Weather-related disasters displace 43.1 million children in six years, UNICEF reports
Weather-related disasters forcibly displaced a staggering 43.1 million children across 44 countries over the past six years, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…
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Karabakh crisis: UN response continues
UN teams on the ground in Armenia are providing vital support to help address the needs of over 100,000 refugees who recently…
Protect children at all times and at all places, UN envoys tell nations
In 2022, the UN verified 27,180 instances of grave violations targeting children – use in conflict, killing and maiming, rape and sexual…
Leuven, a green and sustainable city: the ecological initiatives that make this city a model
Leuven, a green and sustainable city: the ecological initiatives that make this city a model Located in Belgium, the city of Leuven…
Media Freedom Act: MEPs tighten rules to protect journalists and media outlets
In response to growing threats to media freedom, MEPs adopted their position on a law to strengthen the transparency and independence of…
World News in Brief: ‘Horrifying’ attack on Ukrainian village, autonomous weapons ban, Sudan crisis
The top UN humanitarian official in Ukraine has condemned a Russian strike that ripped apart the small rural village in the Kharkiv…
Nagorno-Karabakh: MEPs demand review of EU relations with Azerbaijan
Condemning Azerbaijan’s violent seizure of Nagorno-Karabakh, MEPs call for sanctions against those responsible and for the EU to review its relations with…
Sudan conflict creates world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis: UN aid official
As heavy fighting continues in Sudan, the UN’s top aid official in the country warned on Thursday that the conflict has created…
Czech President Pavel to MEPs: “If Ukraine fails, so will we” | News
President Pavel stressed the importance of explaining Europe “to ensure that our citizens can genuinely identify with the principles we stand for”.…
Haiti: Children facing triple threat of insecurity, malnutrition, disease
The spread of violence from Port-au-Prince to Artibonite, Haiti’s main rice-growing region, is exacerbating an already critical humanitarian emergency, the UN Children’s…