Miroslav Jenča, deputy secretary general for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas, spoke a day after the last wave of Russian air strikes across the country, with at least 23 people killed in the capital, kyiv.

“The number of deaths and the devastation of the dead caused by the intensification of the fighting during the summer, Contrary to significant efforts in recent months To give diplomacy a chance, “he said.

Young lives lost

According to Ukrainian officials, Russia launched 598 drones and 31 missiles across Ukraine during the night between August 27 to 28.

Four children aged two to 17 were one of those killed in kyiv and 64 people were injured. Several buildings have been damaged in 33 locations in the 10 districts of the city.

“Most of the deaths took place in the Darnytskyi district in kyiv, where a missile has struck a five-story residential building, the demolishing of the first on the fifth floor,” he said.

Civil victims were also reported in five other regions – Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Kherson – and a train depot in the Vinnytsia region would have been struck.

Dangerous climbing

Mr. Jenča said these strikes ” are only the last of the brutal climbing of air attacks across the country. “”

The Russian Invasion on a large scale of Ukraine began in February 2022. In July, the United Nations Human Rights Office, Ohchrrecorded growing civilian victims in 18 regions and the capital.

Last month “set A new tragic record for monthly victims», With 286 killed and 1,388 injured – the greatest number since May 2022, said the senior United Nations.

The impact of the conflict was also felt by civilians in Russia. Local authorities have made victims there, especially in the border regions of Belgorod, Kursk and Bryansk.

Russian officials also pointed out that a fire had broken out after a Ukrainian drone had been shot down near the Kursk nuclear power plant.

Although the UN is unable to check these reports, The growing impact of conflict on civilians in Russia is worryingHe said, reiterating the condemnation of attacks on civilians and civil infrastructure.

Winter support

“We are also concerned about the impact of widening and climbing fighting on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine when we enter the fourth winter of the war on a large scale,” he continued.

He underlined the total commitment of the UN to support civilians, adding that preparations for targeted winter support are underway for 1.7 million people, although more funding for donors are urgent.

Diplomatic efforts have been welcome

On the diplomatic level, he said that the secretary general had welcomed the recent efforts by the American president. This includes separate meetings this month between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, Alaska, and another between the Presidents of the United States and Ukraine and European leaders in Washington.

The UN also hosted previous cycles of direct talks between senior Ukrainian and Russian officials held in Istanbul between May and July, and congratulated the exchanges of prisoners who continued to take place accordingly.

Call for de -escalation

“However, as large -scale attacks against civilians persist and civilian victims increase,” The current diplomatic impetus risks vanishing quickly if the accent placed on the need to end violence and to engage in real talks of peace is not maintained“He said.

“We therefore urge all the people concerned with urgently defuse the situation and to redouble the efforts to create conditions for inclusive diplomatic efforts towards a cessation of hostilities and a fair peace.”

Mr. Jenča concluded his remarks by renewing the secretary general’s call for a complete, immediate and unconditional ceasefire.

Their work, said the deputy secretary general of the UN Amina MohammedEast ” The beating heart of educationThe cornerstone of sustainable development and the guards of our future. »»

Speaking Thursday at the opening of the Unesco World Summit on Teachers In Santiago, Chile, Ms. Mohammed called for urgent global action to approach the in -depth crisis of teachers.

“Let us honor their influence on the politicians and the respect that teachers need, and future generations deserve,” she urged, establishing a five-point plan to support educators and strengthen education systems around the world.

A crisis with global consequences

The deputy chief of the UN warned that the world is faced with a “crisis of deepening of teachers” which threatens progress through the Sustainable development objectives.

“We fail our teachers,” she said, highlighting a global deficit of 44 million educators needed to achieve universal education objectives by 2030.

She described the crisis as “a slow combustion emergency” which undermines the learning results, expanding inequalities and weakening the social fabric of communities. “We have to respond to these truths,” she said.

No actor can fix this alone

UNESCO’s general manager Audrey Azoulay also addressed the summit, focusing on the complexity of the challenge. “No actor can fill the shortcomings we see, and that’s what brings us together here in Santiago,” she said.

Ms. Azoulay highlighted the multiple causes behind the crisis: weak and often delayed wages, an aging teachers’ workforce, an increase in school inscriptions without correspondence resources and persistent gender inequalities-especially in STEM fields. Tacking these problems, she said, requires “level heads and clear reflection”.

The numbers are austere

To achieve the objectives of global education by 2030, the world must recruit 44 million teachers – more than double the population of Chile. However, instead of progress, the gains are reversed.

“Too many young teachers leave in their early years,” said Mohammed, citing a low salary, heavy workloads and a lack of professional development. “In the end, we ask for teachers’ impossible: building the future without the tools, confidence and conditions they need.”

Funding for the future

The cost of recruiting the necessary teachers by 2030 is estimated at $ 120 billion per year. But the financing of education fails.

“More than 40% of the world’s population lives in countries where governments spend more on debt interests than for education or health,” she warned.

Education aid should drop by 25% between 2023 and 2027, with a fall of 12% already recorded last year.

Five urgent action zones

Ms. Mohammed presented a five -point plan to combat the global teachers’ crisis:

1. Erect the profession: Implement the recommendations of the high -level panel – fair salary, stable contracts, safe work places, manageable class sizes, investment in clear career updates and career paths.
2. Financial education: Make education a higher budget priority. Develop internal funding, continue to relieve debt and plan a global fund for teachers in an emergency.
3. Advance gender equality: Recognize and raise women’s leadership in a profession dominated by women but often lacking in female decision -makers.
4. Support digital transformation: Train teachers to direct inclusive digital learning, especially since AI reshapes the labor market. Equip classrooms and prioritize the human agency.
5. Protect teachers in crisis areas: From Gaza to Sudan and Ukraine, educators risk their lives. “We owe them more than admiration – we owe them unwavering protection, resources and support.”

From the summit to action

Ms. Mohammed urged managers to transform the summit results into concrete commitments before the World Social Summit in Doha in November.

She proposed:

• National teachers compact with objectives related to time on recruitment, retention and remuneration.
• A financing track which links the exchange of aid and debt to teacher investments.
• A digital pact led by teachers to establish standards for AI and ED-TECH, with funded training.

“Quality education is the foundation of everything we hope to achieve with the objectives of sustainable development,” she concluded. “Without teachers, none of this is possible.”

At least 841 people have been put to death by the government of Iran since the beginning of the year, ethnic minorities and migrants “targeted in a disproportionate manner”, said Ohchr spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani.

Certain executions have been carried out publicly, she added, with seven reported this year on the basis of the information available: “The actual situation could be different. This could be worse given the lack of transparency in the use of the death penalty. ”

Imminent executions

Eleven people are now faced with an imminent execution; Six were accused of “armed rebellion” because of their alleged membership in the Mojahedin-E-Khalq group.

Five others are in the death corridor in connection with their participation in the demonstrations of 2022, following the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, who was detained by the so-called Iranian morality police for not having worn his hijab correctly.

Ms. Shamdasani reiterated the calls of the Chief of the UN Volker Türk rights so that Iran imposes a moratorium on the application of capital punishment, as a step towards its abolition.

The UN chief warns against “playing with fire” while the threat of nuclear test is looming

UN Secretary General António Guterres has issued a striking warning on the International day against nuclear testsUserping world leaders to stop the threat of renewed detonations.

“Stop playing with fire. It is now time to silence the bombs before speaking again, “he said in his message, which coincides with the 80th anniversary of the first nuclear test on July 16, 1945-in the desert of the New Mexico under the Manhattan project.

A deadly heritage

Since then, more than 2,000 nuclear tests have been carried out worldwide.

Atmospheric tests during the first decades of the nuclear era spread radioactive spinoffs through continents, contaminating land and seas, moving communities and leaving survivors confronted with health crises transmitted during generations.

International day was declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2009, following the closure of Kazakhstan on the Semipalatinsk test site.

He has since become a rallying point for governments, civil society and activists pressing the end of nuclear tests and progress towards complete disarmament.

Mr. Guterres stressed that nuclear tests remain a serious danger in the midst of increasing geopolitical tensions. He urged states to ratify the full nuclear testing treaty (CTBT), adopted by a large majority in 1996, but still not in force nearly three decades later.

“We must never forget the horrible heritage of more than 2,000 nuclear tests,” said the secretary general. “The world cannot accept this.”

Burkina Faso declares the coordinator of the UN Persona Non Grata

The UN chief expressed his regret of the authorities’ decision in Burkina Faso to declare the resident and humanitarian coordinator of the UN in the country, Carol Flore-Smereczniak, Persona Non Grata.

In a Friday declarationAntónio Guterres said the transitional authorities announced the diplomatic sanction declaring his unwelcome on August 18.

The UN chief expressed “full confidence” in his “professionalism and dedication and in the broader United Nations system in Burkina Faso”.

During her mandate, Ms. Flore-Smereczniak-who has now left the country-directed UN’s efforts in close collaboration with the Burkinabe authorities to support development initiatives and provide humanitarian assistance.

The UN will continue to support Burkinabe

The declaration underlines that the Charter of the United Nations Clearly shows that the doctrine of the non -grata person does not apply to officials of the UN, because the staff members appointed by the secretary general are responsible only for the organization, and the member states undertake to respect their international nature exclusively.

In accordance with the Charter, the United Nations play privileges and immunities, including the right of its staff to stay and do their compulsory work.

“Only the secretary general, as administrative director of the organization, has the power to decide – after a careful investigation – on the withdrawal of any heads of the United Nations.”

Mr. Guterres reaffirmed the UN’s commitment to continue to support the inhabitants of Burkina Faso and to continue working with the national authorities.

Four years after taking control of the Taliban in August 2021, the extent and severity of the women’s rights crisis continue to intensify. Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls are prohibited from frequenting high school school.

However, in a national door to door survey with more than 2,000 Afghans, more than nine out of 10 supported the right of girls to learn.

“” It is clear: despite the existing prohibitions, the Afghan people want their daughters to exercise their right to education“Said Sofia Calltorp, United Nations‘s Head of Humanitarian Actionto one press conference in Geneva on Friday.

“Education is the difference”

An prolonged humanitarian crisis continues in Afghanistan, associated with systemic and institutionalized restrictions on the rights of women and girls.

Ms. Calltorp insisted that it was more important than ever to continue investing in Afghan community organizations, which offer health care, mental health support and a chance to connect.

“” In a country where half of the population lives in poverty, education is the difference between despair and the possibility“She said, expressing their desire to return to a school environment.

“” It’s almost always the first thing that girls tell us – they are desperate to learn and just want to have the chance to win an education“Said the special representative of UN women in Afghanistan, Susan Ferguson.

One year after the introduction of a so-called the law of morality, a set of radified restrictions, the new alert highlights the normalization of the deepening of the women’s rights crisis.

NGO work ban

The Taliban ban on women working for NGOs – announced almost three years ago – continues to have a devastating impact, said UN women.

More than half of NGOs in Afghanistan report that this affected their ability to achieve women and girls with vital services.

A survey on United Nations women conducted in July and August revealed that 97% of Afghan women said it had a negative impact.

THE United Nations Security Council Gathered in emergency session in New York Friday afternoon after the night of the early night kicks Thursday by Russia in Ukrainian cities, whose capital, which left at least 23 dead, including four children. Deputy Secretary General, Miroslav, Jenča, told ambassadors that diplomatic impulse towards a possible peace agreement was “in danger of fade quickly” if Moscow’s large -scale attacks continue. Follow our Live meetings cover below.