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Hostilities In Syria, Israeli Detention Practices, ‘Summer Wave Of COVID-19’ In Europe
Friday, 9 August 2024, 10:33 am | UN News
Escalating hostilities in Deir-ez-Zor in eastern Syria is impacting civilians and the infrastructure they rely on, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Thursday, expressing deep concern over the situation. More >>
Security Council Lifts Arms Embargo On Central African Republic Forces
Friday, 9 August 2024, 5:13 am | UN News
The UN Security Council on 30 July lifted the arms embargo on the Central African Republic (CAR) government forces, while calling on all nations to take all necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply of all types of weapons and related ... More >>
Gaza: ‘Frightening Increase’ In Hepatitis A Cases
Friday, 9 August 2024, 5:11 am | UN News
UN agencies warned of the high risk of the further spread of infectious diseases in Gaza, amid chronic water scarcity and no way to adequately manage waste and sewage. More >>
Fight Bigotry Whenever And Wherever It Appears, UN Chief Declares
Friday, 9 August 2024, 5:09 am | UN News
Top UN officials called for a stand against bigotry “wherever and whenever it appears”, paying tribute to the hundreds of thousands of Roma and Sinti brutally murdered during the Second World War by the Nazis. More >>
Humanitarians Call For Greater Support For Sudan Following Famine Declaration
Friday, 9 August 2024, 5:07 am | UN News
Humanitarians appealed for more resources for war-ravaged Sudan and unimpeded access to people in need, now that famine has been confirmed in parts of the country. More >>
UN Envoy Urges Action To Address ‘Growing Risk Of A Serious Escalation’ In The Middle East
Friday, 9 August 2024, 5:05 am | UN News
The top UN envoy in the Middle East called for urgent action to address the “growing risk” of regional escalation following recent deadly attacks in Lebanon, the Syrian Golan Heights and Iran linked to the war in Gaza. More >>
Heat Claims More Than 175,000 Lives Annually In Europe, Latest Data Shows
Friday, 9 August 2024, 5:03 am | UN News
A staggering 175,000 people die from heat-related causes every year in Europe and that figure is set to soar in line with our steadily warming planet. That’s the warning from the WHO, which said that European countries are seeing temperatures ... More >>
Nurturing Hope And Leadership Among Gaza’s Young People
Friday, 9 August 2024, 4:59 am | UN News
“My message to the world is how important it is to strengthen the role of youth in societies and to invest in their potential,” said 23-year-old Sarah Al Shamali from Gaza City, ahead of International Youth Day, marked annually on 12 August. More >>
Testing Swift Responses To Chemical Terrorism Threats
Friday, 9 August 2024, 4:27 am | UN News
As the UN Security Council meets on Thursday to discuss the threat the ISIL/Da’esh terrorist group poses, a specialised UN agency has been helping nations on the ground to prepare for chemical terrorism attacks. More >>
Gender Equality At Risk: UN Officials Highlight Danger Of Pulling Peacekeepers Out
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 11:24 am | UN News
Senior UN officials on Wednesday warned of the consequences for protection of women and their rights in conflict zones, amid recent decisions to close or shrink peacekeeping and special political missions. More >>
WHO Regional Chief Voices Grave Concern Over Middle East Escalation
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 9:41 am | UN News
Recent developments in Gaza, the wider Middle East, and Sudan, have highlighted the complexities of emergencies in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) vast Eastern Mediterranean region, officials from the UN agency said during a virtual media briefing ... More >>
Zimbabwe Faces Worsening Food Crisis Due To El Niño Droughts
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 9:15 am | UN News
A new report from the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) reveals that food insecurity levels in Zimbabwe are rapidly deteriorating after it was hit with historic droughts due to the El Niño weather pattern. More >>
WHO Chief Convenes Expert Meeting On Mpox Spread
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 8:31 am | UN News
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called for an emergency meeting on mpox following its spread outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More >>
Another Month, Another Heat Record Broken: UN Weather Agency
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 7:28 am | UN News
Last month saw another extreme weather milestone with the world’s hottest day on recent record registered on 22 July – yet another indication of the extent to which greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are changing our climate, the World ... More >>
Humanitarians Urge Security Council To Stop ‘Freight Train Of Suffering’ In Sudan
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 9:41 am | UN News
Two senior UN officials appealed to the Security Council on Tuesday for more resources and greater humanitarian access in Sudan, where people are literally dying of hunger as the war between rival militaries rages on. More >>
UN Rights Office Reports Escalation In Strikes On Schools In Gaza
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 9:33 am | UN News
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed horror at the escalating pattern of Israeli Defence Force (IDF) strikes on schools in Gaza, which have killed at least 163 internally displaced Palestinians, including children and women, in the past ... More >>
COVID-19 Making Worrying Comeback WHO Warns, Amid Summertime Surge
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 9:07 am | UN News
COVID-19 infections are surging worldwide - including at the Olympics - and are unlikely to decline anytime soon, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday. More >>
Bangladesh At A Crossroad, Says Senior UN Official
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 8:58 am | UN News
The resignation and departure of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister after weeks of bloody protests has been met with “euphoria” alongside some concern over the government’s transition, the UN’s top official in Bangladesh said in an interview with UN News ... More >>
Sudan Famine: Emergency Response Must Include More Than Food, Urges Top UN Aid Official
Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 10:13 am | UN News
The battle to prevent lives being lost in Sudan to famine must include a comprehensive “package of assistance”, not just food, the top UN aid official in the country told UN News on Monday. More >>
UN Special Adviser Urges States To Hold Perpetrators Of Genocide Accountable
Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 9:23 am | UN News
The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide is urging States hosting fugitives to prosecute or extradite them for international crimes in a statement released on Monday, which highlighted the 1994 Rwandan genocide and the 1995 Srebrenica genocide. More >>
