, for increased implementation of new and existing interventions to save lives…