‘Grim reality’ of war’s deadly toll on civilians laid bare in Security Council — Global Issues

‘Grim reality’ of war’s deadly toll on civilians laid bare in Security Council — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Updating the ambassadors on the latest UN report on protecting civilians in armed conflict, Ramesh Rajasingham, Director of the Coordination Division of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said that hostilities in densely populated areas, “sharply” increased the risks of death and injury for civilians. “When explosive…

‘Grim reality’ of war’s deadly toll on civilians laid bare in Security Council — Global Issues

Cultural destruction in Ukraine by Russian forces will reverberate for years, UN rights expert warns — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

“As in other conflicts, we currently witness the unfolding of suffering in Ukraine that does not seem to end and we cannot stop,” said Alexandra Xanthaki, Special Rapporteur on cultural rights. “The questioning and denial of the Ukrainian identity and history as a justification for war, is a violation of…

‘Grim reality’ of war’s deadly toll on civilians laid bare in Security Council — Global Issues

UNICEF urges leaders to keep schools safe following deadly Texas shooting — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

At least 19 children and two teachers were killed on Tuesday when 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos opened fire at Robb Elementary School in the small city of Uvalde, Texas, located near the border with Mexico.  End violence in schoolsEnd violence in schoolsEnd violence in schoolsEnd violence in schoolsEnd violence in…

UNHCR chief urges support for Bangladesh to save Rohingya lives, ‘build hope’ — Global Issues

UNHCR chief urges support for Bangladesh to save Rohingya lives, ‘build hope’ — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

“The world must remember the crisis that Rohingya refugees and their hosts have been facing for the last five years,” Filippo Grandi said after visiting refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char island, in the Bay of Bengal.     Bangladesh hosts some one million Rohingya refugees, most of whom fled…

‘Grim reality’ of war’s deadly toll on civilians laid bare in Security Council — Global Issues

UN rights chief Bachelet holds ‘valuable’ meeting with China’s President Xi — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

In a tweet on Wednesday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Bachelet, indicated that she had been able to “discuss directly” important issues via videolink with the country’s premier, without providing further information about her talking points. .@mbachelet: Meetings with President Xi & senior officials have been valuable to discuss directly human…

‘Grim reality’ of war’s deadly toll on civilians laid bare in Security Council — Global Issues

Africa provides a ‘home for hope’, despite new challenges: Guterres — Global Issues

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“Africa is a home for hope,” said Secretary-General António Guterres, citing the continent’s “growing and vibrant youth population”. And with initiatives such as the African Continental Free Trade Area, the Decade of Women’s Financial and Economic Inclusion, and the African Union’s (AU) bold Agenda 2063 set of game-changing proposals, the…

‘Grim reality’ of war’s deadly toll on civilians laid bare in Security Council — Global Issues

Time is short for Sudan to resolve political crisis, Mission chief warns — Global Issues

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“The crisis facing Sudan is entirely homegrown and can only be resolved by the Sudanese,” Volker Perthes, who is also Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), told Council members.  Envoys of the trilateral mechanism facilitating intra-Sudan talks – the United Nations, the African Union and…