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Gearing up humanitarian assistance for Palestine refugees
- UN News
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) will received an additional $135.8 million after signing an agreement with the United States on Saturday establishing shared goals in support of humanitarian assistance, development, and refugee protection.
Call for ‘dignity, equality, justice and human rights’ rings out on Mandela Day
- UN News
Nelson Mandela International Day is an opportunity to reflect on the life and legacy of “a legendary global advocate for dignity, equality, justice and human rights”, the UN chief said on Sunday.
FROM THE FIELD: A flood of humanitarian needs for Burundi lake dwellers
- UN News
Some 52,000 people have been displaced by flooding in Burundi since March this year, following the rise of waters in Lake Tanganyika in East Africa and most need humanitarian assistance, according to the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Act now to provide COVID-19 vaccines for all: ECOSOC President
- UN News
Ensuring COVID-19 vaccines for all will be critical if the world is to defeat the pandemic, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Munir Akram, said on Friday in his address to the closing its high-level segment.
Sulli Deals: Muslim Women in India Being Put Up for Sale
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Jul 16 (IPS) - Ongoing online sexual harassment of Muslim women through ‘Sulli Deals’, an auctioning app hosted by GitHub, has been reported to the authorities – but not before it called untold trauma to the targeted women.
Prison population surge triggers overcrowding, COVID casualties
- UN News
One in three prisoners around the world is being held without having stood trial or been found guilty by any court, according to a new study published on Friday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
UN deputy chief warns of ‘hurricane of humanitarian crises’
- UN News
There is a “bloody surge” impacting humanitarian crises around the world, with civilians in conflict zones paying the highest price, the UN deputy chief told the Security Council on Friday.
Deadly flooding, heatwaves in Europe, highlight urgency of climate action
- UN News
Heavy rainfall that has triggered deadly and catastrophic flooding in several western European countries, is just the latest indicator that all nations need to do more to hold back climate change-induced disasters, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.
UN rights chief calls for prompt release of protestors held in Cuba
- UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for the prompt release of protestors and journalists detained during anti-government demonstrations in Cuba, some of whom are being held incommunicado.
Cleantech Entrepreneurs Driving a Green Recovery in Barbados
- Inter Press Service
VIENNA, Jul 16 (IPS) - Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Eastern Caribbean island nation, famed for its beautiful landscapes, pristine white-sand beaches and temperate climate, attracted around a million tourists each year.
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