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Ukraine: Widespread learning loss continues due to war, COVID-19

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Widespread learning loss continues due to war, COVID-19 29 August 2023 © UNICEF The war has been devastating for Ukraine’s children and their families. Ukrainian children are showing signs of widespread learning loss as Russia’s invasion preceded by the COVID-19 pandemic have left them facing a fourth year of education setbacks, a senior UN children’s agency official said on…

UN appeals for nuclear test ban amid ‘alarming rise in global mistrust’

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN appeals for nuclear test ban amid ‘alarming rise in global mistrust’ 29 August 2023 ICAN/Lucero Oyarzun People protest against nuclear weapons at a worldwide climate strike in Geneva. (file) The United Nations on Tuesday called for more global action to end nuclear testing, warning against the danger of “collective suicide”.…

With COVID-19 ‘here to stay’, new tools essential to continue fight: Tedros

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home With COVID-19 ‘here to stay’, new tools essential to continue fight: Tedros 29 August 2023 WHO/P. Phutpheng A technician analyzes samples at medical centre laboratory in Bangkok, Thailand. (file) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday announced an expanded partnership to improve access to COVID-19 technology, knowledge and clinical data, stressing the fight against the virus must…

Niger spiralling into ‘protection crisis’ following takeover: UNHCR

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Niger spiralling into ‘protection crisis’ following takeover: UNHCR 29 August 2023 Фото ВПП Распределение помощи в Нигере. The political crisis in Niger has created uncertainty for scores of vulnerable displaced people, with restrictions on humanitarian operations limiting aid and protection, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday…

Syria-Türkiye: UN completes 200th cross-border aid mission since February quakes

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syria-Türkiye: UN completes 200th cross-border aid mission since February quakes 29 August 2023 © UNICEF/PAC Trucks carrying essential humanitarian supplies travel from Türkiye through the Bab al-Salam border crossing, into northwest Syria. The United Nations on Tuesday announced that it has conducted 200 cross-border missions delivering aid into northwest Syria from Türkiye since the…

Sudan: ‘Civilians need life-saving assistance now,’ says UN relief chief

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: ‘Civilians need life-saving assistance now,’ says UN relief chief 29 August 2023 © UNICEF مدنيون فروا من النزاع في السودان في موقع عبور في رورياك، ولاية الوحدة، جنوب السودان. Amid the deepening crisis driven by warring militaries in Sudan, the UN announced on Tuesday an additional allocation of $20 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to aid civilians caught up in…

Hundreds of thousands trafficked into online criminality across SE Asia

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Hundreds of thousands trafficked into online criminality across SE Asia 29 August 2023 © Unsplash/John Schnobrich Organised crime groups are forcing hundreds and thousands of people into online criminality. Criminal gangs in southeast Asia are using torture and abuse to force hundreds of thousands of people into an online scam operation which generates billions of dollars per year, the UN…

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Holds Follow-Up Dialogue with United Kingdom Independent Monitoring Mechanism and Informal Meeting with States Parties

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Holds Follow-Up Dialogue with United Kingdom Independent Monitoring Mechanism and Informal Meeting with States Parties 28 August 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today held a dialogue with representatives of the United Kingdom Independent Monitoring Mechanism and non-governmental organisations to discuss follow-…

New UN guidance affirms children’s right to a clean, healthy environment

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home New UN guidance affirms children’s right to a clean, healthy environment 28 August 2023 © UNICEF/Saiyna Bashir Children make their way home through contaminated floodwater in Jacobabad, Sindh province, Pakistan. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child issued new guidance on Monday that calls for governments to take action to protect boys and girls in the face of the deepening climate…

Yemen oil tanker: ‘Pivotal chapter’ concludes but important work remains

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen oil tanker: ‘Pivotal chapter’ concludes but important work remains 28 August 2023 Holm Akhdar FSO Safer was abandoned off Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hudaydah after the civil war broke out in the country. The specialist team that safely stabilized and transferred over one million barrels of crude oil from a decaying supertanker off the cost of Yemen, left the site on Monday, marking the…