Seeding the peace and friendship in Yakoruda – a journey beyond cultures and religions
26-29.09.2024 – interfaith weekend in Yakoruda, Bulgaria On the occasion of the United Nations International Day of Peace on 21 September, the…
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Lebanon crisis: 90,000 displaced in last 72 hours, warns refugee agency
Only hours earlier, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned the Security Council that “hell is breaking loose in Lebanon” along the UN-patrolled line of…
‘We have failed the people of Gaza,’ Guterres tells ministers
The world has “failed the people of Gaza”, he said. More than 41,000 people have been killed since Israel’s offensive began in…
Side event to the 57th Human Rights Council Arbitrary Detention in the UAE: Addressing the Crisis of Civil Society Suppression
On Tuesday September 17th, CAP Liberté de Conscience hosted a side event to the 57th session of the Human Rights Council titled…
Humanitarians call for greater support for Sudan following famine declaration
A $2.7 billion plan to support nearly 15 million people this year is less than a third funded, resulting in huge shortfalls,…
Gaza: ‘Frightening increase’ in Hepatitis A cases
“People in Gaza are facing yet another peril: Hepatitis A is spreading including among children,” Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN agency…
Sudan famine: Emergency response must include more than food, urges top UN aid official |
The head of UN aid coordination office OCHA in the war-torn country Justin Brady said the famine conditions which already prevail in…
Humanitarians urge Security Council to stop ‘freight train of suffering’ in Sudan
Edem Wosornu of the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, and Stephen Omollo, Assistant Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), briefed…
Nurturing hope and leadership among Gaza’s young people
A volunteer with Sharek Youth Forum, a local non-governmental organization (NGO) in war-torn Gaza, Ms. Al Shamali has currently been displaced for…
Zimbabwe faces worsening food crisis due to El Niño droughts
This comes just two months after UN humanitarians declared Zimbabwe as one of the hunger hotspots where acute food insecurity was likely…