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Sudan envoy calls for ceasefire compliance, as concern mounts over West Darfur

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan envoy calls for ceasefire compliance, as concern mounts over West Darfur 26 April 2023 UN News The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan Mr. Volker Perthes speaks to reporters from Sudan. The UN’s Special Representative for Sudan has called on the rival military factions which have plunged the country into chaos during 11 days of fighting to “fully adhere” to the…

‘Unprecedented insecurity’ in Haiti requires urgent action: new UN envoy

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Unprecedented insecurity’ in Haiti requires urgent action: new UN envoy 26 April 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe María Isabel Salvador, Special Representative and head of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), briefs members of the Security Council on the situation in the country. The rapidly deteriorating security situation in Haiti demands that the country remains at the centre of…

New report shows 90 per cent of adolescent girls in low-income economies are offline

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home New report shows 90 per cent of adolescent girls in low-income economies are offline 26 April 2023 © UNICEF/Srikanth Kolari Adolescent girls learn computer skills at a primary school in India. Around 90 per cent of adolescent girls and young women do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male peers are twice as likely to be online,…

Security Council veto should be ‘very last resort’: General Assembly President

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council veto should be ‘very last resort’: General Assembly President 26 April 2023 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Wide view of the General Assembly Hall. One year after the General Assembly adopted its so-called “veto initiative”, Member States met on Wednesday to discuss how it could contribute to a more efficient and impact-oriented UN.…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 25 April 2023 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 Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organisation on Migration, the World Health Organisation, the Office of the High Commissioner…

Twenty-five years of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Twenty-five years of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement 25 April 2023 Press Release A Call to Action: Ending the curse of internal displacement By Paula Gaviria, Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons and Robert Piper, UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser on Solutions to Internal Displacement   More people are being forced to flee within their own…

Guterres urges countries to recommit to achieving SDGs by 2030 deadline

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres urges countries to recommit to achieving SDGs by 2030 deadline 25 April 2023 UN News Students in Tanzania hold Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) cards. More than half the world is being left behind at the midpoint for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told ambassadors in New York on Tuesday.…

UN salutes ‘inspiring’ life of civil rights champion Harry Belafonte

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home UN salutes ‘inspiring’ life of civil rights champion Harry Belafonte 25 April 2023 UN Photo/Amanda Voisard UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Harry Belafonte takes part in a special event at UN Headquarters in New York in 2015 on Confronting Structural Racism against People of African Descent. (file) Secretary-General António Guterres led tributes from across the UN on Tuesday to the legendary…

Power struggle imperils Sudan’s future, ‘lights fuse that could detonate across borders’

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Power struggle imperils Sudan’s future, ‘lights fuse that could detonate across borders’ 25 April 2023 UN Photo/Manuel Elías UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses an emergency session of the UN Security Council on Sudan at UN headquarters in New York. The on-going power struggle between Sudan’s top generals not only puts the future of the country at risk, but threatens to “detonate…

FAO makes case for meat, eggs and milk as ‘essential source of nutrients’

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home FAO makes case for meat, eggs and milk as ‘essential source of nutrients’ 25 April 2023 © FAO/Lydia Limbe The dairy cow is an important agricultural asset in rural villages, signifying wealth and insurance, as well as providing a significant form of nutrition. Some consumers may choose veganism, or a pescatarian diet, but meat, eggs and milk, offer crucial sources of much-needed…