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Migrant Shipwreck Leaves 21 More Missing Off Coast Of Lampedusa
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:16 pm | UN News
A migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean left another 21 missing off the island of Lampedusa, between the African coast and Malta, an Italian coast guard said on Wednesday. More >>
UN Demands Hostage Release, Urges Protection And Aid For Gaza Civilians
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:16 pm | UN News
Top UN political and humanitarian officials on Wednesday renewed urgent appeals for the unconditional release of all hostages in Gaza, while emphasizing the need to ensure aid and protection for desperate civilians being continually displaced inside ... More >>
World News In Brief: West Bank Deaths, Venezuela Rights Violations, Soaring Debt Worldwide
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:15 pm | UN News
At least 30 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank in the week ending 2 September, including seven children – the highest number of deaths in a single week since November last year, UN humanitarian wing OCHA said on Wednesday. More >>
Asia-Pacific Nations Commit To ‘Visionary Blueprint’ For Inclusive Digital World
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:15 pm | UN News
At a major UN conference on Wednesday, Asia-Pacific nations pledged to bridge the digital divide and foster inclusive digital economies, stressing the importance of enhancing digital trust and literacy across the region. More >>
Planning Ahead: 5 Things To Know About The UN’s Landmark Summit Of The Future
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:14 pm | UN News
Is there another way the world could be run? And in the face so much global turmoil, how can we make the future fairer? More >>
UN Reports ‘Lethal Tactics’ By Israeli Forces In West Bank
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:02 pm | UN News
Israeli forces continue to employ “lethal war-like tactics” in the West Bank, including airstrikes, with people being killed, injured and displaced, the UN Spokesperson said on Tuesday. More >>
New UN Report Details Nicaragua’s Ongoing Human Rights Crisis
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:02 pm | UN News
The human rights situation in Nicaragua has "seriously deteriorated" over the past year, following arbitrary arrests, mistreatment of detainees, attacks on Indigenous people, and intimidation of political opponents, according to a UN human rights office ... More >>
Make AI Work For Everyone, UN Chief Says
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:01 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday called for global cooperation in sharing the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI), warning that unequal access could exacerbate global inequalities. More >>
Humanitarians Support Civilians Affected By Recent Attacks In Ukraine
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:01 pm | UN News
Aid organizations continue to provide emergency support to people impacted by recent deadly attacks across Ukraine, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday. More >>
‘Major Milestone’ Immunization Campaign Begins In DPR Korea
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:01 pm | UN News
More than 800,000 children and 120,000 pregnant women will be vaccinated in a nationwide campaign launched on Monday by the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) with the support of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). More >>
New WHO Guidance Takes Aim At ‘Antibiotic Pollution’ From Manufacturing Labs
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:01 pm | UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday issued its first-ever guidance aimed at curbing antibiotic pollution from manufacturing. More >>
Gaza: UN Humanitarians Ahead Of Polio Vaccination Target
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:00 pm | UN News
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that 161,030 children under 10 have been vaccinated in central Gaza during the first two days of the UN-led mass vaccination campaign, surpassing the initial target of 156,000. More >>
Guterres Highlights Timor-Leste’s ‘Growing International Influence’
Friday, 13 September 2024, 10:31 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General continued his historic visit to Timor-Leste on Thursday, emphasising the positive role the country can play on the regional stage to help resolve the crisis in war-wracked Myanmar. More >>
Floods, Landslides Wreak Havoc Across South Asia
Friday, 13 September 2024, 10:30 pm | UN News
Over 18 million people in Bangladesh have been affected by severe monsoon conditions, with more than 1.2 million families trapped as flash floods submerge vast areas of the country’s east and southeast. More >>
Level Of Unprotected Teenage Sex ‘Worryingly High’, WHO Finds
Friday, 13 September 2024, 10:27 pm | UN News
Condom use among sexually active adolescents has declined significantly since 2014, with rates of unprotected sex worryingly high, according to a new report from the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe. More >>
Half The World Lacks Social Protection Amid Climate Crisis, ILO Warns
Friday, 13 September 2024, 7:59 pm | UN News
Social protection is essential to safeguard people from shocks, but half the world is without any coverage, including over 90 per cent of people living in climate-vulnerable countries, according to a new report released on Thursday by the International Labour ... More >>
Guterres Condemns Death Of 6 UNRWA Staff And 12 Others In Israeli Strike, Calls For Independent Probe
Friday, 13 September 2024, 7:57 pm | UN News
The UN chief on Thursday described the continued lack of effective protection for civilians in Gaza during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas as “unconscionable”. More >>
Call For ‘Solutions Across The Board’ As 79th General Assembly Opens
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 1:41 pm | UN News
10 September The 79th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday afternoon in New York, with incoming President Philemon Yang outlining a vision of unity in diversity and calling for deeper international cooperation to tackle a host of global ... More >>
Refugee Paralympic Team Set To Shine In Paris As ‘Inspiration To Us All’
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 8:57 am | UN News
With only two days to go until the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, this year’s Refugee Paralympic Team is gearing up to shine as an “inspiration to us all,” says the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi. More >>
Rights Experts Reveal Impact Of Poland’s Restrictive Abortion Laws On Women
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 8:52 am | UN News
The rights of women in Poland are currently being violated due to restrictive abortion laws that have contributed to “several preventable deaths,” according to independent rights experts on Monday. More >>
