Top UN UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and UN Humanitarian officials renew urgent appeals for the unconditional release of all hostages in #Gaza, while emphasizing the need to ensure aid and protection for desperate civilians being continually displaced inside the war-battered enclave news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

21 more missing on the Mediterranean following a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, one of the world’s deadliest migration routes: IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳 news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

All hostages must be released immediately and unconditionally – Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs At least 101 hostages are still held in #Gaza; they are still denied humanitarian visits and likely held in horrific conditions Read more ⤵️ news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

Asia-Pacific nations commit to ‘visionary blueprint’ for inclusive digital future Ministers adopt a key declaration, pledging to bridge the digital divide and foster inclusive digital economies in the world’s most populous region Read more ⤵️ news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

In its newly-released World Employment and Social Outlook, @ILO finds upward pressure on inequality as the labour income share stagnates and a large share of youth remains out of employment, education or training Read more ⤵️ news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

The number of deaths caused by cholera is on the rise, reveal global statistics World Health Organization (WHO) reported 71% rise in cholera deaths last year news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

#Yemen: UN appeals for immediate release of staff held by de facto authorities news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

International #CharityDay: Donations from individuals, the Muslim community and celebrities around the world like Macklemore are supporting UNRWA, which provides lifesaving support to 2 million people trapped in war-torn Gazans. news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

"The China-Africa partnership can drive the renewable energy revolution. It can be a catalyst for key transitions on food systems and digital connectivity" - UN Secretary-General António Guterres told leaders meeting in Beijing on Friday. news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

We must do more #ClimateAction to keep the air we breathe clean amid intense heat, drought + wildfires, warns UN weather agency World Meteorological Organization in latest Air Quality and Climate bulletin news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

Donations from individuals, the Muslim community & celebrities around the world like Macklemore are supporting UNRWA, which provides lifesaving support to war-torn Gazans. news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

🎤 Air pollution kills 4.5 million people a year, warns the UN weather agency World Meteorological Organization 🎤 Violence and insecurity close 14,300 schools in West & Central Africa: UN Humanitarian 🎤 #Gaza: mass polio vaccination campaign begins in the south UNRWA soundcloud.com/unradio/un-new…

#Gaza: UNRWA along with partners - provided the first dose of polio vaccine to children under 10 years old at the Japanese Health Centre in the devastated city of Khan Younis. news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

Gaza: The second phase of a campaign to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of young children against polio began in southern areas on Thursday. news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

Iceland has created the world's first Glacier Graveyard on the Seltjarnarnes Peninsula, calling for more #ClimateAction. It symbolizes the loss of glaciers due to climate change, featuring memorial tombstones for glaciers that have melted, such as the Okjökull Glacier.

The UN strongly condemns the death of Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei from Uganda.  The marathon runner died in hospital in Kenya on Thursday, just days after she was set on fire by a boyfriend. news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

Over half a million people severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms in Yemen IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳 Read more⤵️ news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

The number of people experiencing catastrophic hunger has surged more than twofold in 2024, due largely to the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Sudan, according to latest UN figures news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

Our World News in Brief this Thursday. 🔹More UN aid reaches civilians on Ukraine frontline OCHA Ukraine 🔹Over 14,000 schools in West & Central Africa closed due to violence 🔹Rights defenders in Georgia suffer sustained repression UN Special Procedures warns news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

"Almost everybody on Earth, basically nine out of 10 people breathe air that is essentially unfit for purpose,” said Lorenzo Labrador, Scientific Officer at World Meteorological Organization. #ClimateAction news.un.org/en/story/2024/…