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Gaza: Polio Could Spread Unless Vaccines Reach War-torn North
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 11:55 am | UN News
An immediate ceasefire is needed in Gaza as the enclave faces the additional threat of polio spreading, if the final phase of a vaccination campaign continues to face delays in reaching the besieged north, where the “nightmare is intensifying”, ... More >>
‘Climate Crunch Time Is Here,’ New UN Report Warns
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 11:41 am | UN News
Annual greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high, and urgent action must be taken to prevent catastrophic spikes in temperature and avoid the worst impact of climate change, according to a new report released on Thursday by the UN Environment ... More >>
BRICS Summit: Guterres Underscores Bloc’s Role In Boosting Global Cooperation
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 11:31 am | UN News
The BRICS intergovernmental organization can play a greater role in strengthening multilateralism for global development and security, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, in remarks to the group’s summit hosted by Russia in ... More >>
‘Lebanon Risks Falling Off A Humanitarian Cliff’: UN Relief Coordinator
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 11:11 am | UN News
The UN Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon on Thursday urged the international community to push harder for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah warning that the country is on the brink of a humanitarian collapse. More >>
New UN Push To Ensure Women’s Equal Participation Peace
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 11:01 am | UN News
The UN on Thursday launched the “Common Pledge” initiative, designed to bring together mediators, governments, and civil society to ensure the full, equal and meaningful engagement of women in peace processes. More >>
Gaza: Palestinians Are Dying Amid Lethal Evacuation Delays
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 10:46 am | UN News
Children and disabled people are facing ever more horrific conditions in war-torn Gaza, with some dying as they wait for medical evacuations, as the year-long war grinds on, UN officials and rights experts said on Friday. More >>
UN Chief Urges Halt To Escalation After Israeli Strikes On Iran
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 10:31 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Saturday called for an immediate halt to all escalatory actions in the Middle East, following overnight attacks by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on targets in Iran. More >>
Sudan’s 'Living Nightmare' Continues As 11 Million Flee War, Mass Killings
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 10:01 am | UN News
Escalating violence and new atrocities in Sudan have pushed the humanitarian crisis to unprecedented levels, with displacement now exceeding 11 million people amid reports of mass killings and systematic-sexual violence across multiple regions, UN officials ... More >>
Balancing Biodiversity At Global UN Summit In Colombia
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 9:54 am | UN News
Countries from around the world are meeting in the Colombian city of Cali, to discuss how best to protect biological diversity and develop a lasting blueprint that will allow humankind to live in harmony with nature. More >>
Sudan: UN Official Decries Attacks Against Civilians In Al Jazirah State
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:50 am | UN News
The top UN humanitarian official in Sudan has raised alarm over a sharp escalation of violence in a region near the capital, Khartoum, where recent attacks reportedly carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have claimed more than 120 lives. More >>
UN Rights Chief Urges Bangladesh To Sustain ‘Unprecedented’ Momentum For Change
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:32 am | UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday emphasized the importance of sustaining the momentum for change sparked by recent student protests in Bangladesh and subsequent resignation of the former Prime Minister, speaking at the end of a ... More >>
People Want Action On Plastic Pollution That’s Choking Us: Guterres
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:27 am | UN News
Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for “an ambitious, credible and just” deal that responds to the needs of communities everywhere, including some 20 million waste-pickers, UN Secretary-General ... More >>
At COP16, Guterres Urges World To ‘choose Wisely…Make Peace With Nature’
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 12:52 pm | UN News
Speaking at the opening of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16), he emphasized that “making peace with nature is the defining task of the 21st century.” More >>
Lazzarini: Israeli Knesset Vote On UNRWA Will Deepen Palestinian Suffering
Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 11:57 am | UN News
Monday’s vote by the Israeli Knesset banning the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) contradicts principles of the UN Charter, violates Israel’s obligations under international law, and sets a dangerous precedent, the head of the Agency, Philippe Lazzarini has ... More >>
Sudan Trapped In A ‘Nightmare Of Violence’, UN Chief Tells Security Council
Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 9:03 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday the people of Sudan are trapped in a “nightmare of violence, hunger, disease and displacement”, as the brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continues ... More >>
Gaza: No Let-Up In Israeli Military Offensive, Situation ‘Only Getting Worse’
Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 8:28 am | UN News
After a weekend of continuing Israeli military operations throughout the Gaza Strip and especially the north, UN humanitarians warned on Monday that the already dire aid situation “is only getting worse”. More >>
Greenhouse Gases Surged To New Highs In 2023, Warns UN Weather Agency
Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 8:22 am | UN News
New data released by the UN on Monday indicating that greenhouse gases have hit a record high shows once again that urgent action and not words is needed from the world’s major polluters to protect us all from climate change, the World Meteorological ... More >>
‘Entire Population Of North Gaza At Risk Of Dying,’ Warns UN’s Top Humanitarian Official
Monday, 28 October 2024, 3:46 pm | UN News
According to reports, hundreds of Palestinians have been killed since Israeli security forces renewed their offensive in northern Gaza earlier this month. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced again. More >>
Explainer: How To Advance Women’s Roles In Peace And Security
Monday, 28 October 2024, 1:26 pm | UN News
Ongoing conflicts reveal that females are disproportionately affected – from gender-based violence to rape used as a tool of war – but the UN chief’s newly released report suggests 8 ways for policymakers and interested parties to advance women’s role ... More >>
Syria Facing Alarming Regional Spillover, UN Envoy Warns
Monday, 28 October 2024, 12:53 pm | UN News
“The fires of conflicts are raging the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Gaza, and in Lebanon. And the heat is being felt in Syria too – spiralling escalation is already having a major impact on Syria and Syrian civilians,” Geir Pedersen ... More >>
