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Iran Urged To Halt ‘horrific Wave Of Executions’
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 9:20 am | UN News
The United Nations on Tuesday underlined its condemnation of capital punishment following Iran's execution of a young man who was sentenced to death in connection with widespread protests. Mohammad Ghobadlou, 23, who reportedly had a mental health ... More >>
Two Mothers Killed Each Hour In Gaza Conflict: UN Women
Monday, 22 January 2024, 6:41 am | UN News
Women and children account for roughly 70 per cent of people killed in the war in Gaza, with two mothers killed every hour since hostilities erupted more than 100 days ago, according to a UN Women report published on Friday. The report examines ... More >>
Carnage in Gaza: ‘How much is enough?’ asks UN Assembly President
Sunday, 21 January 2024, 8:10 pm | UN News
The President of the UN General Assembly on Friday reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages as the “only credible course of action” to address the conflict. Addressing the 19th Non-Aligned Summit in the ... More >>
UN Aid Official Urges Increased Support For Niger
Friday, 19 January 2024, 7:17 pm | UN News
A senior UN humanitarian official on Thursday called on the international community to step up support for communities in need in Niger, warning that limited funding and access challenges have put lives at risk. Approximately 4.3 million people, over ... More >>
Over 450,000 Children Institutionalized Across Europe, Central Asia
Friday, 19 January 2024, 9:16 am | UN News
More than 450,000 children are living in residential care homes across Europe and Central Asia, highlighting that a “painful legacy” of neglect, abuse, exploitation, and psychological trauma is far from over, according to a UNICEF report released ... More >>
Gaza Crisis: Back Two-State Solution Urges UN Chief, ‘once And For All’
Thursday, 18 January 2024, 9:21 am | UN News
Unremitting conflict in Gaza has already sparked regional insecurity and is clear evidence that the international community needs to throw its weight behind a two-State solution in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to resolve the enduring crisis “once ... More >>
US Urged To Halt First Execution By Nitrogen Asphyxiation
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 11:52 am | UN News
The imminent execution of an American prisoner by a new and untested method - suffocation by nitrogen gas - could amount to torture, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, warned on Tuesday. Kenneth Eugene Smith was convicted of murder in 1988 and is scheduled ... More >>
Cholera Cases Soar Globally; Malawi, Haiti Deadliest Outbreaks, WHO Reports
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 11:48 am | UN News
The world enters 2024 with soaring cases of cholera globally, with over 667,000 cases and more than 4,000 deaths last year, UN agencies have reported. Eastern and southern African nations are among the worst affected, accounting for about 75 per ... More >>
War Against Hamas In Gaza Is Act Of Self-defence, Israel Tells World Court
Saturday, 13 January 2024, 9:25 am | UN News
Israel strongly rejected accusations by South Africa of genocidal intent against Palestinians on Friday at the United Nations’ highest court, insisting that it was engaged “in a war it did not start and did not want” in Gaza. On the second ... More >>
Gaza Ceasefire ‘more Urgent Than Ever’ As Conflict Approaches 100-day Mark
Saturday, 13 January 2024, 9:24 am | UN News
As the Gaza conflict approaches the 100-day mark, an immediate ceasefire is “more urgent than ever”, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday. Speaking ahead of Sunday’s grim milestone, Spokesperson Liz Throssell reiterated the need ... More >>
‘No End In Sight’ To Ukraine War, UN Political Chief Warns
Thursday, 11 January 2024, 10:34 am | UN News
The new year has brought no respite to Ukraine, with recent weeks seeing some of the worst attacks of the nearly three-year war, the UN political affairs chief told the Security Council on Wednesday. Rosemary DiCarlo underscored the UN’s steadfast ... More >>
Nearly 600 Attacks On Healthcare In Gaza And West Bank Since War Began: WHO
Saturday, 6 January 2024, 6:28 pm | UN News
Hospitals and other vital medical infrastructure in Gaza and the West Bank have been attacked nearly 600 times since war erupted in the enclave in response to the Hamas-led terror attack in southern Israel, the UN health agency said on Friday. ... More >>
World News in Brief: Gaza relief ‘an impossible mission’, COVID spreading fast again, food prices fall
Saturday, 6 January 2024, 5:44 pm | UN News
The UN’s relief chief on Friday warned that “Gaza has simply become uninhabitable” and demanded Israeli forces and Palestinian militants start meeting their obligations under international law to protect civilian lives. “Its people are witnessing daily ... More >>
Everyone Is Hungry In Gaza Now: UN Humanitarians
Wednesday, 3 January 2024, 7:40 am | UN News
UN humanitarians repeated dire concerns for civilians caught up in the war in Gaza on Tuesday, amid reports of continued Israeli bombardment of the southern towns of Deir al Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah, direct clashes on the ground and the firing ... More >>
Last UN Peacekeepers Poised For Complete Withdrawal From Mali
Monday, 1 January 2024, 4:15 pm | UN News
The UN peacekeeping operation in Mali is poised to complete its drawdown on Sunday following a decade of multifaceted efforts to support the West African nation and its people after Malian authorities requested earlier this year to end the mission ... More >>
Rebuild Trust And Restore Hope In 2024: UN Chief’s Call
Sunday, 31 December 2023, 5:10 pm | UN News
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for global unity to make 2024 a year for “building trust and hope” following the immense suffering, violence, and climate chaos that characterized 2023. “Humanity is strongest when ... More >>
Ethiopia: Prioritize victims amidst legacy of rights abuses, UN office urges
Sunday, 31 December 2023, 5:08 pm | UN News
The UN human rights office on Thursday urged the Ethiopian Government to ensure that ongoing efforts addressing a legacy of rights abuses, rooted in years of violence and ethnic unrest, prioritize the rights and needs of victims and their families. ... More >>
‘Act on the lessons of COVID-19’, Guterres says on Epidemic Preparedness Day
Sunday, 31 December 2023, 5:01 pm | UN News
The world must prepare for the next pandemic and act on lessons learned from COVID-19, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message on Wednesday to mark the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness . The COVID-19 pandemic affected hundreds ... More >>
WHO and partners deliver aid to two Gaza hospitals in high-risk missions
Sunday, 31 December 2023, 4:58 pm | UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners delivered fuel and other essential supplies to two hospitals in northern and southern Gaza this week, the UN agency reported on Wednesday. Teams that undertook the high-risk missions witnessed intense ... More >>
Gaza Health Workers Pushed To The Limit Amid Airstrike ‘Carnage’
Sunday, 31 December 2023, 4:53 pm | UN News
Overwhelmed medics in Gaza on Tuesday continued to try to save victims of missile strikes including attacks near refugee camps in the centre of the devastated enclave that have reportedly killed well over 100 people, the UN health agency said. World ... More >>
