UNICEF condemns looting of lifesaving supplies for children in Sudan
The attack on one of the last operational hospitals in the area further deepened the ongoing humanitarian crisis sparked by the civil…
‘The poison of racism continues to infect our world’, Guterres warns on International Day
21 March marks the adoption of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and honours the legacy…
Exhausted Gazans wake from another night of Israeli bombing: UN aid teams
“We’re waking up from another intense night of bombardments, the fourth night of bombardment since the ceasefire abruptly broke down on Monday…
Running to bomb shelters, nothing new for Ukraine’s schoolchildren
There have been a staggering 1,614 recorded attacks on Ukrainian schools up to the end of last year says the report from…
Children, refugees pay hefty price of global aid funding crisis
Spokespersons for UNICEF and UNHCR in Geneva warned that the liquidity crunch has jeopardized lifesaving work, including progress in reducing child mortality,…
Syria’s humanitarian crisis: 16.5 million in need amid continuing conflict
Briefing journalists in New York from Damascus, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, explained that the country remains at a…
Free societies are good for business says UN rights chief, wrapping up visit to Kyrgyzstan
Speaking in the capital Bishkek, Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights acknowledged the country’s recent economic growth but cautioned that…
Trailblazers: UN’s ‘founding mothers’ remind all people to stand up for human rights
“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home,” said Anna Fierst, quoting her great-grandmother Eleanor Roosevelt’s…
Guterres welcomes deals to halt energy attacks in Ukraine, Russia
“Any ceasefire is welcome because it saves lives, but it is essential that a ceasefire paves the way for a just peace…
Gaza: ‘Dramatic escalation’ as bombardments intensify and displacement surges
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