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World News: UNHCR Rushes Support To Rohingyas, End ‘Normalisation’ Of Prostitution, Zambia’s Devastating Drought
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:22 am | UN News
Deadly monsoon landslides in southern Bangladesh have destroyed over 1,200 shelters and displaced around 2,000 ethnic Rohingya from neighbouring Myanmar who need urgent assistance, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has said. More >>
‘Nowhere Is Safe’ For Civilians As Sudan War Descends Further Into Chaos
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:20 am | UN News
The UN Security Council in New York on 18 June focused on the worsening crisis in Sudan as civilians continue to suffer amidst the brutal fighting between rival militaries. More >>
Officials Highlight Massive Poverty, Humanitarian Despair In Afghanistan
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:16 am | UN News
The humanitarian needs in Afghanistan are “alarmingly high” and the international community is in “crisis management mode”, the UN Security Council heard on Friday. More >>
Systemic Gender Oppression In Afghanistan May Amount To Crimes Against Humanity
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:12 am | UN News
The systemic oppression against Afghan women and girls is “so severe and extensive that they appear to form a widespread and systematic attack” which could amount to crimes against humanity said Richard Bennett, the independent rights expert monitoring ... More >>
Systematic Terror, Brutal Atrocities Rife In Myanmar: UN Human Rights Chief
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:08 am | UN News
The UN’s top human rights official said on Tuesday that Myanmar is in “agonizing pain”, suffocated by an illegitimate military regime which uses “horrific war tactics” and commits brutal atrocity crimes. More >>
WFP Increases Response In West And Central Africa To Address Rising Hunger
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:05 am | UN News
The World Food Programme (WFP) will increase its food and nutrition assistance programme this month in West and Central Africa in hopes of reaching 7.3 million people as the June-August lean season is under way at a time when hunger levels are high and ... More >>
Libya: UN Official Highlights Need For Inclusive Talks To End Stalemate
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:03 am | UN News
Libyans overwhelmingly desire a political consensus so that credible national elections can be held that will restore legitimacy to national institutions, the deputy head of the UN Support Mission in the country (UNSMIL) said on Wednesday. More >>
World News: Women Doing ‘Inspirational’ Work In Gaza, Huge Increase In Haiti Displacement, Uyghur Rights In China
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:00 am | UN News
UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Wednesday that Gazans continue to be displaced due to active fighting and bombardment. More >>
World News In Brief: Weapons Sales Threat, More Aid For Haiti, Global Refugee And Migrant Survey
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 3:57 am | UN News
A conference focused on small arms and light weapons is taking place at a “difficult and dangerous moment for humanity,” according to the UN Chief António Guterres. More >>
Parent, Technician, Farmer, Merchant: What More Can A Teacher Be?
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 3:53 am | UN News
On World Refugee Day, marked annually on 20 June, meet some of the multi-talented teachers and principals of migrant learning centres in Thailand along the border with Myanmar, who, with UN support, are doing all they can to keep up with the influx ... More >>
Record Levels Of Displacement Amid Global Conflict And Natural Disasters
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 3:49 am | UN News
There are twice as many internally displaced people today as there were ten years ago - the largest numbers ever recorded, said Special Advisor on Solutions to Internal Displacement Robert Piper, on Friday. More >>
Global Foreign Investment Declines For Second Year As Geopolitical Tensions Rise, UN Trade Body Reports
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 5:00 am | UN News
Foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by two per cent to $1.3 trillion in 2023 amid global economic slowdown and rising geopolitical tensions, according to a report released on Thursday by the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD. More >>
Global Survey Reveals ‘truly Astonishing’ Consensus For Stronger Climate Action
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 4:50 am | UN News
The Overwhelming Majority Of People Around The World Want An End To Geopolitical Differences When It Comes To Fighting Climate Change, The Results Of A Landmark Public Opinion Poll Conducted By The UN Development Programme (UNDP) Has Shown. More >>
Stories From The UN Archive: Archivists Unerase Mystery Woman
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 4:39 am | UN News
Too often, women’s names have been erased from history, including at the signing of the landmark Refugee Convention in 1951. But, this is no longer the case for Margaret (Kitchen) Bruce, thanks to tenacious deep diving archive teams from across the UN ... More >>
Birth In A War Zone: Coping Amid Ongoing Attacks In Ukraine
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 4:26 am | UN News
Like many expecting parents, Oleksandra and Oleksandr Chebotar were eagerly awaiting the birth of their daughter. The way it happened, however, was unlike anything they had ever imagined. More >>
UN Chief Warns Of ‘cyber Mercenaries’ Amid Spike In Weaponising Digital Tools
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 4:12 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday highlighted the dual-edged nature of cyberspace, stressing its potential for both immense benefits and significant risks when misused. More >>
‘World Cannot Afford Lebanon To Become Another Gaza’: Guterres
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 3:59 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Friday voiced profound concern over escalating violence and “bellicose rhetoric” between Israel and Hezbollah militants across the frontier with Lebanon, warning that one false move could trigger a catastrophe for the whole ... More >>
INTERVIEW: Conflict-related Sexual Violence, ‘one Of History’s Greatest Silences’
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 10:36 am | UN News
Conflict-related sexual violence is one of history’s greatest silences and continues to be chronically underreported, even in a world with a record number of conflicts since World War Two, according to Pramila Patten, the UN Special Representative on More >>
Laws Of War Likely ‘consistently Violated’ In Israeli Strikes On Gaza: UN Rights Office
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 9:03 am | UN News
A UN probe into the Israeli military’s bombing of Gaza has pointed to the laws of war being “consistently violated” with regard to the use of hugely powerful bombs and an alleged lack of distinction between combatants and civilians, the Organization’s ... More >>
Honour The Strength And Courage Of Refugees, Urges UN Chief
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 8:53 am | UN News
“Conflict, climate chaos and upheaval” have forced more than 120 million people from their homes including 43.5 million who have fled across national borders said the UN Secretary-General in his message for World Refugee Day, marked on Thursday. More >>
