“Equal land rights both protect land and advance gender equality,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, in a video message, urging all governments to eliminate legal barriers to women owning land, and to involve them in policy making. “We depend on land for our survival, yet we treat it like dirt,” the UN chief added, emphasizing…
The rapid changes in the Artic and Antarctic have serious implications for these regions, and for global weather and climate. The alert follows expert meetings held earlier this month in Europe. Scientists are concerned Sea ice extent is among key climate indicators used by WMO in its State of the Global Climate reports. Others include greenhouse gases, sea level…
Lachezara Stoeva was addressing a special crisis meeting on Haiti organized by ECOSOC to address the country’s urgent food security needs and noted that the humanitarian response plan for this year is only 22.6 per cent funded. Wake-up call “This plan targets 3.2 million Haitian people whereas around 5.2 million Haitian people are in need….
Duty to rescue people in distress In a joint statement, refugee agency UNHCR and migration agency IOM, said that the duty to rescue people in distress at sea without delay was a “fundamental” rule of the international maritime law. They underscored that the current approach to Mediterranean Sea crossings – one of the world’s most…
On Friday, relief supplies were delivered to vulnerable families in the rural Kherson region close to the front line. The destruction of the dam on 6 June has impacted water supplies, sanitation and sewage systems, in addition to health services. Boat deliveries As part of the aid effort, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and UN…
King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman From 1996 to 2023, Saudi Arabia provided 96 billion dollars in humanitarian aid and assistance to 167 countries. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s adviser on humanitarian aid and relief center, Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Rabiyyah, told this in a meeting with…
Photo courtesy of Chinese Media A woman in China has decided to return her husband’s donations after he came out of a coma. According to Chinese media, more than 4,000 people donated 26,500 dollars to the woman after her husband was injured in a car accident and went into a coma. According to reports, the…
File photo The spiritual leader of Christians, Pope Francis, was discharged from the hospital after 9 days. According to foreign media, Pope Francis stayed in the hospital for 9 days after the surgery, he was operated on for stomach pain. According to a spokesman from Vatican City, Pope Francis’ engagements have been canceled until June…
Photo courtesy of Indian Media In India, former Director General of Police Rajesh Das was sentenced to 3 years in prison for sexually harassing a fellow officer. According to Indian media, a court in the state of Tamil Nadu found a suspended police officer guilty of sexually harassing a female officer. According to reports, the…
File photo Australia’s main opposition Liberal Party has called for the resignation of a senator facing allegations of sexual harassment. According to foreign media, there have been several complaints of sexual harassment against Liberal Party senator David Vaughan, and an inquiry in 2021 found that one in three people working in parliament had been sexually…
