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UN Teams Respond To Deadly Earthquake In Western Nepal
Sunday, 5 November 2023, 9:48 am | UN News
United Nations teams in Nepal are responding to the devastating earthquake in the west of the country, amid reports that over 150 people have been killed and hundreds more injured. The powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the remote and rural districts ... More >>
Humanitarian Ceasefires Critical To Meet Immense Needs In Gaza
Saturday, 4 November 2023, 6:02 pm | UN News
Political negotiations to get aid into Gaza have yielded results but much more is needed, including humanitarian ceasefires to ensure safe delivery of food, fuel and other essentials, senior UN officials said on Friday in a briefing to Member States ... More >>
Israel-Palestine Crisis: ‘It’s The Innocent Civilians Who Are Losing’
Saturday, 4 November 2023, 6:00 pm | UN News
More funding is urgently needed for lifesaving aid in Gaza while concern is deepening over high numbers of civilians killed since the beginning of the crisis and human rights violations against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Briefing reporters ... More >>
Explainer: How AI Helps Combat Climate Change
Saturday, 4 November 2023, 3:28 pm | UN News
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already making inroads worldwide in health, education and industry, but how can this cutting-edge technology help the world combat and mitigate the effects of climate change? The recent launch of the UN-led AI Advisory ... More >>
Amazon, DoorDash, Walmart, Trapping Workers In Poverty: UN Rights Expert
Wednesday, 1 November 2023, 4:35 pm | UN News
A UN poverty expert called on the CEOs of Amazon, DoorDash and Walmart on Tuesday to address allegations that wages at the US-based corporations are trapping workers in poverty, forcing them to rely on US Government benefits to survive. In separate ... More >>
Alert: UPDATING LIVE: UN Security Council to meet again on Gaza crisis
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 9:54 am | UN News
30 October Following four failed efforts to reach consensus on a Gaza resolution, the UN Security Council met in emergency session again on Monday afternoon (New York time) to discuss the ongoing crisis, amid continuing Israeli bombardment and reported ... More >>
‘Stop The Madness’ Of Climate Change, UN Chief Declares
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 9:48 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on the world to “stop the madness” of climate change as he visited the Everest region in Nepal where melting glaciers are putting entire communities at risk of extinction. Nepal has ... More >>
Alert: Tackling Climate Mis/disinformation: ‘An Urgent Frontier For Action’
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 9:45 am | UN News
Climate impacts are accelerating with every fraction of a degree of global warming, yet denial, distortion and falsehoods about well-established scientific facts are flooding the internet and media landscape, according to the participants of a panel ... More >>
World News in Brief: ICC slams ‘unacceptable threats’, DR Congo displacement, UNEP ‘Champions of the Earth’
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 9:40 am | UN News
The President of the International Criminal Court ( ICC ) on Monday hit back at Russia’s recent decision to issue arrest warrants against senior judges, describing the move as the most notable example of “unacceptable threats and attacks” on ... More >>
Gaza hospitals hanging on by a thread: UN humanitarians
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 9:37 am | UN News
UPDATED: With the Israel-Palestine crisis in its fourth week, UN aid teams on Monday highlighted the mounting pressure on north Gaza hospitals where patients and health workers remain, amid reports of expanded Israeli ground operations. The vicinities ... More >>
Gaza: Testimonies Highlight Grim Plight Of Civilians Expecting To Die
Saturday, 28 October 2023, 6:45 pm | UN News
The UN’s top human rights official issued a new appeal on Friday for an end to the Israel-Palestine crisis and the release of all hostages, amid rising civilian deaths and reports that children's names have been written on their arms so that ... More >>
Pakistan Urged To Halt Afghan Deportations To Avoid ‘Human Rights Catastrophe’
Saturday, 28 October 2023, 6:44 pm | UN News
Pakistan’s plan to deport “undocumented” foreign nationals will disproportionately affect more than 1.4 million Afghans in the country, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday, expressing alarm. OHCHR is urging the authorities to halt ... More >>
Explainer: Fighting For Facts Amid Crisis In Israel And Gaza
Saturday, 28 October 2023, 6:42 pm | UN News
As much needed aid starts to trickle into besieged Gaza, a war over facts is ratcheting up as conflicting narratives about the situation on the ground are being fuelled by social media. Harmful disinformation about the ongoing conflict in the wake of ... More >>
‘History Is Judging Us All,’ Guterres Says In Fresh Appeal For Gaza Aid Access
Saturday, 28 October 2023, 6:41 pm | UN News
With the humanitarian system in Gaza on the verge of "total collapse", UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday again appealed for greater aid access to the besieged enclave, where “misery is growing by the minute.” His call came ... More >>
Syrian War At ‘Worst Point’ In Four Years, Says Commission Of Inquiry Head
Saturday, 28 October 2023, 6:40 pm | UN News
The world cannot forget about Syria, the Head of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the country has said, while also highlighting how the war there is connected to the conflict raging in the Middle East. Paulo Pinheiro spoke to UN News ... More >>
Gaza Crisis: General Assembly Adopts Resolution Calling For ‘humanitarian Truce’, Civilian Protection
Saturday, 28 October 2023, 6:39 pm | UN News
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday adopted a major resolution on the Gaza crisis, calling for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce leading to a cessation of hostilities.” The resolution breaks the deadlock at the ... More >>
Israel-palestine: Gazans ‘Left With Nothing But Impossible Choices’
Friday, 27 October 2023, 6:42 am | UN News
Day 19 of the Gaza conflict comes on the heels of the deadliest 24 hours so far amid hospitals shutting down, while UN humanitarians reiterated urgent calls on Thursday for all civilians to be protected and hostages released. Reports of an overnight ... More >>
Over 114 Million Displaced By War, Violence Worldwide
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 5:55 am | UN News
More than 114 million people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes in the first nine months of this year due to conflict, persecution and human rights violations, UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Wednesday. War in Ukraine and conflicts in Sudan, ... More >>
Israel-Palestine: Blockade Puts Gaza Aid On The Line, WHO Spotlights Soaring Mental Health Needs In Israel
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 5:33 am | UN News
Humanitarian operations in Gaza risked grinding to a halt on Wednesday due to the ongoing fuel blockade, while Israel continued to deal with a protracted hostage crisis amid the horrific aftermath of Hamas’ 7 October attacks. UPDATED: An alert from ... More >>
Haiti: UN Envoy Upholds Critical Role Of Elections Amid Rising Gang Violence
Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 7:11 pm | UN News
The security situation continues to deteriorate in Haiti as gang violence grows, and elections are crucial for the sustainable rule of law, the UN Special Representative in the country, María Isabel Salvador, told the Security Council on Monday. “Elections ... More >>
