Edited News , Press Conferences | WMO
Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record high last year and carbon dioxide (CO2) levels were a full 50 per cent above the pre-industrial era for the first time last year, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday.
Edited News | OCHA , UNITED NATIONS
The UN’s top emergency relief official on Wednesday condemned reported raids on Gaza’s embattled Al-Shifa hospital by the Israeli military, highlighting the need for humanitarian pauses to help deliver lifesaving support to civilians.
Edited News , Press Conferences
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) - Launch of the Landmine Monitor 2023 report
Edited News | UNITED NATIONS , UNOG
UN’s staff honour colleagues who made ultimate sacrifice during Israel-Palestine crisis The UN flag flew at half-mast at the Organization’s offices around the world on Monday in memory of the 101 staff members of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, killed in Gaza since the start of...
Edited News | OCHA , WMO
If there is a hell on earth today, its name is northern Gaza, UN humanitarians say
Edited News | OHCHR
“While much attention has been on the attacks inside Israel and the escalation of hostilities in Gaza since 7 October, the situation in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, is alarming and urgent, amid the increasing and multi-layered human rights violations of Palestinians occurring...
Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
UN Human rights spokesperson Liz Throssell briefed journalists in Geneva on reports of women and girls being abducted in Sudan.
Edited News | OCHA , OHCHR , WHO
As the crisis in Gaza continues to worsen amid intense Israeli bombardments and an ongoing ground operation, UN humanitarians reiterated on Friday their call for a humanitarian pause to be able to deliver urgently needed relief items throughout the enclave and evacuate those seriously wounded.