“I’m in Kyiv, ending a fast-paced visit to IOM operations in Ukraine and Moldova. Sirens awoke me, and I was rushed to a bunker in my hotel. Yes, I was scared, but that’s not why I’m writing this. I now have a glimpse into what millions of Ukrainians, and all of my staff here have…
Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba unveiled the Secretary-General’s latest annual report, for 2022, which showed there were 27,180 grave violations overall, an increase from the previous year. The recorded violations only refer to verified information, with the likely toll much higher, and cover four categories: recruitment and use of children into…
This operation to catch fake cash is the biggest operation in the history of Turkey. Turkish security forces arrested 6 people after seizing one billion dollar worth of fake currency in Istanbul. One of the arrested suspects is from Ghana while 3 are from Sweden. The military police chased the suspects in the Kaghişin area…
The UN chief was speaking during a debate on ensuring the security and dignity of people caught in the crossfire and addressing the related issue of access to food and essential services. Suffering and ‘outrage’ “Civilians have suffered the deadly effects of armed conflict for too long. It is time we live up to our…
At the same time, UN agencies are also helping to provide emergency relief support, including the International Organization for Migration (IOM), whose Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) aims at assisting refugees and third country nationals who are desperately trying to flee fighting by escaping to neighbouring countries. Sudan’s national army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF),…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media A fire at a gold mine in Peru has killed 27 people, in what officials say is Peru’s worst mining accident in decades. Officials have said that 2 people have been saved from burns in the accident, but no one else is expected to survive. The fire broke out due…
In America, the suspect who killed 5 neighbors was caught. Texas police have arrested him from a closet of dirty clothes. According to foreign media, 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza shot and killed five of his neighbors in the US state of Texas for making noise and escaped, but this escape did not last long and the…
Virginia Gamba, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict, who is currently preparing her latest report, said data gathered so far reveals that trends showing high levels of violations are continuing. Nearly 24,000 grave violations were verified in 2021, the last reporting year. Most involved killing and maiming, as well as recruitment and…
