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UN War Crimes Tribunals Move Closer To Completion
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 4:46 am | UN News
All of the 253 people indicted by UN tribunals for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide committed decades ago in Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia, have now been accounted for, the Security Council heard on Tuesday. More >>
Over 180 Migrants Dead Or Missing In Latest Tragedy Off Yemen, UN Agency Reports
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 4:37 am | UN News
At least 49 migrants have been killed, including many women and children, and a further 140 are missing after the boat they were on capsized off the coast of Yemen on Monday, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported. More >>
400 Million Under-fives Regularly Experience Violent Discipline At Home
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 4:30 am | UN News
Six in ten children under five years old worldwide regularly endure psychological aggression or physical punishment at home, according to new UNICEF estimates. Of these nearly 400 million under-fives, 330 million are punished by physical means. More >>
Support Palestinian Women-led Organizations At Heart Of Gaza Aid Response
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 4:47 am | UN News
The UN agency championing gender equality called on Monday for greater investment in Palestinian women-led organizations who are at the forefront of humanitarian operations in the Gaza Strip. More >>
World News In Brief: ‘Gender Apartheid’ In Afghanistan, DR Congo Rights Abuses, Reforestation Crucial To Climate Fight
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 4:45 am | UN News
The oppression of women and girls in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in August 2021 is unmatched in terms of scale and generational impact, according to a new update on gender discrimination in the country from UN Women released on Monday. More >>
Youth In Haiti Remain Optimistic Amid Worsening Instability
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 4:43 am | UN News
The crisis in Haiti has left children among the most vulnerable to extreme violence, malnutrition, poverty, and collapsing social systems there, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). More >>
Envoy Highlights Progress Towards A New Political Landscape In Central Africa
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 4:41 am | UN News
The adoption of a new constitution in Chad alongside new inclusive dialogue in Gabon, standout as positive recent developments in Central Africa, the head of the UN office for the region said on Monday. More >>
Yemen: UN Chief Demands Release Of Aid Workers Held By Houthis
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 4:39 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for the immediate release of all United Nations staff held in Yemen by the de facto Houthi authorities, following the detention of 13 of the Organization’s personnel. More >>
UNDP Supports Innovative Solution To ‘war Waste’ In Ukraine
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 4:27 am | UN News
The UN Development Progamme (UNDP) is helping to tackle the mountain of rubble and waste in Ukraine - one of the fallouts from the full-scale Russian invasion of the country, now in its third year. More >>
Gaza: Security Council Adopts US Resolution Calling For ‘Immediate, Full And Complete Ceasefire’
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 4:26 am | UN News
The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution aimed at reaching a comprehensive ceasefire deal in three phases to end the war in Gaza, with US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield telling members "today, we voted for peace." More >>
Gaza: ‘high Time’ For Ceasefire And Hostage Release, Says Guterres
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 4:06 am | UN News
A comprehensive ceasefire in Gaza linked to the release of all remaining hostages cannot come too soon, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, as he welcomed the Security Council resolution adopted a day earlier seeking an end ... More >>
Sudan: WFP Expands Emergency Response; Scores Dead In Village Massacre
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 4:48 am | UN News
Escalating hunger and violence in Sudan are reaching unprecedented levels as it teeters on the verge of becoming the world’s largest hunger crisis and faces increasingly violent attacks by paramilitary groups, the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on ... More >>
UN Chief Condemns Escalating Violence And Civilian Attacks In Myanmar
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 4:39 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres is deeply concerned about escalating violence in Myanmar, he said in a statement released on Thursday. More >>
Philemon Yang Of Cameroon Elected President Of Upcoming General Assembly Session
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 4:30 am | UN News
The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected by acclamation Philemon Yang, former Prime Minister of Cameroon, President for its seventy-ninth session which gets underway in September. More >>
Sudan Crisis: UN Health Agency Alerts Over Attack On Key Hospital
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 4:00 am | UN News
Further deadly violence in Sudan’s besieged El Fasher city has forced a major hospital to shut over the weekend after soldiers stormed the facility, prompting alarm on Monday from the UN World Health Organization (WHO) about the serious impact on sick ... More >>
Gaza: Deaths And Devastation During Hostage Rescue Operation Show ‘Seismic Trauma’ Of Ongoing War
Monday, 10 June 2024, 10:19 am | UN News
The scenes of devastation witnessed in the aftermath of Israel’s military operation to release hostages from the Nuseirat refugee camp proves that each day the war continues “it only grows more horrific” the UN’s top humanitarian official said on Sunday. More >>
Dozens Feared Dead In Israeli Airstrike On UNRWA School In Gaza
Monday, 10 June 2024, 4:30 am | UN News
Amid early reports that an Israeli strike on a UN-run school in Gaza overnight into Thursday left dozens dead, humanitarians warned that cholera and other potentially deadly diseases stalk people uprooted by the war, forced to live among “mountains ... More >>
World Oceans Day Event Highlights Immediate Protection Measures Needed
Sunday, 9 June 2024, 4:20 am | UN News
UN World Oceans Day, celebrated on Friday at UN Headquarters in New York, focused on “opening minds, igniting senses, and inspiring possibilities” to protect marine life worldwide. More >>
Terrorism, Humanitarian Crises Threaten Stability Of West Africa: UN Deputy Chief
Sunday, 9 June 2024, 4:10 am | UN News
Rapidly evolving global political, social, environmental and security challenges risk undermining peace and economic development across West Africa, the UN deputy chief said on Friday, reiterating the importance of a multilateral and inclusive ... More >>
Ukraine: Security Council Hears Of Escalating Toll Of Kharkiv Attacks
Sunday, 9 June 2024, 4:00 am | UN News
A recent escalation in fighting in Ukraine, particularly in the Kharkiv region, has left nearly 200 people dead, displaced thousands more and further crippled critical infrastructure, with implications for global food security, a senior UN humanitarian ... More >>
