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Sudan war: Rights probe demands wider arms embargo to end ‘rampant’ abuse
- UN News
Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo as they recounted harrowing testimony of victims of horrific sexual attacks whose bodies are treated as a “theatre of operation” by fighters acting with total impunity.
Climate Action Greatest Economic Opportunity of this Century, Says UN Climate Chief
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Sep 05 (IPS) - With fewer than 100 days to go to COP29, the highest decision-making body on climate issues under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is getting shorter and the need for creative and innovative solutions to protect lives and livelihoods is extremely urgent.
INDIA: ‘Civil Society Organisations Are at the Forefront of the Fight Against Gender-based Violence’
- Inter Press Service
Sep 05 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the recent wave of protests against gender-based violence (GBV) in India with Dr Kavitha Ravi, a member of the Indian Medical Association (IMA).
The Time to End Nuclear Tests is Now
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 05 (IPS) - Today, the General Assembly convenes – for the fifteenth consecutive occasion – to observe the International Day Against Nuclear Testswhich is commemorated annually on 29 August.
World News in Brief: Aid trucks on Ukraine frontline, Africa schools close due to insecurity, Georgia rights defenders
- UN News
UN humanitarians continue to reach beleaguered communities stranded on the frontline in Ukraine. An inter-agency convoy delivered three trucks of aid to a community in the Kherson region on Wednesday – the ninth this year that has managed to get through.
Catastrophic hunger doubles in 2024; Gaza and Sudan worst hit
- UN News
The number of people experiencing catastrophic hunger has surged more than twofold in 2024, due largely to the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Sudan, according to new figures released by the UN on Thursday.
UN strongly condemns ‘tragic death’ of Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei
- UN News
The United Nations has mourned the loss of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who died at a hospital in Eldoret, Kenya, on Thursday, just days after reportedly being set on fire by a boyfriend.
Over half a million people severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms in Yemen
- UN News
Unprecedented floods and winds have displaced thousands of families, destroyed homes, and severely damaged critical infrastructure, impacting over half a million people in Yemen, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Thursday.
Gaza: Polio vaccination campaign moves to southern areas
- UN News
The second phase of a two-round campaign to vaccinate over half a million young children in Gaza against polio began in Khan Younis on Thursday, the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said in a post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter.
We must do more to keep the air we breathe clean: UN weather agency
- UN News
Unchecked climate change, wildfires and air pollution continue to have “a spiralling, negative impact on health, ecosystems and agriculture”, with millions of deaths attributed to dirty air, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday.
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