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Director-General's remarks at the Event to celebrate the creative heritage of Magtymguly Fragi

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Event to celebrate the creative heritage of Magtymguly Fragi 19 March 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Event to celebrate the creative heritage of Magtymguly FragiTuesday, 19 March 2024, at 1.30 p.m.Room III, Palais des Nations  Ambassador Hajiyev,Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,It is my pleasure to join you today for this inspiring event to celebrate the poet Magtymguly Fragi. I would like to sincerely thank the Permanent Mission of…

Children of Gaza spread joy for Ramadan, despite the war

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Children of Gaza spread joy for Ramadan, despite the war 19 March 2024 © UNRWA A boy in a market during Ramadan in Gaza. Clusters of tents are cobbled together with any available fabric, plastic and wood, as Ramadan decorations, lamps and lanterns illuminate a crowded camp of displaced people in central Gaza, spreading a ray of hope amid the rubble of war…

Hong Kong: Rushed adoption of new security law a ‘regressive step’ - UN rights chief

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Hong Kong: Rushed adoption of new security law a ‘regressive step’ - UN rights chief 19 March 2024 Unsplash/Monica Dorame Temple Street night market, Hong Kong, China. The accelerated adoption of a national security bill in Hong Kong represents “a regressive step” for human rights there, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday. …

Gaza: Increasing numbers of newborns on brink of death, agencies warn

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Increasing numbers of newborns on brink of death, agencies warn 19 March 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba في مارس 2024، أوصلت اليونيسف وشركاؤها 23 حضانة لمستشفيات في رفح- جنوب غزة. UN humanitarians reiterated their resolve on Tuesday to help the people of Gaza, where increasing numbers of children are on “the brink of death” from acute hunger, caused by five months of intense Israeli…

UN rights expert urges global action to halt Myanmar junta atrocities

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights expert urges global action to halt Myanmar junta atrocities 19 March 2024 © UNICEF/Minzayar Oo Rains lash an internally displaced persons camp in northern Myanmar. (file) The UN independent human rights expert on Myanmar called on the international community on Tuesday to take strong, coordinated action to protect civilians from ongoing atrocities committed by the military junta’s…

Haiti: Aid efforts continue amid violence and volatility

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: Aid efforts continue amid violence and volatility 19 March 2024 WFP A plane passes over Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. Humanitarians continue to deliver aid in Haiti, where the situation in the capital, Port-au-Prince, remains tense and volatile in the face of escalating gang violence and political instability.…

Records smashed – new WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest so far

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Records smashed – new WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest so far 19 March 2024 © WFP/Sayed Asif Mahmud Rising sea levels are causing the regular flooding of homes in Bangladesh. Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, ice cover and glacier retreat, a new global report issued by the UN weather agency (…

World News in Brief: $236 billion a year profit from forced labour, Senegal election update, peacekeepers in Lebanon

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: $236 billion a year profit from forced labour, Senegal election update, peacekeepers in Lebanon 19 March 2024 © UNICEF Forced labour generates profits of $236 billion per year, according to ILO. Forced labour is happening all over the world and it’s earning criminal gangs an astonishing $236 billion a year – $64 billion more than a decade ago, UN researchers said on…

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Holds Follow-Up Dialogue on Inquiry Report of the United Kingdom

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Holds Follow-Up Dialogue on Inquiry Report of the United Kingdom 18 March 2024 Meeting Summaries  The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon held a follow-up dialogue on the inquiry report of the United Kingdom. Alexandra Gowlland, Deputy Director of the Disability Unit, Equality Hub in the Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom and…

OCHA Press Conference

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home OCHA Press Conference 18 March 2024 Press Conference Announcement The humanitarian situation in OPT/Gaza Jamie McGoldrick, Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. (from Jerusalem)