Press Conferences | UNEP , ITU , UNICEF , UNHCR , OHCHR , IOM , WHO , UNECE
UNEP: Update on the first Global Framework on Chemicals Conference, ITU: 2026 Plenipotentiary Conference in Doha, UNICEF: Drones and drought worsen the crisis for children in Sudan, UNHCR: Nigerians flee violence, OHCHR attacks against press freedom in Egypt, IOM Ebola prevention and surveillance, WHO Ebola prevention and surveillance, UNECE UN...
Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
UN Human Rights on Tuesday called on Egypt to end the persecution, harassment and intimidation of independent journalists and media outlets, and to respect press freedom.
Edited News | UNICEF
Drones and drought are "closing in" on Sudan, the UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, said on Tuesday, describing unprecedented attacks on the country's infrastructure including by drones travelling up to 1,500 kilometres before hitting their target. "It is an assault unlike anything Sudan has seen before. In the last week of October, not a single day...
Press Conferences | WMO
Speakers: - Celeste Saulo, WMO Secretary-General- John Kennedy, WMO Head of Climate Information
Edited News | IOM , UNHCR
Aid teams working to help millions of people uprooted by the ongoing war in Sudan appealed on Friday for more international assistance amid desperate funding shortages, empty warehouses and overwhelming needs.
Press Conferences | UNHCR , IOM , UNICEF , WHO
UNHCR / IOM: Millions at risk of losing emergency shelter as funding runs out; UNHCR: warns of severe climate risks facing displaced people ahead of COP31, UNICEF: children in Ukraine face major water supply disruptions amid attacks on energy infrastructure; WHO: together for science and health.
Edited News | UNICEF
Ukraine has sustained almost 2,000 attacks on education since the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, with some 270 this year alone, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Press Conferences | ILO , ITU , UNFPA , UNICEF , WHO
UNICEF: Education Cannot Wait (ECW) High-Level Replenishment Conference - mobilising funding for education for children affected by crises; Children in Ukraine have two-thirds of school hours disrupted by daily air-raid alarms. UNFPA: Yemen: conditions for women and girls in the besieged city of Taizz and in IDP camps; the status of maternal...
Edited News | UNHCR
More than 280,000 people have now been displaced by fighting in Yemen and many vulnerable people are unable to access lifesaving relief because it is too dangerous to do so, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
Press Conferences | OCHA , UN , UNHCR
UN Joint Inspection Unit: JIU at 60 - Who Holds the UN System Accountable? From Recommendations to Results – How Independent System-wide Oversight Contributes to Change; UNHCR: UNHCR winter appeal: 9m people urgently need winter aid as resources dwindle and temperatures slide; Refugees in Yemen trapped between conflict, displacement and dangerous...