Israel demolished a Palestinian school in the occupied West Bank. The European Union has strongly condemned the Israeli authorities’ move to demolish Palestinian schools. Students say that the building was reduced to rubble, leaving no trace of the school. The EU delegation working for the Palestinians said on its official Twitter account that it was…
Congo flood death toll exceeds 400; Photo: File Brazzaville: In Congo’s southern province of Kivu, torrential rains caused rivers to boil and hundreds of people were swept away in Riele, killing 401 and injuring around 200. According to the international news agency, in the continuous rains in Congo for 4 days, the water of the…
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),…
“Corporal punishment is a violation of the Convention against Torture and must cease,” said UNAMA’s human rights chief Fiona Frazer, stressing that the UN is “strongly opposed” to the death penalty. She called on the de facto authorities to establish an “immediate moratorium” on executions. Flogging and stoning In a new report, UNAMA said that…
That’s according to the UN Trade and Development body UNCTAD’s Trade and Environment Review 2023, published on Monday, which analyses the world’s $3-6 billion ocean economy, and assesses how human activity and multiple global crises have significantly impacted sectors like fishing, seafood, shipping and coastal tourism. The report, presented at the 3rd UN Trade Forum in Geneva, calls for…
In a call to the Malian authorities to prevent people from being born into slavery, the experts said that the country is the only one in the Sahel region without specific legislation criminalizing enslavement. “Nothing can justify slavery, whether it be culture, tradition, or religion”, said the experts, Tomoya Obokata, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms…
1. Forests are essential to life on Earth Forests cover 31 per cent of the Earth’s land area, contain over 80 per cent of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity, and store more carbon than the entire atmosphere. “Forests are one of Earth’s most valuable ecosystems,” said Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General for UN Economic and Social Affairs, at…
In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, António Guterres noted that “most, if not all, United Nations agencies and our humanitarian partners, have been impacted by large-scale looting”, since the military power struggle between the national army and rival RSF militia began, which fighting now entering a fourth week. Speaking to journalists at the daily UN briefing on Monday,…
The Syria Earthquake Recovery Needs Assessment (SERNA) puts the total damages and losses at almost $9 billion, said El-Mostafa Benlamlih, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, who led the effort alongside the UN Country Team. “The UN has been working tirelessly to respond to the series of powerful earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria…
File photo Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi has said that under no circumstances do we want bloodshed and insecurity on Pakistan’s soil. In a statement, Amir Khan Muttaqi said that the Taliban government of Afghanistan has fulfilled its responsibilities for the elimination of TTP and ISIS. Amir Khan Muttaqi says that 80…
