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UNICEF Laments Deaths Of Pregnant Mother And Toddler In Mediterranean Shipwreck
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 7:41 am | UN News
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling for safer legal paths to migration following the latest tragic attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea into Europe. A pregnant woman and a young child died when two boats carrying scores of migrants ... More >>
UNHCR Warns Of Deteriorating Health Conditions In Sudan
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 7:36 am | UN News
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, issued a warning on Tuesday that health conditions are rapidly deteriorating in Sudan, where conflict has uprooted four million people. “As many families have been on the move for weeks, with very little food and medicine, ... More >>
Russian Attacks Continue To Affect World’s Most Vulnerable
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 9:24 am | UN News
Attacks against Ukrainian port infrastructure are not isolated and with Russia’s termination of the Black Sea Initiative, are impacting global food prices and affecting the most vulnerable people, a UN spokesperson said on Monday. Farhan Haq, Deputy ... More >>
Haiti: ‘Unimaginable Violence’ Against Women, Children, Reports UNICEF
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 7:22 am | UN News
Persistent violence in Haiti remains a significant concern for the safety and welfare of its most vulnerable citizens, especially women and children, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, citing reports of an “alarming spike” in kidnapping ... More >>
UN-backed Project Boosts Early Warning Services In The Caribbean
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 7:16 am | UN News
Caribbean countries have been equipped to better prepare for hurricanes and other hazards following the conclusion of a three-and-a-year project to strengthen weather, water and climate services, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported ... More >>
Nurturing Future Generations Through Breastfeeding
Saturday, 5 August 2023, 6:42 pm | UN News
Christine, her son, and her mother are among 100,000 refugees, mostly women and children, living in a camp in northwestern Uganda, served by the World Food Programme ( WFP ) and its partners, which are providing critical assistance to breastfeeding ... More >>
First Person: Rising Above Floods In Viet Nam
Saturday, 5 August 2023, 6:39 pm | UN News
A man living in Viet Nam has been explaining how his community has learnt to adapt to and mitigate the effects of devastating flooding caused by tropical storms. Extreme weather between October and November of 2020, highlighted the vulnerability of the ... More >>
UNRWA Appeals For Peace At Palestine Refugee Camp In Lebanon
Friday, 4 August 2023, 8:07 am | UN News
Thirteen people have been killed and more than 60 injured in four days of deadly violence at the largest Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon, a senior UN official in the country said on Thursday. The fighting between Palestinian armed groups at Ein ... More >>
Ceasefire Between Government & ELN in Colombia
Friday, 4 August 2023, 8:03 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General congratulated the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) on the start of their bilateral ceasefire which entered into force on Thursday, his spokesperson said in a statement. The six-month truce between ... More >>
Cambodia: National Elections ‘Extremely Disconcerting’, Say Human Rights Experts
Friday, 4 August 2023, 7:37 am | UN News
The lead-up to, and the results of, the recent elections in Cambodia are “extremely disconcerting”, UN human rights experts said on Wednesday, adding that the credibility of the entire electoral process was affected. Cambodians went to the polls on 23 ... More >>
The Eerie Silence Of Starvation ‘is Deafening, It Never Leaves You’: UN Official
Friday, 4 August 2023, 7:35 am | UN News
The threat of famine, with people slowly starving to death, must be considered a red line for international peace and security, the UN Famine Prevention and Response Coordinator said on Thursday, warning that warring groups deliberately use hunger ... More >>
Sudan Conflict Displaces Nearly Four Million: UN Migration Agency
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 6:58 pm | UN News
Conflict in Sudan has forced nearly four million people to flee their homes in a little over 100 days, the UN migration agency, IOM, has warned. Latest data from IOM ’s displacement matrix indicates that the clash between the Sudanese army and ... More >>
Time Running Out On Election Timeline For South Sudan
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 10:05 am | UN News
Action is needed now to pave the way for timely and credible elections in South Sudan next December, the UN Special Representative for the country told journalists in the capital, Juba, on Wednesday. “With only 17 months remaining on the Roadmap ... More >>
Record Crossings Of Darién Gap Underscores Need For Safe Migration Pathways
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 9:59 am | UN News
Record numbers of migrants are crossing the Darién jungle in Latin America in a desperate and perilous journey, including from as far off as Nepal and Afghanistan, UN agencies said on Wednesday, highlighting the urgency of finding safe and regular ... More >>
‘Let’s Make Breastfeeding At Work, Work’, Urge UN Agencies
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 7:20 pm | UN News
United Nations agencies on Tuesday kicked off World Breastfeeding Week , emphasizing the need for greater breastfeeding support across all workplaces. In the last decade, the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding has increased by a remarkable 10 percentage ... More >>
South Sudan: UN Agencies Urge Immediate Action To Avert Deepening Food Crisis
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 7:18 pm | UN News
UN food security agencies on Tuesday warned that South Sudan faces a severe humanitarian crisis unless immediate action and investment are taken to address food insecurity, climate challenges, and insecurity. During a three-day visit to the country, Qu Dongyu, ... More >>
WHO Hails Mauritius, Netherlands For Tobacco Control Measures
Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 8:06 am | UN News
Despite the welcome news that more than seven in 10 people on the planet – 5.6 billion - are now protected by measures to curb the dangers of tobacco smoke, 8.7 million people still die from tobacco-related diseases every year, the UN World Health ... More >>
Guterres Strongly Condemns Suicide Bombing In Pakistan
Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 8:03 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the deadly suicide bombing at a political rally in northwest Pakistan on Sunday. At least 54 people were killed, and 83 injured, in the attack, which occurred in Bajaur district in ... More >>
Ukraine War Intensifies & So Do The Needs
Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 8:02 am | UN News
The ongoing attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine are resulting in a surge in humanitarian needs, the top UN humanitarian official for the country said on Monday, urging increased funding to ensure assistance for those in need. Denise Brown, UN ... More >>
UN Pledges To Remain Engaged & Committed Amid Niger Coup
Saturday, 29 July 2023, 10:23 am | UN News
Humanitarian operations, development support and peace programmes in Niger continue in the wake of the military coup this week, the top UN official in the country said on Friday in a briefing to journalists in New York. Nicole Kouassi, UN Acting Resident ... More >>
