Djibouti is a melting pot of cultures, languages and identities. Over the past few years, our United Nations country team here has played a critical role in ensuring that even in complex circumstances, Djiboutians are not left behind in the pursuit of equitable and sustainable development.
Haiti is in the grip of widespread gang violence, the country’s institutions are on the verge of collapse and its citizens are facing a daily fight for survival. Yet, in the midst of this catastrophic security and humanitarian crisis, the UN continues to provide critical assistance to the beleaguered population.
Resident Coordinator of the UN in Việt Nam, Pauline Tamesis, and Representative of UN Women in Việt Nam, Caroline Nyamayemombe, discuss this year’s theme for International Women’s Day: ‘Invest in women: Accelerate progress’
Fake social media accounts spreading disinformation; a flood of hate messages against both Rohingya refugees and the UN; a local uprising against refugees arriving in Indonesia’s westernmost province of Aceh. This was the reality that we at the UN in Indonesia were confronted with, in the middle of November last year, when rickety boats filled with Rohingya refugees fleeing insecurity and overcrowding at refugee camps in Bangladesh started arriving on Indonesia’s shores.
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Ms. Nahla Valji of Canada as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Eritrea, with the host Government’s approval. She took up her post on January 21, and will also serve as the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country.
Our UN teams are on the ground in 162 countries and territories, coordinating joint programmes and tackling a range of priorities and initiatives — from climate action and food security to gender equality and safety of civilians.
After nine years of conflict, an estimated 4.5 million Yemeni nationals are internally displaced. The UN estimates that three-quarters of the 4.5 million displaced people in Yemen are women and children, where around 26 per cent of displaced households are headed by women.
For the people of Nepal, climate resilience is an everyday affair. Nearly a month ago, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake killed 128 people and injured a dozen more. In the last year alone, nearly 5,700 disaster incidents, from earthquakes to landslides, glacial floods, forest fires, incessant rains and more, struck communities across the country.
Every year on the 25th of November, the world reckons with the persistent injustices of violence against women and girls. This year’s theme calls on the world to take action and invest in the right legislations, resources and capacities required to prevent violence and support women’s rights.
UN humanitarians said on Friday that an agreement to unlock aid deliveries across the Gaza border was near, as UN chief António Guterres delivered a powerful call in front of the gates at the Rafah crossing to get lifesaving aid moving.
