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WMO Partnership To Highlight Damaging Impact Of Climate Change On Winter Sports
Friday, 4 October 2024, 12:26 pm | UN News
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) announced on Thursday they are partnering to raise awareness about climate change’s harmful effects on winter sports and tourism. More >>
Guterres Condemns ‘Escalation After Escalation’ In The Middle East
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 10:52 am | UN News
With war ramping up across the Middle East on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed for the violence to end now. More >>
Rights Experts Urge United Kingdom To Curb Hate Speech
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 5:56 am | UN News
The United Kingdom must take action to curb racist hate speech and xenophobic rhetoric, a UN human rights body said, following recent riots that rocked the country. More >>
Atmosphere Of ‘Desperation, Extreme Fear And Trauma’ Envelops Women Of Sudan
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 5:54 am | UN News
An atmosphere of desperation, extreme fear and trauma envelops the women of Sudan in a conflict that has left half of its 50-million-person population in dire need of assistance, according to Laila Baker, a senior regional director from the UN sexual ... More >>
UN Warns Of Escalating Conflict In Yemen Amid Humanitarian Crisis, Regional Tensions
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 5:52 am | UN News
Despite recent economic de-escalation agreements, Yemen remains at risk of a return to full-scale conflict, with continued fighting and increased rhetoric between the warring sides, the UN envoy for the country warned. More >>
Haiti: ‘We Haven’t Turned A Corner Yet, But We’re Making Progress’
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 5:50 am | UN News
More work needs to be done to bolster support for Haiti’s police force as gang violence continues to rock Haiti, said Bob Rae, Canada’s Ambassador to the UN and the newly elected president of the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), who ... More >>
Guterres Calls For End To Myanmar Violence, Persecution Of Rohingya
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 5:48 am | UN News
Seven years since theforced mass displacement of Rohingyaand other communities from Myanmar’s Rakhine State, the UN Secretary-General has called for an end to the violence and full protection of civilians across the country which is now engulfed ... More >>
Gaza: Disease And War Stalk Children, Despite Vaccine Success
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 5:44 am | UN News
In Gaza, despite the success of the mass polio vaccination campaign so far, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday that the very children they are trying to protect have been blighted by disease and heavily traumatized by ongoing fighting. More >>
Over 22,500 Have Suffered ‘Life-Changing Injuries’ In Gaza: WHO
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 5:39 am | UN News
More than 22,500 people – a quarter of those wounded in Gaza since Israel’s offensive began – have life-changing injuries, requiring rehabilitation services “now and for years to come”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported. More >>
Sudan War: Rights Probe Demands Wider Arms Embargo To End ‘Rampant’ Abuse
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 5:36 am | UN News
Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo as they recounted harrowing testimony of victims of horrific sexual attacks whose bodies are treated as a “theatre of operation” by fighters acting ... More >>
Mpox: Equitable Vaccine Access Crucial For Global South
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 5:34 am | UN News
As African countries grapple with a deadly mpox outbreak, the UN independent expert on the right to health on Friday stressed that equitable access to vaccines is crucial in the race to save lives. More >>
UN Leads Search For Synergy On Climate And Development
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 5:31 am | UN News
Governments, experts and civil society representatives met in Brazil for a UN-backed conference to examine solutions that address the interlinked challenges of the climate emergency and the sustainable development crisis. More >>
Climate Change: ‘Graveyard Of Glaciers’ Lays Bare Existential Threat Of Melting Ice
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 5:25 am | UN News
Iceland´s glaciers are retreating so rapidly that future generations may wonder how the ancient island nation got its name. No surprise then that the land of the Vikings was chosen to house the world’s first global glacier graveyard which was ... More >>
Lebanon Crisis: Over One Million People Flee Strikes Amid Invasion Fears
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 2:18 pm | UN News
More than one million people across Lebanon have been uprooted by ongoing and deadly Israeli airstrikes across the country, including one reported early Monday morning in a residential area of central Beirut, adding to fears of a full-scale invasion. More >>
At Global Citizen Festival, UN Deputy Chief Urges Action To Achieve Development Goals
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 12:41 pm | UN News
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told thousands gathered in New York’s Central Park on Saturday that although it is easy to be miserable in today’s world, they represent the hope needed to defeat poverty, defend the planet and demand equity. More >>
UN Assembly President Calls For Global Unity As High-level Debate Concludes
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 12:36 pm | UN News
The President of the General Assembly on Monday reminded UN Member States that the Organization’s strength “lies in our diversity” and ability to unite around common goals, as the curtains drew on the 79th session’s high-level debate. More >>
UN Rights Office Calls For More Action To Combat ‘Senseless Criminality’ In Haiti
Monday, 30 September 2024, 11:37 am | UN News
At least 3,661 people have been killed in Haiti since January due to rampant gang violence, “maintaining the high levels of violence seen in 2023,” the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report issued on Friday. More >>
Desperation Grows In Gaza: At Least 11 Schools Hit This Month, Nearly 100 Dead
Monday, 30 September 2024, 11:27 am | UN News
At least 11 schools being used as shelters by internally displaced Gazans have been hit so far this month, with nearly 100 deaths reported, said UN aid coordination office, OCHA, on Friday. More >>
Women And Girls In Sudan Disproportionately Impacted By Ongoing Conflict
Monday, 30 September 2024, 10:37 am | UN News
Women and girls in the midst of the brutal conflict between rival militaries in Sudan are being disproportionately impacted, including 5.8 million who are now displaced, according to an alert released by UN Women on Friday. More >>
At UN, Muhammad Yunus Urges World Leaders To ‘Invest In Your Young Citizens’
Monday, 30 September 2024, 10:21 am | UN News
Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh paid tribute to the role of youth in his country, as he urged global leaders at the UN General Assembly to invest in the potential of their own countries’ younger generations to shape a fairer, more equitable world. More >>
