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Rebooting memories of life before the nuclear devastation of Hiroshima
- UN News
A Japanese initiative to colourize photos of Hiroshima survivors, taken before the war, has been hailed by the UN as a way to breathe new life into conversations about peace, and a world without nuclear weapons.
Black Sea Grain Initiative extended on deadline day
- UN News
The Black Sea Grain Initiative, a UN-brokered deal aimed at supplying markets with food and fertilizer amid global shortages and rising prices, exacerbated by the Ukraine war, was extended on Saturday, the day it was due to expire.
DPR Korea: UN chief strongly condemns ballistic missile launch
- UN News
The UN chief condemned on Friday the latest ballistic missile launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), calling on Pyongyang to resume dialogue leading towards sustainable peace and a nuclear weapons-free Korean Peninsula.
Ukraine-Russia: Extension of grain export deals vital to global food security
- UN News
The war in Ukraine has had very significant implications for global food insecurity, the top UN humanitarian official told the Security Council on Friday, underscoring the critical need to extend landmark agreements to export grain and fertilizer from the region.
South Sudan: Violence against civilians ticks up despite fall in attacks overall
- UN News
Violence against civilians in South Sudan rose by two per cent during 2022, according to the latest annual report on Violence Affecting Civilians from the UN peacekeeping mission there, UNMISS.
Central Sahel: Lives of 10 million children on the line as conflict rages
- UN News
Children are increasingly caught up in armed conflict in the climate-affected, food insecure central Sahel region, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
Security Council: Despite progress on reforming global security, ‘our work is not done’
- UN News
The world’s new security sector reform plan can achieve even further progress by developing the first-ever global study on women in defence, trimming reporting periods, and galvanizing Member States’ support, the UN’s top Rule of Law and Security Institutions official said on Thursday.
UN Security Council reaffirms strong support for the Libyan people
- UN News
The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a presidential statement calling on the international community to support ongoing efforts to forge a lasting peace in Libya.
More than two years on, impact of Myanmar military coup ‘devastating’
- UN News
Violence resulting from the brutal military coup is continuing inside Myanmar on an “alarming scale” the UN Special Envoy told a meeting of the General Assembly on Thursday.
Russia’s energy grid attacks, torture in Ukraine, could be crimes against humanity: UN rights probe
- UN News
Russian forces in Ukraine faced fresh accusations of war crimes on Thursday as UN-appointed independent human rights investigators released the latest findings of their ongoing probe.
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