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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Slovakia on the Adoption of Temporary Special Measures for Roma Women, Ask about Services Provided to Female Ukrainian Refugees and Healthcare for Roma Women

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Slovakia on the Adoption of Temporary Special Measures for Roma Women, Ask about Services Provided to Female Ukrainian Refugees and Healthcare for Roma Women 17 May 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today…

Global temperatures set to break records during next 5 years: WMO

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Global temperatures set to break records during next 5 years: WMO 17 May 2023 © UNICEF/Karel Prinsloo A man walks in floodwaters in Gatumba, Burundi an area which is receiving unpredictable rainfall due to climate change. Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fuelled by heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring El Niño weather pattern…

UN envoy reports on progress towards Yemen peace agreement

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy reports on progress towards Yemen peace agreement 17 May 2023 WFP/Fares Khoailed More than three quarters of all displaced persons in Yemen are women and children. Warring parties continue to make progress in efforts towards ending the nearly decade-long conflict in Yemen, though outstanding issues remain, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday. …

Russia confirms participation in grain deal for at least 60 more days

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Russia confirms participation in grain deal for at least 60 more days 17 May 2023 © UNODC/Duncan Moore Joint inspection teams at work under the Black Sea Initiative. Russia has confirmed that it will continue to take part in the UN-brokered Black Sea Initiative for a further 60 days, the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday…

Sudan crisis: UN launches record country appeal for 18 million in need

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan crisis: UN launches record country appeal for 18 million in need 17 May 2023 © UNHCR/Charlotte Hallqvist A family arrive at the UNHCR transit centre, near the Joda border point in Renk, South Sudan. Amid a massive increase in the number of people in Sudan impacted by more than a month of heavy fighting, the UN on Wednesday said that it needed a record near $3 billion to deliver life-…

Guterres calls for end to digital divide, stressing ‘tremendous opportunities’ ahead

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres calls for end to digital divide, stressing ‘tremendous opportunities’ ahead 17 May 2023 © ILO/Ahmad Al-Basha/Gabreez A woman mends a laptop at her phone and computer maintenance shop in Taiz, Yemen. The digital revolution offers “tremendous opportunities” to fast track sustainable development, but Least Developed Countries need much more help getting online if they’re to benefit too…

UN rights expert exposes $1 billion ‘death trade’ in arms for Myanmar military

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights expert exposes $1 billion ‘death trade’ in arms for Myanmar military 17 May 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Tom Andrews, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, briefs reporters at UN Headquarters. The Myanmar military has imported at least $1 billion in arms and raw materials to manufacture weapons since generals staged their coup in February 2021, according to a…

Millions of children still facing dire conditions 100 days after Türkiye-Syria quakes: UNICEF

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Millions of children still facing dire conditions 100 days after Türkiye-Syria quakes: UNICEF 17 May 2023 © UNICEF Child labour in Türkiye and Syria could increase following the February earthquake. More than six million boys and girls in Türkiye and Syria are still struggling to cope 100 days after the deadly earthquakes that hit both countries, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on…

WMO hybrid press conference

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home WMO hybrid press conference 17 May 2023 Press Conference Announcement Global Climate Update with predictions for 2023-2027 Prof Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General (B-128) Dr Leon Hermanson, Met Office climate scientist (via Zoom)

OCHA / UNHCR hybrid press conference

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home OCHA / UNHCR hybrid press conference 17 May 2023 Press Conference Announcement Joint launch of the Revised Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan 2023 and the Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (May - October 2023). Ramesh Rajasingham, Head and Representative of OCHA in Geneva. Raouf Mazou, Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, UNHCR.