Friday, July 12, 2024

Daily Wrap

Welcome to the United Nations
View in browser
Click 'Download images' to view images
UN News
Global perspective Human stories
Daily Wrap 11 July 2024
The global population reached nearly 8.2 billion in mid-2024 and is expected to continue to grow until the latter half of this century.
Growing or shrinking? What the latest trends tell us about the world's population

The global population reached nearly 8.2 billion by mid-2024 and is expected to grow by another two billion over the next 60 years, peaking at around 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s.

Read more
Economic Development
Youth leaders from the Pacific Coast of Colombia hold up a sign in Spanish which reads 'peace.' (file)
Insecurity main obstacle to realizing Colombia Peace Agreement, Security Council hears

Although substantial progress has been made in implementing important aspects of the Peace Agreement in Colombia, challenges still remain, the head of the UN Mission in the country said in a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday. 

Read more
Peace and Security
The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. (file photo)
General Assembly demands immediate end to Russian aggression in Ukraine

The UN General Assembly on Thursday demanded that Russia immediately cease its aggression against Ukraine and unconditionally withdraw all military forces from Ukrainian territory.

Read more
Peace and Security
Children shelter in the shade in Tambasi centre in El Fasher, North Darfur.
World News in Brief: Concern mounts over fate of El Fasher, call for consensus over South Sudan elections, indigenous rights in Brazil

UN humanitarians "remain gravely concerned" over the daily fighting that continues to rage in and around the Sudanese city of El Fasher, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Thursday.

Read more
Peace and Security
Items recovered in a warehouse in the former Yugoslavia where men and boys were held, were used as evidence in trials at the ICTY.
Srebrenica genocide: Mothers send warning to future generations, urging 'never again'

The UN on Thursday observed the first International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica, honouring the memory of 8,000 Bosnian Muslims brutally killed by the Bosnian Serb army.

Read more
Human Rights
A young girl who lost her parents and siblings in a missile strike on their house is learning to walk again following the amputation of her leg.
Gaza: WHO chief highlights health risks of latest evacuation orders

More Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza are further threatening the health of people in the embattled enclave, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) said during a media briefing in Geneva on Thursday. 

Read more
Health
Young women study at  a centre in Bol in Chad.
UN chief calls for 'dramatic shift' to transform education worldwide

The global crisis in education needs a "dramatic shift" to shape a more peaceful, sustainable and just world, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday.

Read more
Culture and Education
UN logo white
facebook twitter youtube soundcloud
COPYRIGHT    |    FAQ    |    FRAUD ALERT    |    PRIVACY NOTICE    |    TERMS OF USE
Unsubscribe    |    Update preferences

No comments:

Post a Comment