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‘Break The Cycle Of Violence’ Through Prevention And Peacebuilding, Security Council Told
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 8:43 am | UN News
Violence cost the world nearly $20 trillion last year, but investment in peace and conflict prevention has been steadily decreasing, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday. More >>
Status Quo ‘Not Sustainable’ In Increasingly Unstable Libya, Security Council Hears
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 8:02 pm | UN News
Recent “unilateral acts” by rival sides in Libya have led to a rapid deterioration in political and economic stability coupled with rising insecurity, a senior UN official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday. More >>
Europe Can Defeat Mpox, Must Support Africa In Getting Vaccines: WHO
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 7:59 pm | UN News
Mpox is “not the ‘new COVID’” and European governments need to show strong political commitment to eliminate it, while standing in solidarity with Africa, a top official of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. More >>
Lebanon: Crisis Deepens Amid Escalating Conflict And Funding Shortfalls
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 8:33 am | UN News
The urgency of deescalating tensions along the frontier that separates Lebanese and Israeli armed forces, “cannot be overstated”, a senior UN humanitarian official said on Tuesday. More >>
Humanitarian Aid To Sudan Civilians Stalled By Floods And Violence
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 5:37 pm | UN News
On Monday, UN authorities in Sudan confirmed that truckloads of food and supplies have been approved to cross the border from Chad through the Adre crossing. More >>
Humanitarian Aid To Sudan Civilians Stalled By Floods And Violence
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 9:37 am | UN News
On Monday, UN authorities in Sudan confirmed that truckloads of food and supplies have been approved to cross the border from Chad through the Adre crossing. More >>
Gaza: UN Warns Of Worsening Humanitarian Disaster As Ceasefire Talks Continue
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 8:55 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is closely following negotiations in Doha focused on trying to end the war in Gaza, where the situation continues to remain catastrophic after more than 10 months of unrelenting war. More >>
Guterres Demands Immediate Release Of UN Staff And Others Detained In Yemen
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 8:13 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Monday for Houthi rebels in Yemen to immediately and unconditionally release UN staff, humanitarians, diplomatic personnel and others who have been detained for more than two months. More >>
Widespread Floods And Uptick In Fighting Deepen Humanitarian Crisis In Myanmar
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 7:08 am | UN News
A surge in conflict combined with torrential rains and floods is deepening the crisis in Myanmar, leading to a surge in displacement, UN humanitarians have said. More >>
Sudan: UN Chief Welcomes Decision To Reopen Key Border Crossing For Aid Delivery
Monday, 19 August 2024, 10:12 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commended the decision by the Sudanese authorities to reopen a crucial corridor for aid to enter the war-ravaged country, his spokesperson said on Saturday. More >>
Ukraine: Deteriorating Safety At Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant Following Drone Blast Nearby
Monday, 19 August 2024, 10:09 am | UN News
Safety at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine is deteriorating following a drone strike that hit the road near the site’s perimeter, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Saturday. More >>
UN Rights Office Calls For Accountability For Latest ‘Horrific’ West Bank Killing
Monday, 19 August 2024, 10:06 am | UN News
The perpetrators of a deadly rampage targeting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must face justice to deter future attacks, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, insisted on Friday. More >>
UN And Partners Report Acute Malnutrition Surge In Government-Controlled Areas Of Yemen
Monday, 19 August 2024, 9:11 am | UN News
Acute malnutrition is escalating among children in Government-controlled areas in Yemen, UN agencies and partners said in a report published on Sunday. More >>
UNHCR Officials Call For ‘Sustainable Solutions’ To End Displacement Crisis In Nigeria
Saturday, 17 August 2024, 6:46 pm | UN News
Senior UN refugee agency (UNHCR) officials on Friday highlighted the needs of forcibly displaced people in Nigeria, stressing the importance of finding sustainable, long-term solutions to improve their lives. More >>
Why The World Needs A UN Global Tax Convention
Saturday, 17 August 2024, 6:32 pm | UN News
The global tax system needed reform, and the UN answered the call on Friday with a blueprint for a new universal tax accord that represents an historic step towards changing the financial landscape. More >>
Afghanistan: 20 Years Of Steady Education Progress ‘Almost Wiped Out’
Friday, 16 August 2024, 10:43 am | UN News
The de facto authorities in Afghanistan “have almost wiped out two decades of steady progress for education” there, putting the future of an entire generation in jeopardy, the UN educational, scientific and cultural agency (UNESCO) reported on Wednesday. More >>
WHO Declares Mpox Virus A Public Health Emergency Of International Concern
Friday, 16 August 2024, 10:40 am | UN News
The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the rise in mpox cases constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), following advice from members at Wednesday’s International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency ... More >>
Extreme Heat Increasingly Disrupting Child Health, UNICEF Warns
Friday, 16 August 2024, 10:36 am | UN News
One in five children – or 466 million – live in areas that experience at least double the number of extremely hot days every year compared with their grandparents’ generation, according to a new UNICEF analysis released on Wednesday. More >>
Attack On A City In Sudan Kills At Least Five And Injures More: UNICEF
Friday, 16 August 2024, 10:32 am | UN News
Bombing which devastated a school and market in the Sudanese city of El Obeid on Wednesday has left five girls dead and 20 children injured according to the UN Children’s Fund’s Sudan Representative. More >>
UN Reiterates Call To Release Staffers Detained In Yemen
Friday, 16 August 2024, 10:18 am | UN News
Ansar Allah in Yemen must immediately release 13 UN staff and dozens of personnel from civil society, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other entities, who have been arbitrarily detained for more than two months, two senior officials told ... More >>
