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Signing The War In Gaza: Overcoming Deafness And Displacement
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 3:33 pm | UN News
UN News’s correspondent in Gaza, Ziad Talib, spoke to Mr. Al-Habal with help from his sister-in-law, Ghalia Al-Kilani, who learned sign language so she could communicate with her sister, who is also from the deaf community. More >>
World News In Brief: Support For Haiti Mission, Challenge Of ‘Commodity Dependence’, Iran's 'Strict' Hijab Law
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 3:28 pm | UN News
Following the installation of a transitional council in Haiti, seven countries officially notified the UN Secretary-General on Friday of their intention to contribute personnel to the Security Council-backed support mission for the crisis-wracked Caribbean nation. More >>
UN Updates On Probe Into Allegations Of Staff Collusion During 7 October Attacks
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 3:23 pm | UN News
A UN office investigating Israeli accusations that 12 staff members from UN Palestine relief agency UNRWA were involved in the 7 October Hamas-led attacks has closed one of the cases because Israel had not provided any supporting evidence, UN Spokesperson ... More >>
‘Just In Case’ Antibiotics Widely Overused During COVID-19, Says UN Health Agency
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 6:45 am | UN News
Antibiotics saw “extensive overuse” globally among hospitalized COVID-19 patients during the pandemic without improving clinical outcomes, while also potentially increasing the already serious and growing threat of antimicrobial resistance from "superbugs", ... More >>
Ukraine War: UNICEF Highlights 40 Per Cent Rise In Children Killed This Year
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 6:42 am | UN News
As deadly attacks in Ukraine continue, the UN Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) warned on Friday that the number of children killed so far this year has increased by nearly 40 per cent compared to 2023. Attacks that occurred between January and March left ... More >>
Climate Action ‘Cannot Trample Over The Poor’ Says Guterres
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 6:40 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Friday launched an initiative focusing on ensuring fairness, sustainability, and respect for human rights throughout the entire process of sourcing and using critical minerals needed for the clean energy transition. More >>
Stories From The UN Archive: UN Proclaims World’s First Earth Day
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 4:36 am | UN News
The General Assembly designated 22 April as International Mother Earth Day through a resolution adopted in 2009, but the roots of the Day go back to the 1970s. More >>
Recovery In Gaza ‘is Not Only Physical’, UN Senior Humanitarian And Reconstruction Coordinator Says
Friday, 26 April 2024, 6:19 am | UN News
The international community has a duty and responsibility to work towards early recovery in Gaza, but “we cannot ask citizens to wait”, the UN official tasked with coordinating aid delivery into the besieged enclave has said. More >>
Debate At UN Examines Impact Of Portugal’s ‘Carnation Revolution’
Friday, 26 April 2024, 6:17 am | UN News
On 25 April 1974, military officers overthrew the nearly 50-year dictatorship in Portugal in a largely peaceful coup known as the Carnation Revolution. More >>
Amid Campus Crackdowns, Gaza War Triggers Freedom Of Expression Crisis
Friday, 26 April 2024, 6:13 am | UN News
Across the United States, “heads are rolling” at the top of some Ivy League universities amid a campus-wide crackdown on students protesting Israel’s war in Gaza, shining a spotlight on the question of freedom of expression worldwide, said UN Special Rapporteur ... More >>
Gaza: Heatwave Brings New Misery And Disease Risk To Rafah
Friday, 26 April 2024, 6:09 am | UN News
Unexpected blistering temperatures across Gaza have added to the daily misery faced by the enclave’s people and sparked new fears of disease outbreaks amid a lack of sufficient clean water and waste disposal, UN humanitarians said on Thursday. More >>
Syria Crisis Intensifies In Shadow Of Gaza War
Friday, 26 April 2024, 6:07 am | UN News
The war in Gaza continues to cast a dark shadow over the wider Middle East region, in particular Syria where a series of strikes and attacks are exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Thursday. More >>
Teen Alcohol And Nicotine Use In Europe Is Up, WHO Urges Preventive Measures
Friday, 26 April 2024, 5:48 am | UN News
Smoking and drinking is on the rise among teenagers in Europe, Central Asia and Canada, and girls now match or even exceed boys when it comes to substance use, the World Health Organization said in a new report on Thursday. More >>
UK’s Newly Passed ‘Safety In Rwanda’ Bill Is Anything But Safe: UN Officials
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 2:37 pm | UN News
Following the United Kingdom Parliament’s passage of the “Safety of Rwanda” bill, two top UN officials sounded an alarm on Tuesday about its harmful impact on global responsibility-sharing, human rights and refugee protection. More >>
UN Chief Calls For All Hands On Deck At Climate Promise 2025 Launch
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 2:28 pm | UN News
Top UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle the climate emergency on Tuesday, with social media influencers, Indigenous leaders and corporate giants showing what they’ve done and what’s to come. More >>
Silence The Guns, Amplify Women’s Voices For Peace To End Rape In Wartime
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 2:21 pm | UN News
The UN verified 3,688 cases of rape and other sexual violence committed in war in 2023, a “dramatic increase” of 50 per cent over the previous year, the Security Council heard on Tuesday. More >>
World News In Brief: South Sudan Tax Impositions, Somalia Flash Floods, Ukraine Attacks
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 2:14 pm | UN News
The UN acknowledges assurances from the South Sudanese government that the recent imposition of taxes on fuel and supply trucks does not apply to the Organization. More >>
UNRWA Committed To Implement Independent Review Recommendations
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 2:08 pm | UN News
The head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday reiterated that he welcomed the recommendations of a much-awaited report on its efforts to ensure neutrality and to respond to allegations of serious breaches when they arise. More >>
Latest Hunger Data Spotlights Extent Of Famine Risk In Gaza, Sudan And Beyond
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 1:57 pm | UN News
Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year – the fifth year in a row that food insecurity has worsened – heightening growing fears of famine and “widespread death” from Gaza to Sudan and beyond, ... More >>
UNRWA Seeks $1.2 Billion To Meet Urgent Needs In Gaza And The West Bank
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 1:45 pm | UN News
The UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, launched a $1.2 billion appeal on Wednesday to address the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip and to respond to needs in the West Bank as violence there increases. More >>
