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UN Security Staff Killed In Gaza; Guterres Calls For Probe
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 5:31 am | UN News
A staff member of the UN Department of Safety and Security (DSS) died and another was injured when their UN vehicle was struck as they travelled to the European Hospital in Rafah, Gaza, on Monday. More >>
Calls For Sustained Peace Efforts In Yemen As Cholera Outbreak Worsens
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 5:09 am | UN News
The suffering of civilians in Yemen, a country enduring nearly a decade of conflict, remains severe and is worsened by a growing cholera outbreak, with over 40,000 suspected cases and a rising death toll, particularly affecting Houthi controlled areas. More >>
Nearly 2,000 Children Killed In Ukraine War: UNICEF
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 4:28 am | UN News
Nearly 2,000 children in Ukraine have lost their lives amidst ongoing and escalating war, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, citing UN-verified data. More >>
Rafah Exodus Reaches 360,000 As UN Underscores $2.8 Billion Aid Appeal For Gaza, West Bank
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 4:18 am | UN News
Nearly 360,000 people have fled Rafah in the last week amid continuing Israeli bombardment that has crippled humanitarian aid deliveries and is believed to have killed another UN aid worker, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA said. More >>
Gaza: We Must Prevent A Large-scale Offensive In Rafah, UN Pleads
Monday, 13 May 2024, 5:31 am | UN News
The Secretary-General and the UN human rights chief said again on Sunday that a large-scale Israeli offensive in Rafah must be prevented at all costs, warning of catastrophic consequences in the densely populated southern area in Gaza. More >>
UNRWA Staff ‘not Going Anywhere’ Despite Forced Closure Of East Jerusalem Compound
Sunday, 12 May 2024, 4:26 am | UN News
Two arson attacks and growing protests forced UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA to temporarily close its office in East Jerusalem this week, but its vital work will continue as war rages in Gaza and violence rises in the West Bank, Senior Communications ... More >>
UN General Assembly presses Security Council to give ‘Favourable consideration’ to full Palestinian membership
Saturday, 11 May 2024, 1:21 pm | UN News
The UN General Assembly convened again in New York on Friday for an emergency special session on the Gaza crisis and overwhelmingly passed a resolution which upgrades Palestine’s rights at the world body as an Observer State, without offering full ... More >>
Americas: Regional Cooperation Crucial To Address Migration And Forced Displacement
Saturday, 11 May 2024, 7:08 am | UN News
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to work with partners to address migration and forced displacement in the Americas. More >>
In Nairobi, Guterres Reiterates Appeal For End To Gaza War
Saturday, 11 May 2024, 6:07 am | UN News
With the situation in Rafah “on a knife’s edge”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed again on Friday for Israeli and Hamas leaders “to demonstrate political courage and spare no effort” in reaching an agreement to end the war ... More >>
Somalia Urged To Take ‘concrete Action’ Against Officials Who Violate Citizens’ Rights
Friday, 10 May 2024, 8:26 am | UN News
The UN independent human rights expert on Somalia on Thursday called on authorities to step up efforts to address the country’s complex and serious security challenges. More >>
Justice Officer From DR Congo Mission Wins UN Trailblazer Award
Friday, 10 May 2024, 6:14 am | UN News
The UN’s second Trailblazer award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers has gone to Major Ahlem Douzi, an officer with the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). More >>
Ongoing War In Sudan Stalls Progress In Disputed Abyei Region
Friday, 10 May 2024, 6:01 am | UN News
The ongoing conflict between rival militaries in Sudan has stalled progress towards the determination of the final status of the disputed oil-rich Abyei region which straddles the Sudan-South Sudan border, the head of UN peacekeeping operations said ... More >>
Israeli Forces Bringing War To The West Bank, Warns UN Rights Office
Friday, 10 May 2024, 5:49 am | UN News
As war rages in Gaza, violations against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have also increased substantially, a senior official with the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Wednesday. More >>
Another Climate Record: Extreme Heat, Hurricanes, Droughts Ravage Latin America And Caribbean
Friday, 10 May 2024, 5:31 am | UN News
2023 saw another climate record tumble, with Latin America and the Caribbean registering their hottest ever recorded temperatures, according to the UN’s weather monitoring agency. More >>
Unprecedented Flooding Displaces Hundreds Of Thousands Across East Africa
Friday, 10 May 2024, 5:11 am | UN News
“Unprecedented and devastating” flooding in East Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands forced from their homes in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Ethiopia and Tanzania, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday. More >>
Vaccine ‘patches’ Trial Shows Promise, Lowering Catheter Infection Risk, Guantanamo Detainee Facing Revictimisation
Friday, 10 May 2024, 5:09 am | UN News
Vaccine patches could be a major breakthrough in protecting vulnerable populations from preventable diseases. WHO published the first global guidelines to prevent bloodstream and other infections caused by use of catheters. Former Guantanamo Bay detainee faces ... More >>
No Sign Yet Of H5N1 Bird Flu Spreading Between Humans, Says WHO Chief
Friday, 10 May 2024, 4:59 am | UN News
The H5N1 avian influenza virus has so far shown no signs of adapting to allow human-to-human transmission, the UN health agency said on Wednesday, urging continued surveillance. More >>
Gaza: 80,000 Displaced From Rafah As Israeli Bombardment Intensifies, Say UN Aid Teams
Friday, 10 May 2024, 4:22 am | UN News
Some 80,000 people have left Rafah since Monday amid continuing Israeli bombardment in and around Gaza’s southernmost city overnight and into Thursday, UN humanitarians reported. More >>
Haiti: UNICEF Ensures Thousands Have Safe Drinking Water
Friday, 10 May 2024, 4:05 am | UN News
More than 30,000 people displaced by gang violence in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, have access to safe drinking water thanks to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners. More >>
Alert: Journey Into The Unknown: Thousands Of Gazan Families Flee Rafah
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 12:50 pm | UN News
Displacement after displacement. That describes the reality facing thousands of Palestinian families in Gaza who took Rashid Street from Rafah to the centre of the Gaza Strip after receiving evacuation orders from Israeli authorities on Monday More >>
