World’s migratory species in decline, UN report warns
Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline and the global extinction risk is increasing, a new UN report has revealed.
Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline and the global extinction risk is increasing, a new UN report has revealed.
As war rages in Gaza, another simmering conflict risks escalating on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon – which is why the UN peacekeeping mission there is so important.
The UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNWRA) serves almost six million Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.
The UN agency assisting Palestinians, UNRWA, will continue delivering services as best it can to the people of Gaza and will play no part in “pushing” them across the border into Egypt.
February 6 marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, or FGM. In 2024, some 4.4 million girls are still considered at risk from this horrific act of gender-based violence.