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The World Must Look To South America’s Success In Reducing Hunger
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 4:10 am | UN News
Each year, the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, released on Wednesday, provides an update on the global progress or setbacks in achieving the 2030 goal of zero hunger. More >>
Rising Heat In Europe And Central Asia Killing Almost 400 Children A Year: UNICEF
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 4:04 am | UN News
Soaring summer temperatures in Europe and Central Asia are killing nearly 400 children a year according to new analysis of the latest available data by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released on Wednesday. More >>
Fight Against Global Hunger Set Back 15 Years, Warns UN Report
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 3:59 am | UN News
Progress fighting global hunger has been set back 15 years, leaving around 733 million people going hungry in 2023, equivalent to one in 11 people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest UN State of Food Security and Nutrition in the ... More >>
Sudan War: Nearly 26 Million Going Hungry Due To Rising Food Prices, Access Challenges
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 9:29 am | UN News
Nearly 26 million people in war-torn Sudan are not getting enough to eat, the UN reported on Tuesday, citing its humanitarian affairs office, OCHA. More >>
Where Do I Go Now, Ask Gazans Uprooted By New Israeli Evacuation Orders
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 4:08 am | UN News
Gazans uprooted by the Israeli military’s latest evacuation orders have fled their shelters and homes “running for their lives”, with barely any belongings and little idea where they will end up, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. More >>
Middle East: ‘One Rash Move Could Trigger A Catastrophe’
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 10:00 am | UN News
A recent surge in cross-border deadly attacks risks escalating violence across the Middle East and requires immediate de-escalation efforts, top UN officials warned the Security Council on Monday. More >>
Forests Face Increasing Risk Of Wildfires And Pests Due To Climate Change
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 9:08 am | UN News
The world’s forests are becoming increasingly susceptible to wildfires and pests due to climate change, according to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), released Monday. More >>
UN Commission Of Inquiry Accepts ICJ Opinion, Continued Attacks In Ukraine, Improved Neurological Medicines Access
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 8:30 am | UN News
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Monday welcomed the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) recent advisory opinion declaring Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian territory ... More >>
UN Special Envoy Warns Of Escalation Risk In Syria
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 7:57 am | UN News
The threat of regional conflict affecting Syria has not abated, particularly in the face of recent Israeli strikes on the war-torn country, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Monday. More >>
Gaza City-Bound UN Aid Convoy Comes Under Israeli Fire, Says UNRWA
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 7:32 am | UN News
A UN convoy has been hit by “heavy shooting” from Israeli forces at a checkpoint while en route to Gaza city, the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said on Monday. More >>
UN Agencies Urge Immediate Boost In HIV Services To End AIDS By 2030
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 4:05 am | UN News
An immediate increase in HIV services is needed in the countries most affected by the pandemic to end AIDS by 2030, according to a new report by the Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by 2030, released on Monday. More >>
Gaza: What Human Rights Mean To Displaced Youth
Monday, 22 July 2024, 4:00 am | UN News
In a lively interactive dialogue, OHCHR’s Ajith Sunghay had invited the young students to discuss what human rights means to them. In turn, they shared their pain and hopes, sending messages to the world demanding an end to the war so that they could return ... More >>
‘Entire Social Fabric’ Unravelling In Haiti As Displacement Continues
Sunday, 21 July 2024, 5:01 pm | UN News
The entire social fabric of families is unraveling in Haiti as displacement in the country reaches record numbers due largely to insecurity and gang-related violence, according to Abdoulaye Sawadogo, head of the UN’s humanitarian coordination office, ... More >>
The Life Of Aristides De Sousa Mendes: An Example For Us All
Sunday, 21 July 2024, 4:17 pm | UN News
Secretary-General António Guterres heralded the opening of a new museum in central Portugal on Friday which honours the extraordinary life of a man who showed “immense bravery” helping thousands of refugees escape the Nazi regime during World War ... More >>
UN Stresses Value Of Cooperation With Key Organizations Across Eurasia
Sunday, 21 July 2024, 4:13 pm | UN News
The UN relies on cooperation with regional and subregional organizations “now, more than ever” amid mounting global tensions and challenges, a senior official said on Friday in a briefing to the Security Council. More >>
Guatemala: UN Rights Chief Concerned Over Polarization, Inequality, Racism
Sunday, 21 July 2024, 4:08 pm | UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday highlighted changes and ongoing challenges in Guatemala – including corruption, racism and gender inequality - following a four-day official visit to the Central American country. More >>
Israel’s Continued Occupation Of Palestinian Territory ‘unlawful’: UN World Court
Sunday, 21 July 2024, 3:56 pm | UN News
The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday declared that Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory “is unlawful”, and that “all States are under an obligation not to recognize” the decades-long occupation. More >>
Funding Boost For UNRWA As UK Decides To Restore Funding
Sunday, 21 July 2024, 3:49 pm | UN News
The head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees UNRWA welcomed the decision by the United Kingdom on Friday to resume funding of the agency “at a critical time, as the agency continues to come under harsh and unprecedented attacks”. More >>
A Look Into The Lives Of Palestine Refugees In Lebanon Awaiting A Solution To Their Plight
Sunday, 21 July 2024, 3:40 pm | UN News
On the outskirts of Lebanon’s second capital, Tripoli, lies a Palestinian refugee camp that is almost as old as their plight itself. More >>
Stories From The UN Archive: Meet The First Black President Of South Africa
Sunday, 21 July 2024, 3:28 pm | UN News
On the heels of this year’s Nelson Mandela International Day, marked annually on 18 July, we are taking you back in time to an epic moment at the United Nations in the 1990s when the anti-apartheid hero and icon made a historic debut in the UN General ... More >>
