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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 >>
Middle East: ‘No Time To Lose’ In Negotiating Ceasefire And Gaza Hostage Release: Top UN Envoy
Monday, 26 August 2024, 9:04 am | UN News
Against the backdrop of another major escalation across the Blue Line dividing southern Lebanon and Israel on Sunday, the UN’s top Middle East envoy said on Sunday “there is no time to lose” for a ceasefire in Gaza and release of all hostages. More >>
Afghanistan: Meet The Midwife Who Stayed
Monday, 26 August 2024, 8:30 am | UN News
Mariza Ahmadi made a difficult choice three years ago. She had been working as a midwife at the Ahangaran family health house in Bamyan province for just one year when the Taliban seized control of the country in August 2021. More >>
Gaza: First Polio Case Confirmed In War-shattered Enclave
Saturday, 24 August 2024, 8:29 pm | UN News
A 10-month-old girl paralysed by polio in Gaza has become the first confirmed case of the deadly disease to be detected in the war-ravaged enclave in 25 years. More >>
WHO Seeks $135 Million To Defeat Mpox
Saturday, 24 August 2024, 8:26 pm | UN News
The current mpox outbreak “can be controlled and can be stopped”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized on Friday, announcing an action plan that calls for $135 million over the next six months. More >>
Gaza: Vital Aid Supplies Running Low As Schools Hit In Further Strikes
Friday, 23 August 2024, 11:00 am | UN News
UN aid teams have warned that vital chorine supplies that are essential for purifying water are running out and deteriorating in Gaza, while humanitarians condemned new strikes on schools sheltering people displaced by the war. More >>
UN Chief Urges Climate Justice For Pacific Nations Beset By Rising Oceans
Friday, 23 August 2024, 10:56 am | UN News
Pacific island nations threatened by rising oceans, debt and geopolitical tensions can only fight back if international lenders agree to fairer terms for vital development funding and the world’s biggest polluters make a “massive increase” in contributions ... More >>
Mozambique Makes Great Strides Towards Early Warnings For All
Friday, 23 August 2024, 10:39 am | UN News
Mozambique is playing a leading role in a UN-led global initiative to ensure that all people on the planet are protected against weather-related hazards through early warning systems, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday. More >>
Nepal: New Transitional Justice Law Aids Wider Search For Truth
Friday, 23 August 2024, 9:58 am | UN News
The adoption of new transitional justice legislation in Nepal marks an important step in the nation’s long journey towards accountability and reconciliation, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said Thursday. More >>
Haiti: Millions Of Lives On The Brink Amid Multiple Crises
Friday, 23 August 2024, 9:56 am | UN News
Years of underfunding of humanitarian aid and increasing needs have put millions of Haitians at risk of chronic vulnerability, according to a newly released UN report. More >>
Driving Progress: Botswana Prepares For Historic UN Conference On Landlocked Countries
Friday, 23 August 2024, 9:51 am | UN News
Leaders from landlocked developing countries, (LLDCs) will gather in Gaborone, Botswana, this December to tackle challenges, explore solutions, and build alliances for a more equitable and prosperous future. More >>
World News In Brief: Sudan Aid Breakthrough, Rights In Afghanistan, Myanmar Displacement Continues
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 9:20 am | UN News
The first food supplies destined for desperate communities in Sudan’s Darfur region have crossed the Adre border from Chad, after it was reopened this week by the Sudanese authorities following a six-month closure. More >>
Gaza: Latest Evacuation Orders Leave Civilians Dangerously Close To Frontline
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 9:01 am | UN News
“Continuous” Israeli military evacuation orders in Gaza threaten already extremely vulnerable people in the enclave with further forced displacement, raising concerns that vital services could soon be cut off, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday. More >>
