Conflict in Nigeria largely driven by the climate crisis: UN country chief |
When the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), released its annual report on global trends in June, it showed, for the twelfth year in a row,...
Brasil tem posição central no tráfico de animais, diz delegado ambientalista
Com a Cúpula do Futuro, a ONU buscou promover ações para assegurar um planeta habitável para todas as espécies. Em meio a esses debates,...
World News in Brief: Mass floggings in Afghanistan, refugee resettlement crisis, ‘greening education’
Jeremy Laurence described how on 4 June, a group of 63 men and women were publicly subjected to mass flogging at a sports ground...
Over 180 migrants dead or missing in latest tragedy off Yemen, UN agency reports
Some 260 people were abroad the vessel that had departed from Bossaso, in northeast Somalia, in the early hours of Sunday, bound for Yemen,...
Worldwide levels of forced displacement hit new high: UNHCR
The report found that forced displacement rose to 120 million in May 2024, marking the 12th consecutive annual increase – a result of ongoing...
PODCAST: A UN wish come true |
Californian teenager Kale Ilac’s dream is to become a diplomat. The 16-year-old, who is battling cancer, is hopefully on the way, thanks to the...
Parent, technician, farmer, merchant: What more can a teacher be?
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...
Honour the strength and courage of refugees, urges UN chief
That’s a record number on the move – “fuelling profound human suffering”, António Guterres added, while at the same time honouring their strength and...
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...
