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Israeli laws blocking UNRWA – devastating humanitarian impact for Palestinians?

·October 31, 2024·5 min read

What do the laws say? The bills, approved overwhelmingly by Israeli parliamentarians (92 in favour, 10 against) on Monday, would prohibit the country’s authorities from having any contact with UNRWA, and bar the agency from operating within Israel itself. The passage of aid into Gaza and the West Bank requires close...

WMO partnership to highlight damaging impact of climate change on winter sports

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·October 4, 2024·1 min read

The two organizations are joining forces to call attention to the extensive impacts of increasing global temperatures on snow and ice while producing measures to strengthen scientific and sports-related conversations. The partnership is set to begin ahead of the 2024/2025 winter season and will initially last for five years. ‘The tip...

Impact of ‘failed promises’ on climate, evident in Antarctica: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

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·November 30, 2023·4 min read

Maria José Torres Macho travelled to Antarctica with the UN chief, António Guterres, ahead of the global climate conference, COP28, which is getting underway in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates: “The sleeping continent hides under its beauty, its undeniable role as a key climate regulator for the planet. While...

Better data on corruption can reduce its impact, support sustainable development

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·September 3, 2023·1 min read

Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), was speaking at the opening of the first global conference on the topic. Corruption costs the world roughly $2.6 trillion annually, according to the UN Development Programme (UNDP) – money that could go towards fighting hunger, providing healthcare, and ensuring all children have access...

Sudan crisis still having devastating impact on civilians: UN rights office

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·June 10, 2023·1 min read

“We are concerned by the continued devastating impact of the fighting in Sudan on civilians,” Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence told journalists in Geneva. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and military rival, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have been locked in vicious clashes since mid-April. Hundreds have been killed and some 1.2...

More than two years on, impact of Myanmar military coup ‘devastating’

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·March 17, 2023·2 min read

Now in its third year, Noeleen Heyzer said that “the impact of the military takeover on the country and its people, has been devasting.” She thanked Member States for renewing the resolution for the continuation of her mandate and support for an “all-stakeholder approach in promoting a Myanmar-led process, reflective...

Rights expert urges Denmark and Greenland to examine colonial legacy’s impact

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·February 11, 2023·1 min read

The development would represent a key measure to tackle past injustices and create a more inclusive society, said UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, José Francisco Cali Tzay, in a statement at the end of a 10-day visit to the two countries. Inuit people comprise nearly 90...

Eight trends that will impact children in 2023

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·January 31, 2023·4 min read

The war in Ukraine, has resulted in high food and energy prices, global hunger, and inflation – just one example of the way that crises, affecting millions around the world, including children, affect each other. The report, “Prospects for Children in 2023: A Global Outlook”, also looks at a range...

Ukraine rights probe condemns ‘multiplying’ impact of war on children

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·December 3, 2022·3 min read

After its latest official visit to the country, the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine expressed deep concern that threats to the rights and lives of youngsters were “constantly multiplying”. Schools have been destroyed or demolished after nine months of war, while ensuring access to education has also proved very difficult in areas...

Heatwaves to impact almost every child on earth by 2050: UNICEF report |

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·October 26, 2022·3 min read

Today, at least half a billion youngsters are already exposed to a high number of heatwaves, placing them on the front lines of climate change, the UN agency noted. By the middle of this century, moreover, it estimates that more than two billion children will be exposed to “more frequent,...

Sanctions having negative impact on scientific research, rights experts warn |

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·July 8, 2022·2 min read

Scientific research and academic freedom are under threat, they warned, following reports that research submitted by scholars from sanctioned countries were being disqualified from publication. Expanding the application of unilateral sanctions into areas of scientific and academic research adversely affects scholars from sanctioned countries and threatens academic freedom, say UN...