Attacks on kindergartens and schools have been a sad reality for children in eastern Ukraine over the last eight years, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF,… Read More »Conflict In Ukraine Disrupting Entire Generation Of Children, Says UNICEF
Special Representative Helen La Lime, who also heads the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), outlined the need for structural reforms to tackle gang violence,… Read More »Haiti Remains In ‘acute Political And Institutional Crisis’, Security Council Hears
Thousands of Eritrean refugees sheltering at a camp in the Ethiopian Afar region, have fled following a deadly attack on the facility earlier this month,… Read More »Ethiopia Conflict: Thousands Of Eritrean Refugees Flee New Deadly Attack On Camp
Building political support and inclusive responses to sustainable recovery, was the theme of the 2022 Parliamentary Hearing, a joint initiative between the President of the… Read More »Meeting Commitments, Requires UN To Work In ‘lockstep’ With Parliamentarians
Global trade reached a record high in 2021, but it is expected to slow this year for many reasons including continuing delays in global supply… Read More »Global Trade Expected To Slow, After Record High Of $28.5 Trillion In 2021
Reported incidents of violence against civilians fell by around 42 per cent in 2021 compared with the previous year, according to a new report released… Read More »South Sudan: Sharp Decline In Violence Against Civilians
Haiti is once more at a ‘crossroads’, six months after a devastating earthquake hit the south-west of the country, according to the UN Deputy Secretary-General,… Read More »Haiti At ‘crossroads’ Entering Post-Earthquake Reconstruction
“Migration is a fact of life” and a “positive phenomenon” that enriches societies and economies, Secretary-General António Guterres said. However, if poorly managed, it generates… Read More »‘Strengthened International Cooperation’ Needed For Safe, Regular Migration
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan on Wednesday strongly condemned the continued violence across the country, which is affecting the safety of civilians and… Read More »South Sudan: ‘violence Against Aid Workers Must Stop’, Humanitarian Coordinator Urges
Somalia’s leaders must put aside their differences and urgently conclude a credible election process, the UN’s senior official in the country told the Security Council… Read More »Somalia: Elections Must Be Finalized Amid Worsening Drought, Security Council Hears