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Percentage Of Women Killed In War Doubled In 2023: UN Report
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 8:10 am | UN News
The proportion of women killed in armed conflicts doubled last year compared to 2022, accounting for 40 per cent of all deaths in war, while UN-verified cases of conflict-related sexual violence increased by 50 per cent. More >>
‘The Smell Of Death Is Everywhere’ In Northern Gaza, UNRWA Chief Says
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 3:28 am | UN News
The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA appealed on Tuesday for an immediate truce in northern Gaza in a social media post describing how “three weeks of non-stop bombardments” by Israeli forces have impacted the region. More >>
World Court Faces ‘Unprecedented Number’ Of Cases
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 11:22 am | UN News
The International Court of Justice, or ICJ, is currently dealing with an unprecedented number of cases, particularly as the Middle East continues to be mired in conflict, according to the Court’s Registrar Philippe Gautier. More >>
In Ethiopia, UN Chief Advocates For Permanent Security Council Seats For Africa
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 9:11 am | UN News
Speaking in the Ethiopian capital on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for global institutional reform, highlighting the need for two permanent seats on the Security Council for Africa and stronger financial support ... More >>
The Latest UN Biodiversity Summit Opens In Colombia; Here’s What’s At Stake
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 8:39 am | UN News
The UN biodiversity summit known as COP16 officially opened in Colombia on Monday, and hopes are high that negotiating countries can agree on a path forward to safeguarding the planet. More >>
Political Leaders Must Champion Human Rights Amid Global Crises
Monday, 21 October 2024, 4:32 am | UN News
The UN’s top human rights official has told UN News that it’s not human rights themselves that are in crisis – but rather their implementation coupled with a lack of firm political leadership to make sure the rights of all are respected. More >>
Palestine: International Law Obliges Israel To End Occupation, Says Rights Panel
Monday, 21 October 2024, 4:29 am | UN News
All States and international organizations, including the United Nations, have obligations under international law to bring to an end Israel’s unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, according to a new legal position paper released Friday by ... More >>
‘Historic Drought’ In Southern Africa, Human Rights In Tunisia, Accountability Must For Pakistan Mineworker Killings
Monday, 21 October 2024, 4:26 am | UN News
Nearly six and a half million people in southern Africa are starving because of an “historic drought” linked to last year’s El Niño, UN humanitarians said. More >>
Lebanon Crisis: UN Human Rights Office Calls For Probe Into Israeli Strike
Monday, 21 October 2024, 4:24 am | UN News
With no let-up to the ongoing Israel-Lebanon conflict, the UN human rights office on Tuesday called for an independent probe into an Israeli airstrike that hit an apartment block in northern Lebanon a day earlier that left a reported 22 dead. More >>
Mystery Still Surrounds Death Of Revered UN Chief Hammarskjöld, 63 Years After Tragic Plane Crash
Monday, 21 October 2024, 4:22 am | UN News
He was en route to negotiate a ceasefire between UN peacekeepers and separatists from the breakaway Congolese region of Katanga, and possibly even a peace agreement encompassing the whole of newly independent Congo. More >>
First Person: Football Dream Alive In Gaza Despite ‘Constant Fire’
Monday, 21 October 2024, 4:17 am | UN News
A young Gazan footballer who says he feels like he is “dying every day,” is trying to keep his dream alive of one day playing the game professionally, despite living “under constant fire.’ More >>
Despite Regional Escalation, Peace Is Still Possible In Yemen: UN Envoy
Monday, 21 October 2024, 4:14 am | UN News
Yemen is at risk of being dragged further into the rising conflict in the Middle East, UN Special Envoy for the country Hans Grundberg warned the Security Council. More >>
Alert: Two Billion Women Without Access To Social Protection
Sunday, 20 October 2024, 3:30 pm | UN News
A UN Women report reveals that policies ranging from cash benefits to healthcare and pensions are not being extended to enough women and girls, leaving them more vulnerable to poverty worldwide. More >>
Ukraine: Humanitarian Coordinator Highlights Determination To ‘Survive And Rebuild’
Saturday, 19 October 2024, 3:23 pm | UN News
Mr. Schmale said he can only marvel at the ability of Ukrainians to keep going “with smiles on their faces to support their own people.” More >>
We Owe It To Future Generations To Shape A Safer Tomorrow, UN Chief Says On International Day
Friday, 18 October 2024, 4:22 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General has stressed the vital role of education in protecting children and empowering them to build a disaster-resilient future. More >>
Guterres Salutes Japanese Anti-nuclear Group On Nobel Peace Prize Win
Friday, 18 October 2024, 3:45 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated the Japanese anti-nuclear weapons organization Nihon Hidankyo which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. More >>
Myanmar Is Spiralling, Warns UN Chief In Peace Call To Regional Bloc ASEAN
Friday, 18 October 2024, 3:19 pm | UN News
Amid escalating hostilities in Myanmar sparked by a 2021 military coup that have plunged millions into a deepening humanitarian crisis, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the country’s neighbours “to leverage their influence” ... More >>
UNICEF Seeks $165 Million For Therapeutic Food To Combat ‘Silent Killer’
Friday, 18 October 2024, 11:46 am | UN News
The warning comes from UN children’s agency UNICEF which said levels of severe wasting in children under five remain gravely high in several countries due to conflict, economic shocks and climate crises. More >>
Lebanon: Cholera Fears For Communities Uprooted By War
Friday, 18 October 2024, 11:23 am | UN News
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that a response plan had been activated to strengthen surveillance, contact tracing and water sampling. More >>
Nearly Half The World’s 1.1 Billion Poor Live In Conflict Settings
Friday, 18 October 2024, 11:18 am | UN News
The finding comes in the latest update to the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), jointly published by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) at the University of Oxford in the United ... More >>
