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Security Council Reiterates Call For Immediate And Safe Aid Delivery To Gaza
Sunday, 3 March 2024, 2:05 pm | UN News
The UN Security Council has underscored the need to protect civilians in Gaza after more than 100 Palestinians were killed on Thursday, and several hundred others injured, while waiting for food at an aid convoy. Council members issued a statement on Saturday ... More >>
World News In Brief: Another Month Of Extreme Heat, Sudan Exodus Continues Into Chad, Zero Discrimination Day
Saturday, 2 March 2024, 2:24 pm | UN News
February saw more extreme heat and unusually high temperatures in both hemispheres, the UN weather agency (WMO) said on Friday. Summarizing the state of the climate, the month ended with extreme heat in the southern hemisphere where it’s summer, ... More >>
Stories From The UN Archive: Leap Year Events From UN History
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 5:40 pm | UN News
It’s leap year, which gives February a 29th day only once every four years. This #ThrowbackThursday, we’re looking at what has happened on 29 February in UN history. From expanding indigenous peoples’ seats at the UN table to appointing an Israeli-Palestinian ... More >>
‘High Time For Peace’, UN Chief Says, As Russia’s Full-scale Invasion Of Ukraine Enters Third Year
Saturday, 24 February 2024, 6:47 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General addressed the Security Council on Friday, underscoring the fundamental need to honour the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine, as the full-scale invasion by Russia of the country marks its ... More >>
UN Rights Chief Deplores ‘Entrenched Impunity’ By All Parties In Israel, OPT
Saturday, 24 February 2024, 6:44 pm | UN News
The UN’s top human rights official on Friday made a strong call for accountability for serious violations committed by all parties in Gaza, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Israel. In a new report , the Office of the UN High Commissioner ... More >>
World News In Brief: Fresh Ukraine Attacks Condemned, Gaza Healthcare, DR Congo Needs Escalating
Saturday, 24 February 2024, 6:42 pm | UN News
The top UN aid official in Ukraine deplored new attacks on the cities of Odesa and Dnipro on Friday, as the full-scale Russian invasion of the country enters a third year. The latest strikes in the centre and south occurred on the eve of the solemn ... More >>
DR Congo: Fighting Threatens Stability Of Entire Region, Envoy Warns
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 5:17 pm | UN News
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), fighting between the M23 armed group and national forces has further compounded the dire humanitarian situation in the east, the head of the UN Mission in the country, MONUSCO, said on Tuesday. Briefing ... More >>
UN Allocates $100 Million For Underfunded Emergencies
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 3:06 pm | UN News
The UN’s top relief official on Tuesday released $100 million from the Organization’s core humanitarian emergency fund to support underfunded aid operations in seven countries in Africa, the Middle East and the Americas. The new allocation from the Central ... More >>
DR Congo: Fighting Threatens Stability Of Entire Region, Envoy Warns
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 3:05 pm | UN News
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), fighting between the M23 armed group and national forces has further compounded the dire humanitarian situation in the east, the head of the UN Mission in the country, MONUSCO, said on Tuesday. Briefing ... More >>
In Munich, Guterres Calls For New Global Order That Works For All
Saturday, 17 February 2024, 7:27 pm | UN News
Global governance in its present form is entrenching divisions and fuelling discontent, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told world leaders attending the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday. “Our world is facing existential challenges, but ... More >>
Russia: UN Human Rights Office ‘appalled’ At Death Of Navalny In Prison
Saturday, 17 February 2024, 7:26 pm | UN News
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday said it was “appalled” over the death announced by Russian authorities of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison, calling for an impartial and transparent independent investigation. Mr. Navalny, ... More >>
Drastic Erosion Of Women’s Rights In Afghanistan Continues
Saturday, 17 February 2024, 7:07 pm | UN News
Afghan women fear arrest, harassment and further punishment whenever a new Taliban decree is announced, according to a new multi-agency UN report issued on Friday based on an extensive survey of women across the country. Police enforcement has increased ... More >>
Lifesaving Medical Care Collapsing Under Assault In Gaza: WHO
Saturday, 17 February 2024, 6:51 pm | UN News
The largest remaining hospital in southern Gaza is “barely functional”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday amid reports of intense attacks by Israeli forces. There have been reports of damage to Nasser Hospital’s orthopedic ... More >>
Ukraine Recovery And Reconstruction: $486 Billion Over The Next Decade
Friday, 16 February 2024, 9:28 am | UN News
Reconstruction and recovery in war-torn Ukraine is projected to cost $486 billion over the next decade, up from $411 billion estimated a year ago, a UN-backed study published on Thursday has revealed. The updated Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment ... More >>
Gazans ‘anxious And Living In Fear’ Of Israeli Assault On Rafah, Warns Top UN Aid Official
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 6:53 pm | UN News
As international efforts continue to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, the head of UNRWA, the UN aid agency for Palestinians, warned on Tuesday that those in the enclave remain deeply traumatised by the war with Israel and afraid of a full-scale assault on Rafah ... More >>
Gaza: UN Health Agency Warns Over Continuing Attacks On Healthcare
Monday, 12 February 2024, 5:17 am | UN News
The unrelenting war in Gaza hasn’t spared hospitals, their staff or the people sheltering there, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday as it unveiled data indicating more than 350 attacks on healthcare in the enclave since hostilities ... More >>
World News In Brief: Rafah Escalation Fears, Gaza War’s Unprecedented Death Rate, Pakistan Terrorist Attacks Condemned
Saturday, 10 February 2024, 6:18 pm | UN News
The unprecedented population density in Rafah in southern Gaza makes it nearly impossible to protect civilians in the event of ground attacks, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, warned on Friday. More than half of Gaza’s population of over two ... More >>
Mongolian Dzud: Extreme Weather Puts 90% Of Country At ‘High Risk’
Saturday, 10 February 2024, 6:17 pm | UN News
The ongoing “white and iron” dzud in Mongolia has reached a “critical” level, with over 90 per cent of the country facing high levels of risk from the unique weather phenomenon, UN agencies have reported. About 190,000 herder households are struggling ... More >>
With Middle East At A ‘Critical Juncture’, UN Iraq Envoy Appeals For Restraint
Wednesday, 7 February 2024, 7:51 pm | UN News
Attacks originating both within and outside Iraq have the potential to unravel hard-won stability and other achievements if they continue, the head of the UN Mission in the country, UNAMI , warned the Security Council on Tuesday. “With the conflict ... More >>
US Must Uphold Judges’ Right To Speak Freely About Race & Gender Bias
Tuesday, 6 February 2024, 5:29 am | UN News
Judges in the United States must be free to speak about important issues that threaten judicial independence or affect the administration of justice, an expert appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Monday. Special Rapporteur Margaret Satterthwaite ... More >>
