UN News Today 26 July 2024 |
Deadly West Atlantic shipwreck highlights victims’ desperation, says UN refugee agencyNews of another deadly shipwreck off the coast of Mauritania is a clear indication...
Record levels of displacement amid global conflict and environmental disasters
Mr. Piper said that the current global figure of 76 million represented those who have “lost their homes, livelihoods, their communities and in some...
Novas diretrizes ajudam empresas a acelerar ritmo para alcançar os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável
O Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento, Pnud, e a Organização Internacional de Normalização, ISO, anunciaram o lançamento de um conjunto de diretrizes...
World News in Brief: Burkina Faso, refugees and climate change, Afghan women deserve seat...
More than six million people across the country – about a third of the population – need humanitarian support and protection, UN Spokesperson Stephané...
Keeping the peace isn’t just about laying down weapons, says top analyst |
Thomas Kontogeorgos: More and more we try to promote South-South cooperation, more and more we try to bring into our work the vision of...
Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa, new data shows
Data from a new report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Mixed Migration Centre...
‘Off-the-charts awe inspiring’ Refugee Paralympic Team heading to Paris
“All Paralympians have stories of incredible resilience but the stories of these athletes and their journeys as refugees surviving war and persecution to compete...
UN urges peace and respect for Olympic Truce as Paris Summer Games begin
In November, the UN General Assembly adopted a vote to observe the truce in Paris.“In a moment like this, it's important to say that...
PODCAST: Filling the 4 trillion dollar development gap |
$4.3 trillion: that’s the estimated cost of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a blueprint for a fairer future, covering all of the...
Deadly Atlantic shipwreck shows victims’ desperation, says UN refugee agency
The UN agency’s comments follow reports on Monday that dozens of people are missing after a boat carrying hundreds of people capsized in the...
Historic first medal for Refugee Olympic Team
The 25-year-old was the first boxer to qualify for the Refugee Olympic Team, and now she is slated to win gold, silver or bronze later...
Witness to the Nakba: A Palestinian teacher is still waiting for a solution 76...
Before the summer of 1948, Mr. Al-Said’s life was like any other child's in historical Palestine. Belonging to one of the poorer families in...
UN Assembly President calls for global unity as high-level debate concludes
This year’s general debate opened with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva addressing UN’s membership.Over six days, 190 Member States took to the...
UN News Today 29 July 2024 |
Sudan: UN condemns deadly attack on civilians in Al Fasher, North DarfurThe United Nations in Sudan has condemned an attack on a hospital, residential...
Refugee Paralympic Team set to shine in Paris as ‘inspiration to us all’
His view is shared by Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee, who described the team as “one of the great stories of...
Syrian Minister denounces Israel for its ‘seven-decade-long criminal record’
All of these, he told the UN General Assembly, are exacerbated by failures of multilateral diplomacy and the failure of the United Nations to...
Internally displaced families in Yemen need increased aid: UNHCR
The update highlights information from the first half of 2024 and reveals that 4.5 million people are displaced and 18.2 million overall require humanitarian...
Le Président de l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies appelle à l’unité mondiale à la...
Le débat général de cette année s’est ouvert avec le discours du Président brésilien Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva devant les autres Etats membres...
World News in Brief: Possible ‘dire consequences’ for Yemen following strikes, Ukraine hospital attack,...
Aid coordination office, OCHA, said it was assessing priority areas for response in Yemen given that the war-ravaged population rely on imports of fuel...
Méditerranée : le HCR et l’OIM plaident pour une meilleure protection des migrants et...
« Malgré nos plaidoyers, et nos efforts d'assistance aux États pour soulager la souffrance humaine – nous assistons toujours à la tragédie de vies perdues...
Los refugiados que cruzan el Mediterráneo necesitan más protección
El director de la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados (ACNUR) en Nueva York dijo este lunes ante el Consejo de Seguridad que,...
Brasil tem posição central no tráfico de animais, diz delegado ambientalista
Movimentações criminosas incluem barbatanas de tubarão e rãs amazônicas; muitas das espécies traficadas são destinados para culinária, pesquisas ilegais, confecção de joias e produtos...
UN agencies urge Security Council to stop ‘mass graves for migrants’
“The scale of this tragedy, its impact on survivors, families and communities and the frequency with which we witness deaths in transit constitute an...
Assange release ‘a very good outcome’: UN torture expert |
The UN independent expert on torture said on Monday that the reported plea deal with the United States that has led to the release...
