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UN Agencies Urge Immediate Boost In HIV Services To End AIDS By 2030

Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 4:05 am | UN News

An immediate increase in HIV services is needed in the countries most affected by the pandemic to end AIDS by 2030, according to a new report by the Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by 2030, released on Monday. More >>

Gaza: What Human Rights Mean To Displaced Youth

Monday, 22 July 2024, 4:00 am | UN News

In a lively interactive dialogue, OHCHR’s Ajith Sunghay had invited the young students to discuss what human rights means to them. In turn, they shared their pain and hopes, sending messages to the world demanding an end to the war so that they could return ... More >>

‘Entire Social Fabric’ Unravelling In Haiti As Displacement Continues

Sunday, 21 July 2024, 5:01 pm | UN News

The entire social fabric of families is unraveling in Haiti as displacement in the country reaches record numbers due largely to insecurity and gang-related violence, according to Abdoulaye Sawadogo, head of the UN’s humanitarian coordination office, ... More >>

The Life Of Aristides De Sousa Mendes: An Example For Us All

Sunday, 21 July 2024, 4:17 pm | UN News

Secretary-General António Guterres heralded the opening of a new museum in central Portugal on Friday which honours the extraordinary life of a man who showed “immense bravery” helping thousands of refugees escape the Nazi regime during World War ... More >>

UN Stresses Value Of Cooperation With Key Organizations Across Eurasia

Sunday, 21 July 2024, 4:13 pm | UN News

The UN relies on cooperation with regional and subregional organizations “now, more than ever” amid mounting global tensions and challenges, a senior official said on Friday in a briefing to the Security Council. More >>

Guatemala: UN Rights Chief Concerned Over Polarization, Inequality, Racism

Sunday, 21 July 2024, 4:08 pm | UN News

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday highlighted changes and ongoing challenges in Guatemala – including corruption, racism and gender inequality - following a four-day official visit to the Central American country. More >>

Israel’s Continued Occupation Of Palestinian Territory ‘unlawful’: UN World Court

Sunday, 21 July 2024, 3:56 pm | UN News

The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday declared that Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory “is unlawful”, and that “all States are under an obligation not to recognize” the decades-long occupation. More >>

Funding Boost For UNRWA As UK Decides To Restore Funding

Sunday, 21 July 2024, 3:49 pm | UN News

The head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees UNRWA welcomed the decision by the United Kingdom on Friday to resume funding of the agency “at a critical time, as the agency continues to come under harsh and unprecedented attacks”. More >>

A Look Into The Lives Of Palestine Refugees In Lebanon Awaiting A Solution To Their Plight

Sunday, 21 July 2024, 3:40 pm | UN News

On the outskirts of Lebanon’s second capital, Tripoli, lies a Palestinian refugee camp that is almost as old as their plight itself. More >>

Stories From The UN Archive: Meet The First Black President Of South Africa

Sunday, 21 July 2024, 3:28 pm | UN News

On the heels of this year’s Nelson Mandela International Day, marked annually on 18 July, we are taking you back in time to an epic moment at the United Nations in the 1990s when the anti-apartheid hero and icon made a historic debut in the UN General ... More >>

Polio Stalks Gazans As ‘anarchy’ Spreads, Humanitarians Warn

Saturday, 20 July 2024, 5:07 am | UN News

To add to the devastation of war and the complete breakdown of law and order, Gazans now have to contend with the threat of highly infectious polio disease linked to the disastrous sanitation situation created by the conflict, the UN health agency ... More >>

Sudan Aid Obstacles Impact Lifesaving Relief Effort

Saturday, 20 July 2024, 4:55 am | UN News

Heavy fighting in Sudan has severely curtailed humanitarian aid deliveries across vast areas of the southeast, the UN World Food Programme, WFP, said on Friday. More >>

Bangladesh Student Protests, Yemen’s Maternal Deaths, Mandela Day, Honouring LGBT Rights At EuroGames 2024

Saturday, 20 July 2024, 4:42 am | UN News

The UN chief urged the Government of Bangladesh on Thursday to create an environment that allows proper dialogue with student protesters following weeks of demonstrations in the South Asian country. More >>

New Support Needed Amid Preparations For Ukraine’s Third Wartime Winter

Saturday, 20 July 2024, 4:26 am | UN News

A new $100 million financial contribution will be given to support displaced and war-affected people in Ukraine as they prepare for the third winter since the start of Russia’s invasion, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi announced ... More >>

Books Offer Novel Way To Counter Prison Overcrowding In The Philippines

Saturday, 20 July 2024, 4:11 am | UN News

A reading programme for prisoners in jails in the Philippines is supporting their education as well as enabling them to shorten their sentences. More >>

Eastern Afghanistan Reels From Fatal Storms; Dozens Dead, Hundreds Homeless

Saturday, 20 July 2024, 4:01 am | UN News

UN teams and humanitarian partners in Afghanistan are mobilizing in response to devastating windstorms and flash floods that have ravaged eastern regions of the country, resulting in dozens of fatalities and the destruction of hundreds of homes. More >>