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How the UN SDG Summit aims to transform the world

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home How the UN SDG Summit aims to transform the world 18 September 2023 © UNICEF/Karin Schermbrucker A farmer in Zambia grows sunflowers as part of an empowerment programme. The centrepiece of the UN General Assembly’s 2023 high-level week, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit, will see world leaders gather in New York on Monday for two intense days of meetings. Their goal: to put the…

Libya floods aftermath: Response continues amid the wreckage

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Libya floods aftermath: Response continues amid the wreckage 18 September 2023 难民署/Ahmed Al Houdiri 洪水过后，利比亚德尔纳开始恢复工作。 UN teams are working tirelessly to deliver vital assistance to communities devastated by the unprecedented floods that hit eastern Libya. Over the weekend, agency staff led…

UNESCO: 250 million children now out of school

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNESCO: 250 million children now out of school 18 September 2023 © UNICEF/Georges Harry Rouzier أطفال في إحدى مدارس هايتي. The number of children missing out on any schooling has increased by six million, bringing the total to 250 million, according to new figures released on Monday by the UN Education, Science, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO…

Ethiopia: Mass killings continue, risk of further ‘large-scale’ atrocities

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ethiopia: Mass killings continue, risk of further ‘large-scale’ atrocities 18 September 2023 © WFP/Claire Nevill The UN continues to provide life-saving assistance in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, war crimes have continued unabated almost a year after a ceasefire was agreed between the country’s Government and forces from the northern Tigray region, UN-appointed independent…

Ukraine: UN adds historic Kyiv cathedral and monastery to danger list

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: UN adds historic Kyiv cathedral and monastery to danger list 18 September 2023 © UNICEF/Giacomo Pirozzi Kyiv-Pechera Lavra, a historic Eastern Orthodox Christian monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine. (file) The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added two of Ukraine’s most historic buildings in Kyiv and another site in Lviv, to its official list of World…

UN General Assembly adopts declaration to accelerate SDGs

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN General Assembly adopts declaration to accelerate SDGs 18 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak The SDG Summit gets underway in the General Assembly hall at UN Headquarters in New York. Now is the time for a global plan to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are woefully off-track halfway towards their 2030 deadline, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday in New…

Taliban urged to uphold Afghan girls’ right to education

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Taliban urged to uphold Afghan girls’ right to education 18 September 2023 © UNICEF/Mark Naftalin Primary school girls and boys walk to a UNICEF-supported community centre in Shahristan District in central Afghanistan. The international community must ensure that every girl in Afghanistan has an opportunity to learn, the head of the UN fund for education in emergencies said on Monday – the…

‘Radical reorientation’ needed as half of humanity lacks basic health coverage

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Radical reorientation’ needed as half of humanity lacks basic health coverage 18 September 2023 © UNICEF/Tomislav Georgiev A seven-year-old receives re-vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis at a clinic in Skopje, Macedonia. Over 4.5 billion people worldwide lack coverage for essential health services the UN health agency said on Monday, underscoring the need for stronger…

HRC- International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home HRC- International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia 18 September 2023 Press Conference Announcement Launch of the Commission’s latest report to the Human Rights Council Mohamed Chande Othman, Chair of the Commission Steven Ratner, Member of the Commission Radhika Coomaraswamy, Member of the Commission

Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Raise Issues with Nigeria Regarding Investigations into Boko Haram Abductions, Reported Mass Graves and the Forceful Removal of Children

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Raise Issues with Nigeria Regarding Investigations into Boko Haram Abductions, Reported Mass Graves and the Forceful Removal of Children 18 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today considered the initial report of Nigeria under the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from…