Month: June 2022
Supporting UN’s Palestine refugee agency, means ‘investing in stability for the region’ |
“It means investing in the economic and social wellbeing of Palestine refugees and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),” Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN General Assembly ad hoc committee for voluntary contributions to UNRWA. “It means investing in the future through education of children and youth, girls and boys, young women and men and…honouring…
Read MoreSecuring peace, feeding the hungry: UN chief honours staff who died in service |
“We are united in sorrow and solidarity,” said Secretary-General António Guterres, consoling the family members and loved ones, joining in the memorial event from all over the world, telling them: “our hearts are with you”. ‘Immeasurable suffering’ Throughout the past year, COVID-19 continued to cause “immeasurable suffering and death,” he said. The UN chief paid…
Read MoreIran urged to halt imminent finger amputation of eight prisoners |
The men were sentenced to “have four fingers on their right hands completely cut off so that only the palms of their hands and their thumbs are left”. OHCHR is deeply concerned that the amputations are imminent. Guillotine already installed Of the eight prisoners, seven were identified as Hadi Rostami, Mehdi Sharafian, Mehdi Shahivand, Amir…
Read MoreViolence against indigenous women, ‘legacy of colonialism’ rooted in racism |
“This violence is rooted in historic and unequal patriarchal power structures, racism, exclusion, and marginalization enabled by a legacy of colonialism,” said the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Reem Alsalem, on Tuesday. Stem ‘alarming’ impunity Meanwhile, perpetrators continue to go free, without consequences. “The level of impunity…both State and non-State actors enjoy, is…
Read More‘De facto lethargy’ in Central African Republic, despite escalating attacks |
“The fears legitimately nurtured by the civilian populations who are still suffering the harmful effects of persistent ceasefire violations […] continue to be reported,” said Valentine Rugwabiza, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for the Central African Republic and Head of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the country, known by its French acronym, MINUSCA. Noting that the mission…
Read MoreUN agencies rush to aid Afghanistan following deadly quake |
At least 1,000 people have been killed, according to media reports, and numbers are expected to rise. UN humanitarian agency OCHA said the 5.9 magnitude quake struck the Central Region of Afghanistan around 1.30 AM, local time. Four districts in Paktika province – Gayan, Barmala, Naka and Ziruk – as well as Spera district…
Read MoreUN brainstorms how to strengthen aid delivery amid ‘megacrises’ |
The three-day ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS) brings together UN agencies, diplomats, aid workers, the private sector and other partners, to discuss current and emerging challenges, as well as priorities, and to share experiences and lessons learned. ECOSOC President Collen Kelapile recalled that the world is witnessing the highest number of violent conflicts since 1945,…
Read MoreViolence, rhetoric, hate speech, drive atrocity crimes in Ukraine and beyond, Security Council hears |
Beginning her briefing with a wider perspective, Wairimu Nderitu said that hateful and contentious narratives that form in the wake of growing hostility, violence and discrimination, could have a “devastating impact” on societies at large. “We saw it in the lead up to the Holocaust, in Rwanda in 1994” and also in the ethnically-charged Bosnia…
Read MoreUkraine: UN and partners deliver lifesaving aid to Donetska region |
The 12 trucks carrying food, water purification tablets, hygiene and other desperately needed household items, arrived in the region on Monday. Yesterday, humanitarians delivered 12 trucks of life-saving items to 64K people in Kramatorsk & Sloviansk.Intense hostilities left the entire population of these two cities in desperate need of assistance. Our colleague Ivane Bochorishvili was…
Read MoreCelebrating the union of body and soul: UN marks International Yoga Day |
Returning to an in-person format this year, the verdant North Lawn was transformed into a sprawling exercise area for the yoga demonstration session, where experienced yogis and curious newcomers alike, flexed their bodies – and minds. Spirit of togetherness Yoga is an ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice that originated in India and is now…
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