“I will continue to stand with you as we shape a more prosperous, equal and resilient future for all,” he said in a video message to launch his latest Progress Report on Youth. The world is facing multiple and far-reaching crises, including conflicts, climate change, poverty, inequality and discrimination, he said, and “nobody has a…
Briefing the Security Council, Prosecutor Karim Khan, said that the mandate of his office, pursuant to resolution 1593 referring the situation in Darfur to the Court in 2005, was clear. “[Our mandate is] ongoing with respect to crimes within our jurisdiction, the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes; and any individual who…
File photo Meta, the company that owns social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, has launched its new app ‘Threads’ to compete with Twitter. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook and the owner of Meta Company, said ‘Welcome’ while posting the first post on the new app ‘Threads’. According to Mark Zuckerberg, 5 million people created…
In addition to a revised request from the UN aid coordination office OCHA for $2.56 billion to fund its Humanitarian Response Plan – targeting some 18 million people in Sudan – the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said that it required $472 million to assist those forced to flee across the country’s borders. The revised joint…
The guidance provides a joined-up approach for responding to the threat or arrival of any respiratory pathogen such as flu or the range of coronaviruses, that have the ability to rapidly mutate into different variants. The new Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats Initiative, or PRET, incorporates the latest tools and approaches for shared learning and collective action established…
“Many of us take our gender identity for granted, but for many children it is not so easy,” said Mahesh Mahalingam, the UNAIDS Director of Communications and Global Advocacy. “It’s a matter of daily survival, a daily struggle. Children all around the world must be supported in expressing their identity freely.” Stigma, discrimination, and criminalization…
UN Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia, and the Americas Miroslav Jenča told the Council that the Korean Peninsula must be “an area for cooperation” and not for escalating tensions. In this regard, the Security Council’s unity is “essential” to ease tensions and overcome the diplomatic impasse. Drill simulates ‘nuclear counterattack’ DPRK has conducted 14…
The World Health Organization has expressed its concern after the death of an eleven-year-old girl from bird flu in Cambodia. Photo: File Cambodia: Although bird flu has now been reported in many small and large countries, the first fatality in Cambodia has alarmed other organizations, including the World Health Organization. According to initial reports, an…
The funding, which covers a three-month-period, will allow aid organizations to swiftly ramp up their operations to support Government-led response efforts in areas that include food security, protection, education, water and shelter. UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to step up and fully fund the response effort. “Türkiye is home to the…
Each year, more than 2.3 million women are diagnosed with breast cancer, making it the most common cancer in the world affecting all adults, according to WHO. Although a limited number of high-income countries have been able to reduce breast cancer mortality by 40 per cent since 1990, for women in poorer countries, one of…
