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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 >>

New Global Campaign Boosts Lifesaving Vaccines

Thursday, 25 April 2024, 1:38 pm | UN News

Two UN agencies alongside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the global vaccine alliance Gavi launched on Wednesday a campaign to scale up programmes to save lives, marking the start of World Immunisation Week, celebrated annually during the last ... More >>

UN Migration Agency Assists Survivors Of Deadly Shipwreck Off Djibouti

Thursday, 25 April 2024, 1:29 pm | UN News

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is offering medical care, food, shelter and psychosocial support to 33 migrants who survived a shipwreck off the coast of Djibouti on Monday, as local authorities continue search and rescue operations. More >>

Russia Vetoes Security Council Draft Resolution On A Weapon-free Outer Space

Thursday, 25 April 2024, 1:20 pm | UN News

Russia used its veto to quash a draft resolution aimed at keeping weapons out of outer space. More >>

General Assembly Debates Security Council’s Rising Veto Use

Thursday, 25 April 2024, 8:36 am | UN News

The General Assembly on Tuesday debated veto power in the Security Council on the eve of the second anniversary of a special measure adopted to monitor its use, following on the heels of the United States vetoing Palestine’s bid last week for full UN ... More >>

Healing Page By Page In Earthquake-affected Türkiye

Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 6:06 am | UN News

Book by book and page by page, Türkiye’s booklovers are bringing life back to cities ravaged by the deadly 2023 earthquakes through the power of reading, with help from cash grants from the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM). More >>

Mass Graves In Gaza Show Victims’ Hands Were Tied, Says UN Rights Office

Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 6:03 am | UN News

Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly found stripped naked with their hands tied, prompting renewed concerns about possible war crimes amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes, the UN human ... More >>