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Alert: Nations Agree Landmark Treaty On Traditional Knowledge, Protecting Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
Saturday, 25 May 2024, 3:57 pm | UN News
Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) – a specialized UN agency – on Friday agreed to a groundbreaking new treaty addressing intellectual property (IP) in relation to genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge. More >>
Alert: Sudan: Deteriorating Situation In El Fasher, Health System Collapsing Nationwide
Saturday, 25 May 2024, 3:51 pm | UN News
The humanitarian situation for some 800,000 civilians in El Fasher, Sudan, and surrounding areas in North Darfur continues to deteriorate amid ongoing clashes between rival military forces, the UN reported on Friday. More >>
Security Council Denounces Attacks Against Aid Workers, UN Personnel
Saturday, 25 May 2024, 3:48 pm | UN News
The United Nations Security Council on Friday strongly condemned rising attacks on humanitarian workers and UN personnel, urging all conflict parties to ensure their safety and access. More >>
Myanmar: UN Rights Office Warns Of Growing Crisis In Rakhine State
Saturday, 25 May 2024, 5:46 am | UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for an end to renewed violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where reports have emerged of attacks against the minority Muslim Rohingya community, including beheadings and the razing of homes. More >>
Gaza: World Court Orders Israel To Halt Military Operations In Rafah
Saturday, 25 May 2024, 5:43 am | UN News
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday issued new provisional measures that order Israel to immediately end military operations in Rafah in southern Gaza and to open the governate’s border crossing for urgent aid deliveries. More >>
Afghanistan Is ‘Not A Hopeless Crisis’, Top UN Aid Official Says
Friday, 24 May 2024, 7:28 pm | UN News
The international community cannot abandon Afghanistan, a senior UN aid official said on Thursday, urging continued engagement and support for the population. More >>
UN Establishes International Day Of Reflection For Srebrenica Genocide
Friday, 24 May 2024, 7:26 pm | UN News
The UN General Assembly on Thursday designated 11 July as the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica, in which at least 8,372 people were killed, thousands displaced and whole communities destroyed. More >>
‘Appalling’ Attacks In Kharkiv, Plea To Aid Myanmar Civilians, Maritime Tribunal Boosts Climate Action, Civilian Week
Friday, 24 May 2024, 7:22 pm | UN News
The UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine on Thursday said she was “deeply disturbed” at the relentless attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv which have been continuing virtually non-stop for nearly two weeks. More >>
Increasing Disease And Humanitarian Strain In Gaza Amid Aid Shortages
Friday, 24 May 2024, 6:30 pm | UN News
Living conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate, with reports of an increase in diarrhoea and suspected cases of Hepatitis A, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday. More >>
WHO Report Reveals Major Health Disparities Between European Teens
Friday, 24 May 2024, 11:58 am | UN News
A report published on Thursday from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European region has revealed alarming health disparities in young people, especially those from less affluent families, representing a “vicious cycle of disadvantage”. More >>
‘Now Is The Time To Unleash Africa’s Peace Power’ Guterres Tells Security Council
Friday, 24 May 2024, 6:10 am | UN News
Peace is the key to unlocking Africa’s future and for strengthening the continent’s voice and influence in building peace globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday. More >>
UNICEF Addressing Child Trauma And Displacement In Ukraine’s Kharkiv
Friday, 24 May 2024, 4:00 am | UN News
Fresh fighting along the frontline in Ukraine has again driven thousands of civilians from their homes and villages near the country’s second largest city, Kharkiv, close to the Russian border. More >>
‘Critical Gaps’ In Understanding Climate Change Fuel Tropical Disease Spread
Thursday, 23 May 2024, 9:34 am | UN News
A comprehensive review by the UN health agency has revealed critical gaps in understanding the full impact of climate change on malaria, dengue, trachoma and other tropical diseases. More >>
Haiti’s Health System Pushed To Breaking Point: UNICEF
Thursday, 23 May 2024, 5:07 am | UN News
“The escalating violence in Port au Prince and Artibonite is plunging Haiti into a humanitarian disaster. Not only are children trapped, but so are the critical supplies that are meant to cure and nourish them,” Mr. Maes told UN News. More >>
Accelerating Extinction Rate Triggers Domino Effect Of Biodiversity Loss
Thursday, 23 May 2024, 4:18 am | UN News
While nearly one million species are currently at risk of extinction, the United Nations University (UNU) in Bonn is drawing attention to “co-extinctions”: the chain reaction occurring when the complete disappearance of one species affects another. More >>
Climate Crisis Fuels Deadly Floods, Worsening Hunger In Afghanistan
Thursday, 23 May 2024, 4:02 am | UN News
The devastating floods that struck Afghanistan recently are likely to intensify in the coming months, exacerbating the already critical food insecurity in the affected districts, the UN emergency food relief agency warned on Tuesday. More >>
Evacuees Brought To Safety As Russian Strikes Intensify
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 9:59 am | UN News
Fresh air strikes continue in Ukraine, where around 16,000 have been forced to evacuate from villages in the Kharkiv region near the border with Russia, since 10 May, according to the UN aid coordination office (OCHA). The UN refugee agency, UNHCR , and partners ... More >>
Long, Dangerous Journeys On The Rise But Migration Drives Prosperity
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 9:50 am | UN News
Migration is on track to become one of the defining features of the 21st century and more action is needed to ensure regular pathways for people to move safely, the head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday in New ... More >>
‘Alarming Lack Of Compliance’ With International Law Ramps Up Danger For Civilians
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 9:08 am | UN News
The plight of civilians affected by war in 2023 was “resoundingly dire”, as the world witnessed horrors not only in Gaza and southern Israel but also the intense suffering of populations in other crisis hotspots around the globe, senior UN officials ... More >>
With Gaza On The Brink, Hostage Talks Must Resume, Security Council Hears
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 10:35 am | UN News
Gaza stands at “yet another precipice of further catastrophe” as the latest round of hostage negotiations in Cairo failed to reach an agreement, a senior UN official warned the Security Council on Monday. More >>
