Providing Less but Expecting More ‘Not a Workable Model’, Says Pakistan’s DelegateFunding, resourcing and training issues undermine peacekeeping mandates and the safety of “Blue Helmets”, delegates said today, as the Fourth Committee (Special Poli…
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Sixth Committee Speakers Debate Scope for Draft Texts on Protection of Environment in Armed Conflict, as International Law Commission Review Continues
As the Sixth Committee (Legal) concluded consideration of Cluster II from the International Law Commission’s Report, delegates expressed varying opinions about the draft principles on “Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts”, with…
Read MoreDeadly floods uproot tens of thousands in Central African Republic’s capital
Weeks of torrential rain have caused severe flooding in Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, leaving tens of thousands of people homeless in a city of one million that is still recovering from years of conflict.The Oubangui River burst its banks…
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STORY: GENEVA / CAMEROON HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY TRT: 1:25 SOURCE: UNTV CHRESTRICTIONS: NONELANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATSDATELINE: 5 NOVEMBER 2019 GENEVA, SWITZERLANDSHOTLIST: 1. Wide shot, exterior, Palais des Nations, Geneva.2. Wide shot, journalis…
Read MoreTuesday’s Daily Brief: Cameroon crisis deepens, Tsunami Awareness Day, online gender gap, Somalia floods leave children vulnerable
Cameroon faces worsening humanitarian emergency
Ongoing violence in Cameroon’s northwest and southwest has created a fast-growing humanitarian emergency that’s 15 times worse than it was in 2017, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
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Nearly two million Cameroonians face humanitarian emergency: UNICEF
In Geneva, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson, Marixie Mercado, explained that almost a million children were affected in the West African nation, which until a few years ago was among the most settled and peaceful in the region.Insecurity – and …
Read MoreFirst Committee Sends 19 Resolutions, Decisions to General Assembly, Issuing Strong Calls for Clearing Path towards Nuclear-Weapon-Free World
The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) today sent 19 draft resolutions and decisions on a range of nuclear issues to the General Assembly, including 1 on establishing a Middle East zone free of atomic bombs ahead of a co…
Read MoreAfrican water woes, Pacific measles, and Ethiopian social media militancy: The Cheat Sheet
Our editors’ weekly take on humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe.On our radar
Millions hit by drought, floods in Africa
Too much in the east, not enough in the south – Africa’s water woes are affecting millions. First the d…