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Landmark Climate Change Hearings Represent Largest Ever Case Before UN World Court
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 12:00 pm | UN News
The hearings are part of the process towards the court issuing an advisory opinion, which will clarify States’ legal obligations under international law and the consequences for breaching them. More >>
Sudan: UN Deplores Deadly Shelling On Zamzam Camp
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 11:53 am | UN News
On Tuesday, UN Resident Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, expressed her grave concern over humanitarian aid organizations reports that Zamzam camp came under fire and intense shelling during the evening of 1 December and again on 2 ... More >>
Gaza: New Evacuation Order Affects More Than 2,000 In Khan Younis
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 11:50 am | UN News
Monday’s directive is the fourth such evacuation order for the area since July and covers about three square kilometres. More >>
Security Council: Put Young Women At The Heart Of Peace And Security Efforts
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 9:00 am | UN News
“Investments in women, peace and security agenda are not an option; they are a necessity for preventing conflict and achieving sustainable and inclusive peace,” she said. More >>
UNHCR Secures Record $1.5 Billion In Early Funding For 2025
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 8:38 am | UN News
The package includes $1.143 billion from donor governments along with a commitment of $355 million from UNHCR’s private sector National partners. This provides the agency with 15 percent of its anticipated needs for the coming year. More >>
Syria Escalation: Deadly Attacks Continue, Healthcare And Access Compromised
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 5:41 am | UN News
UN human rights office (OHCHR) spokesperson Jeremy Laurence told reporters in Geneva of “a number of extremely concerning incidents resulting in multiple civilian casualties, including a high number of women and children, stemming from attacks by both HTS ... More >>
Three Billion People Globally Impacted By Land Degradation
Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 9:40 pm | UN News
Three billion people around the world are suffering the impact of poor and degraded land which will “increase levels of migration, stability and insecurity among many communities,” according Abdulrahman Alfadley, More >>
The Nightmare In Gaza Must Stop, Urges UN Deputy Chief
Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 12:16 pm | UN News
Describing the situation in Gaza as “appalling and apocalyptic” the UN Deputy Secretary-General on Monday called on world leaders to act decisively to alleviate suffering and prevent the further devastation of the enclave. More >>
Lebanon: Final Repatriation Flight Brings Brazilians Home Amid Ceasefire
Monday, 2 December 2024, 9:54 pm | UN News
The final repatriation flight for Brazilians escaping the conflict in Lebanon touched down at São Paulo’s Guarulhos Air Base early Wednesday, as a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold. More >>
Millions Of Women And Girls Forced To Flee Face High Risk Of Gender-based Violence: UNHCR
Monday, 2 December 2024, 9:52 pm | UN News
More than 60 million women and girls worldwide who are forcibly displaced or stateless face high risks of gender-based violence (GBV), but funding for lifesaving services to support them is woefully lacking, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday. More >>
Devastating 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Ends, Marked By Record-setting Storms
Monday, 2 December 2024, 9:31 am | UN News
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially concludes this weekend, leaving a trail of destruction, loss of life and massive economic damage across the Americas and the Caribbean, the UN meteorological agency reported on Friday. More >>
UN Officials Raise Alarm Over Escalating Violence In Northwest Syria
Monday, 2 December 2024, 8:42 am | UN News
A sharp escalation in fighting in Syria’s Aleppo Governorate has displaced thousands and caused heavy civilian casualties, prompting urgent warnings from senior UN officials about the growing humanitarian crisis and threat to regional stability. More >>
UN Rights Office Urges Russia To Cease Attacks On Ukraine’s Energy Grid As Winter Sets In
Monday, 2 December 2024, 8:29 am | UN News
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday reiterated its call for Russia to halt attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, adding that those responsible must be held to account. More >>
Afghanistan: Surge In Synthetic Drugs Could Threaten Public Health
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 11:46 pm | UN News
The latest report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reveals significant gaps in Afghanistan's ability to address substance use disorders, highlighting urgent issues with access, resources, and infrastructure. More >>
Lebanon Ceasefire Deal: Displaced Communities Start To Return Home
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 11:43 pm | UN News
As the Lebanon ceasefire deal entered into force early Wednesday based on the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006), UN humanitarians committed to supporting communities uprooted by the war that have already started returning ... More >>
General Assembly President Urges Collective Action On Sudan As Crisis Deepens
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 11:35 pm | UN News
Addressing the General Assembly on Tuesday, President Philémon Yang called for urgent collective action to address the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and stressed the shared responsibility of UN bodies to safeguard global peace and security. More >>
World Leaders Adopt Peace Pledge Amid Wars In Gaza, Lebanon And Beyond
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 11:23 pm | UN News
World leaders adopted a bold, forward-looking declaration on Tuesday at a global forum to advance peace as war rages on, from Gaza and Lebanon to Sudan and Ukraine. More >>
World News In Brief: Aid Challenges In Syria, Human Rights In Iran, Elections In South Sudan
Friday, 29 November 2024, 12:05 pm | UN News
Ongoing hostilities across Syria are intensifying an already dire humanitarian crisis, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned, amid reports of a deadly airstrike at the Ad Dabousiyah border crossing with Türkiye. More >>
Wages Are Recovering After Negative Shift In 2022, Says UN Labour Agency
Friday, 29 November 2024, 11:59 am | UN News
Pay packets around the world rose 1.8 per cent in 2023 and continued their positive trajectory in the first half of the year, rising by 2.7 per cent on the back of a strong post-COVID global recovery, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) ... More >>
‘We Need Peace’: Global Forum Concludes With Hope And A Plan
Thursday, 28 November 2024, 12:04 pm | UN News
The message, from second graders and octogenarians to imams, rabbis, young changemakers and the King of Spain, was clear: “we need peace and mutual understanding now more than ever before”, according to more than 1,800 participants at the UN Alliance ... More >>
