‘Hope Away from Home’: UNCHR launches new global campaign https://ift.tt/YjcZJO0

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday launched a new global campaign to rally support and firm commitments from nations to protect the rights of people fleeing conflict, violence and persecution.

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UN expert urges international support for The Bahamas amid climate crisis https://ift.tt/tg5GmV6

A UN-appointed human rights expert on Friday urged the international community to increase assistance to The Bahamas and other small island States that face elevated threats from natural disasters resulting from climate change. 

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More than two million children displaced by Sudan war: UNICEF https://ift.tt/J06XTmM

The conflict in Sudan has uprooted more than two million children – an average of more than 700 newly displaced every hour, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Thursday. 

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Abolish ‘human exploitation’ once and for all, UNESCO chief urges https://ift.tt/j7rLdbk

Commemorating the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition on Wednesday, the head of the UN’s education, science and culture agency UNESCO, emphasized the urgent need to end exploitation.

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Ethiopia: Deescalate tensions in Amhara, international rights experts urge https://ift.tt/Xni1ley

An international human rights body focused on Ethiopia has voiced deep concerns over the worsening security situation in the northwest of the country, particularly in the Amhara region.

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Yemen: Killing of veteran WFP staff member ‘an unacceptable tragedy’ https://ift.tt/3BanARW

The top UN humanitarian official in Yemen on Saturday called for justice in the wake of the recent attack against World Food Programme (WFP) staff that left one person dead and another injured. 

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Libya: Rights experts denounce discriminatory travel policy https://ift.tt/3PSHiYQ

A group of UN independent experts on Thursday expressed grave concern over a discriminatory policy issued by the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU) which effectively restricts women and girls from travelling abroad without a male guardian.

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Tunisia: UN experts urge swift action to uphold migrants’ rights https://ift.tt/5TWvtYQ

A group of UN independent experts on Tuesday expressed concern over Tunisia's alleged discriminatory treatment of migrants, urging the authorities to take action to halt collective expulsions and protect human rights. 

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Ukraine: War weakening international security political affairs chief warns https://ift.tt/iLIKucs

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the war “has weakened the international collective security system we have all pledged to uphold”, the top UN political affairs official told the Security Council on Friday, briefing ambassdors on the current situation on the ground.

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Syria: Unprecedented funding crisis means cuts for 2.5 million in need warns WFP https://ift.tt/Qt1PWqc

An unprecedented funding crisis in Syria has forced the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to announce cuts to aid being provided for 2.5 million of the 5.5 million people who rely on the agency for basic food needs.

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Critical humanitarian situation in Central African Republic https://ift.tt/Y8ibxup

The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) remains critical, with more than half the population, 3.4 million people, requiring assistance and protection, the top UN aid official in the country said on Monday. 

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New UN reports aim to avert continued social, economic and environmental ‘breakdown’ https://ift.tt/Y8ibxup

Reforming the global financial system, moving beyond Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure of economic progress, and addressing technology challenges are crucial to achieving a more just and equitable future for all, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday. 

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World must ‘work as one’ to end plastic pollution: Guterres https://ift.tt/vSh39RQ

As international negotiators committed to hammering out a draft treaty by November on ending plastic pollution, the UN chief stressed in his message for World Environment Day on Monday, the importance of curbing the “catastrophic” consequences of waste plastics.

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UN agency for Palestine refugees on verge of financial collapse https://ift.tt/6hZ5RAo

The United Nations on Friday appealed for sustainable funding for its agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA, which is on the brink of financial collapse. 

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UNAIDS celebrates Pride Month, demands decriminalization worldwide https://ift.tt/18rWICm

As the world comes together to celebrate the beginning of Pride Month on Thursday, the UN agency dedicated to ending the AIDS epidemic, UNAIDS, issued a declaration of solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) communities around the globe.

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UN in Bangladesh decries devastating new round of rations cuts for Rohingya refugees https://ift.tt/18rWICm

The UN in Bangladesh on Thursday condemned a second cut in food rations for Rohingya refugees who are sheltering in the country, after a funding shortfall of $56 million compelled the World Food Programme (WFP) to enforce the cuts.

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UN commends Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia, as final judgement is delivered https://ift.tt/12C3oxm

The UN chief on Wednesday commended the work of the judges and staff of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), as its final judgement was delivered, increasing the prison sentences on appeal of two former top Serbian security officials.

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Racism which scars societies, must be stamped out, forum for people of African descent hears https://ift.tt/TsG2Qg0

Racism is a global problem, and every country must take a stance against it, General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi said on Monday, addressing the latest meeting of a UN platform to improve the safety and quality of life of people of African descent worldwide.   

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UNESCO unveils new AI roadmap for classrooms https://ift.tt/sKiM4u2

The UN convened the first ever global meeting with education ministers from around the world to explore risks and rewards of using chatbots in classrooms, announcing on Friday a new roadmap to chart a safer digital path for all.

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UN representative alarmed by sexual violence against women and girls in DRC https://ift.tt/uNFnH8Y

UN Special Representative, Pramila Patten, expressed her ‘deep concern’ on Thursday over increasing allegations of sexual violence against women and girls being carried out in camps for the internally displaced (IDPs) around Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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