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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 31 May 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Resident Coordinator Office in Papua New Guinea, the Department of Peace Operations, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the Food and…

Director-General's remarks at the Commemoration of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Commemoration of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 31 May 2024 Tatiana Valovaya  The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers Friday, 31 May 2024 at 3.00 p.m., UN Memorial, Ariana ParkDelivered on behalf of the Director-General by Ms. Alessandra Vellucci, Director, United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva Excellencies,  UN peacekeepers,…

International Day of Peacekeepers 2024 - Celebration at UNOG

11 months ago International Day of Peacekeepers 2024 - Celebration at UNOG 31 May 2024 Ariana Park, Palais des Nations On the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, officially celebrated on 29 May of each year, we…

Sudan: as millions face famine, humanitarians plead for aid access

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: as millions face famine, humanitarians plead for aid access 31 May 2024 © UNICEF/Tariq Khalil Children collect clean, safe water from a UNICEF-installed station in Al-Serif village in Sudan's Darfur. Famine in Sudan is “imminent” if aid agencies continue to be prevented from providing relief, UN humanitarians warned on Friday…

UN official urges DPR Korea to halt missile activities and return to dialogue

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN official urges DPR Korea to halt missile activities and return to dialogue 31 May 2024 Unsplash/Micha Brändli Flags of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea fly in Pyongyang. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) repeated launches using ballistic missile technology not only violate Security Council resolutions but also pose a serious risk to aviation and maritime…

Top UN relief official in Ukraine deplores deadly strikes in Kharkiv

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Top UN relief official in Ukraine deplores deadly strikes in Kharkiv 31 May 2024 © IOM Aftermath of an attack in the city center of Kharkiv, Ukraine. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine has strongly condemned the latest deadly Russian missile strikes in Kharkiv.  The attacks occurred…

Gaza: Children are starving amid persistent aid access obstacles, warn UN agencies

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Children are starving amid persistent aid access obstacles, warn UN agencies 31 May 2024 © WFP/Jaber Badwan A man carries a parcel of high energy biscuits that just entered through the humanitarian maritime corridor. Far too little aid is reaching people in Gaza to the extent that children are now starving, UN humanitarians said on Friday, in a renewed appeal to Israel…

UN humanitarian flight takes vital medical supplies to Haiti

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN humanitarian flight takes vital medical supplies to Haiti 31 May 2024 © WFP/UNHAS WFP cargo flight at Port-au-Prince airport with crucial medical supplies for those most in need in Haiti. On Thursday, a humanitarian flight operated by the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) flew from Panama to Haiti – specifically the Port-au-Prince airport – for the first time in three months, according…

UN human rights chief sounds alarm over rising violence in Burkina Faso

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN human rights chief sounds alarm over rising violence in Burkina Faso 31 May 2024 © UNICEF/Frank Dejongh There has been a sharp rise in attacks against civilians in Burkina Faso. Pictured here, slippers outside a communal space at a camp for displaced persons. The UN’s top human rights official on Friday voiced serious concern over the dramatic deterioration of the situation in Burkina…

Situation in southern Gaza ‘horrific and apocalpytic’: WFP

11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Situation in southern Gaza ‘horrific and apocalpytic’: WFP 31 May 2024 © WFP/Ali Jadallah Thousands of Gazan families are evacuating Rafah City after Israeli airstrikes. Aid corridors in southern Gaza must be fully opened to allow the entry of food, fuel and other desperately needed relief items, a senior official with the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday…