Le climat et les conflits parmi les principaux moteurs de la crise alimentaire mondiale
« Le chaos climatique et les crises alimentaires font peser des menaces de plus en plus graves sur la paix et la sécurité. Il est...
Investigadores dizem que “já passa da hora para o término da guerra” no Sudão
Um grupo de investigadores das Nações Unidas ressaltou nesta quinta-feira que “o povo sudanês está farto do conflito arrasador que vem assolando o país”. Em...
La tasa de homicidio infantil en Ecuador aumenta un 640% en cuatro años
Según las últimas estimaciones del Ministerio del Interior de Ecuador, al menos 770 homicidios de niños, niñas y adolescentes fueron registrados en el país...
UN marks International Day to Protect Education with call to action
Growing concern over safety and security prompted UN Secretary-General António Guterres to address the global phenomenon on Wednesday - during his remarks at an...
UN and Egyptian Red Crescent join forces to bring aid to Gaza and Sudan...
Sharing borders with Gaza, Israel, Libya and Sudan, Egypt has taken a lead role in providing lifesaving aid in the region. Since the outbreak...
World News in Brief: Abused Afghan women face prison, UNICEF global alert, deadly mpox...
That’s just one of the shocking findings of a new report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), which found that instead of filing...
Taliban urged to uphold Afghan girls’ right to education
“Denying education to girls is a violation of universal human rights,” said Yasmine Sherif, Executive Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW).“The de facto authorities...
Women’s rights key for Afghanistan’s economic recovery
The report paints a bleak picture of socioeconomic conditions since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, with the erosion of women's rights...
Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre : 55 millions de personnes confrontées à l’insécurité alimentaire
Il s'agit d'une augmentation de quatre millions du nombre de personnes actuellement confrontées à l'insécurité alimentaire dans cette région.Le Mali fait face à la...
Estoques de alimentos da ONU no Haiti podem acabar até o fim de abril
Organização dispõe de comida suficiente para alimentar 175 mil pessoas durante um mês; fechamento do principal porto e aeroporto do país por violência de...
En 2050, los casos de cáncer aumentarán un 77% hasta alcanzar los 35 millones
El Centro Internacional de Investigaciones sobre el Cáncer (CIIC), organismo de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), publicó este jueves las últimas estimaciones...
General Assembly approves $3.59 billion UN budget for 2024
In actions taken late evening on Friday, the 193-member General Assembly also adopted nearly $50 million in additional funding for decisions taken by the...
Myanmar demands greater focus urges UN rights chief, three years after coup
“Amid all of the crises around the world, it is important no one is forgotten. The people of Myanmar have been suffering for too...
Rights violations ripple across war-torn Sudan
“For nearly a year now, accounts coming out of Sudan have been of death, suffering and despair, as the senseless conflict and human rights...
First Person: Supporting mental health in Madagascar, one consultation at a time
Henrielle Emasignavy works for WHO in Ambovombe, where the Androy Regional Referral Hospital is based. She spoke about the care that is being provided...
UN’s political chief warns of escalating toll as third year of war in Ukraine...
Briefing the Security Council, Political and Peacebuilding Affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo told ambassadors “we are no closer to the end of this illegal and...
Un an de conflit au Soudan : des millions de personnes au bord de...
Après près d’un an de guerre civile brutale entre factions armées rivales, la production alimentaire a été touchée et les communautés sont confrontées à...
Melhor formação para mobilidade na Cplp está na mira de Portugal
Portugal aposta em facilitar a mobilidade laboral alargando sua colaboração com nações da Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, Cplp. Parcerias em curso com Moçambique...
Siguiendo los pasos de Pelé, Vinícius Junior es nombrado Embajador de Buena Voluntad de...
En una ceremonia celebrada este viernes en el centro de entrenamiento del Real Madrid, la directora de la Agencia de la ONU para la...
Nigeria first country to introduce ‘revolutionary’ meningitis vaccine
The Men5CV vaccine offers a powerful shield against the five major strains of the meningococcal bacteria - A, C, W, Y and X -...
News in Brief 20 February 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United NationsWFP halts food aid delivery to northern GazaInsecurity has forced the World Food Programme (WFP)...
Lookahead to 2024: July to December
July: Is a second half comeback possible?2023 marked the midway point for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a blueprint for a better future adopted...
Ukraine: UN adds historic Kyiv cathedral and monastery to danger list
The Ukrainian capital has suffered multiple Russian missile strikes during the war, prompting the UNESCO World Heritage Committee to highlight the threat of destruction...
World News in Brief: ICJ to release emergency measures over Israel genocide allegations, Libya...
Since 7 October when Israel launched its military campaign to destroy Hamas in response to the militant group’s terror attacks in southern Israel that...
