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UN Interviews United Nations
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UN News interviews a wide range of people from senior news-making officials at Headquarters in New York, to advocates and beneficiaries from across the world who have a stake in helping the UN go about its often life-saving work in the field.
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Over 70 per cent of global labour force working in extreme heat
With temperature records set month after month, more people globally find themselves working in warmer conditions.
Some 2.4 billion workers – over 70 per cent of the global workforce – are exposed to extreme heat while on the job, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
The report shows that unlike in the 1950s, when heat exposure was a hazard in certain professions or sectors, today almost anybody can suffer heat stroke at work.
Balint Nafradi, occupational safety and hazard data expert at ILO, spoke to UN News’ Anton Uspensky about the report’s key findings and the laws that are being adopted based on the agency’s recommendations.
He also shared advice on how to work safely in the heat, including for athletes and staff at the Olympic Games in Paris. -
UNRWA stresses need to protect humanitarians after convoy hit in Gaza
Thousands of families in Gaza were once again on the move on Monday after Israel issued new evacuation orders in Khan Younis.
The UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA continues to assist people across the embattled enclave where “no place is safe” after 10 months of war, according to Communications Director Juliette Touma.
She spoke to UN News’s Abdelmonem Makki about UNRWA’s work in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, where the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported a shocking rise in the number of youngsters killed since October.
Ms. Touma began by speaking about how a UN convoy was hit by heavy shooting while heading to Gaza City on Sunday. -
New jail ‘symbolizes change’ in Philippines penal system
A jail which has newly opened in the city of Marawi on the Filipino island of Mindanao “symbolizes change” in the Philippines penal system, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
The Marawi City Jail, which was built by the Bureau of Jail management and Penology (BJMP) and inaugurated in May 2024, has been established according to the Nelson Mandela Rules.
The Rules define what are generally accepted as being good principles and practice in the treatment of prisoners and prison management in detention facilities across the world.
The Philippines currently has some of the most overcrowded jails in the world.
Daniel Dickinson spoke to Renato Reynaldo Roales, a National Programme Officer at UNODC based in Mindanao, and began by asking him to describe the facility. -
South Sudan: Force commander vows to boost peacekeeping presence ahead of elections
As December elections loom in South Sudan and humanitarian, economic, social and political crises persist, the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS, continually provides services to maintain a conducive environment.
In an interview with UN News’s Mehboob Khan, Force Commander Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian has been speaking of previously volatile security situations and peacekeeping challenges in the world’s youngest nation, that took months at a time to control.
He explained the challenges the Mission anticipates during the election season, while noting plans to strengthen peacekeeping efforts, which includes enhancing the mission’s footprint across South Sudan and ensuring accurate information reaches eager voters. -
Top South African Judge emphasizes crucial role of judiciary in fighting climate change
The 2024 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) is underway in New York, bringing ministers and senior officials together to discuss how to get the world back on track to reach the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
One of the key concerns is how best to boost climate action to ensure a more peaceful, prosperous and sustainable future for all - and the legal framework that can make that a reality.
Justice Nambitha Dambuza is a Judge of Appeal who sits on South Africa’s Supreme Court and she’s been explaining to UN News’s Shanae Harte the role judges play in environmental protection, and how human rights can be preserved amid climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. -
UN aid mission witnesses ‘apocalyptic’ scenes in Gaza city, with most basic supplies non-existent
Aid teams that reached Gaza City on Friday after a week-long military offensive by Israeli forces described apocalyptic scenes with “building after building” flattened.
Some 300,000 people now remain in the north of Gaza, according to latest estimates from the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, which is working to get basic supplies to the most vulnerable, including hygiene kits for women and girls.
“This is the biggest ask we’re having in the north and in the south,” said UNRWA Senior Communications Officer Louise Wateridge, who’s been speaking to UN News’s Daniel Johnson via Zoom from the enclave.