The United Nations continues to be virtually paralyzed – and remains politically impotent amidst two raging conflicts—as Russia and Israel keep defying the world body. The killings of civilians and the destruction of cities, particularly by Israel, are devastating and continue despite repeated warnings from the UN, its humanitarian agencies, the
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War affects over 600 million women and girls:UN
More than 600 million women and girls are now affected by war, a 50% increase from a decade ago, and they fear the world has forgotten them amid an escalating backlash against women’s rights and gender equality, top U.N. officials say. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a new report that
Over 400,000 children in Lebanon displaced in 3 weeks: UN
More than 400,000 children in Lebanon have been displaced in the past three weeks, a top official with the U.N. children’s agency said Monday, warning of a “lost generation” in the small country grappling with multiple crises and now in the middle of war. Israel has escalated its campaign against the
Gang attack in Haiti kills 70 people: UN
UN, Lebanon launch $426m humanitarian emergency appeal
The escalating hostilities between Israel and Lebanon have already threatened the safety and security of more than 1 million civilians, urging Lebanon’s government and the United Nations to take swift humanitarian action and call for international support. On Tuesday, October 1, Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati and the UN Humanitarian Coordinator
Summit of the Future: On the need for civil society to make its voice count at the UN
In a context of shrinking civic space that threatens civil society participation in an increasing number of countries and all the way to some UN processes, world leaders will gather to discuss the “multilateralism we want” at the Summit of the Future at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The
UN’s five major leaders skip key summit
The United Nations, over the last year, has been relentlessly promoting the upcoming Summit of the Future – scheduled for September 22-23—as a landmark event. And rightly so. But, surprisingly, the provisional list of speakers, released early this week, reflects notable absentees for a high-level summit– the five permanent members (P5) of
Hope reigns as more children reach with education support
Amid unprecedented global challenges and a growing list of countries in crisis, there is an existential threat to decades of development gains—with the global community marked by intensified armed conflict, forced displacements, and the debilitating effects of climate crises. One in five children worldwide lives in or flees from conflict. The
Take steps to restore democratic order through inclusive process: UN
The UN human rights office has urged the interim government to take steps to restore democratic order and rule of law through an "inclusive and participatory" process guided by human rights. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in its set of recommendations, urged to ensure the transition is
UN calls for peaceful democratic transition in Bangladesh
The Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres in a statement has urged calm and restraint by all sides and emphasized the importance of a 'peaceful, orderly and democratic transition' in Bangladesh. The call made while deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary General Farhan Haq released the statement on behalf