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Israel-Palestine: Gaza Death Toll Passes 5,000 With No Ceasefire In Sight
Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 6:24 am | UN News
The number of people killed in Gaza has reached 5,087 according to latest reports from de facto authorities there, amid intensifying Israeli airstrikes in response to Hamas attacks, while humanitarians repeated urgent calls for a ceasefire and more ... More >>
Government Urged To Support Safe Withdrawal Of UN Mission From Mali
Monday, 23 October 2023, 5:15 pm | UN News
Mali must ensure that the UN Mission in the country, MINUSMA, can safely complete its drawdown by the end of the year, amid insecurity in the north and other restrictions. “The UN underscores the responsibility of the Malian Transitional Government for ... More >>
Second Aid Convoy ‘Another Glimmer Of Hope’ For Millions In Gaza
Monday, 23 October 2023, 5:10 pm | UN News
More aid arrived in Gaza on Sunday aboard 14 trucks that passed through the Rafah crossing with Egypt, the UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator said in a post on social media. In a statement published on X, formerly Twitter, Martin Griffiths described ... More >>
Gaza: UNRWA Chief Underscores Duty To Protect Civilians At All Times
Sunday, 22 October 2023, 7:06 pm | UN News
The protection of civilians must be upheld at all times, the head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA , said on Saturday, appealing for an end to attacks on places such as schools, hospitals and the homes of his staff. “Let me ... More >>
At Cairo Peace Summit, Guterres Stresses Need For Sustained Humanitarian Aid To Gaza
Sunday, 22 October 2023, 7:02 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for sustained humanitarian aid to be delivered to Gaza in remarks to the Cairo Summit for Peace on Saturday. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi convened leaders from the region and around ... More >>
Banksy Highlights Cultural Revival Amid Rubble Strewn Kyiv Suburb
Sunday, 22 October 2023, 6:16 pm | UN News
When Russian invaders withdrew in early spring of 2022 from Borodianka, a suburb of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, a piece of street art by world renowned graffiti artist Banksy appeared on the wall of a war-damaged home. The artwork – a ballerina balancing ... More >>
Explainer: A Look Inside The Gaza Crossing Convoy
Sunday, 22 October 2023, 8:29 am | UN News
Hundreds of trucks are waiting for a green light at the Rafah border in Egypt, poised to deliver lifesaving aid to 2.3 million besieged people in the Gaza Strip. What's inside the convoy? After viewing some of the shipments himself in Egypt close to ... More >>
Afghanistan Earthquakes: ‘Staggering’ Health Consequences
Sunday, 22 October 2023, 8:28 am | UN News
Families in western Afghanistan, who have lost everything to a series of devastating earthquakes, need urgent assistance to withstand the harsh winter, the UN relief wing reported on Friday. Temperatures have already started to drop into single figures. ... More >>
UN agencies welcome convoy’s entry into Gaza, but more aid needed
Sunday, 22 October 2023, 7:13 am | UN News
UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator Martin Griffiths welcomed the entry of an aid convoy into Gaza on Saturday, the first since the start of hostilities two weeks ago following deadly attacks by Hamas against Israel. The 20-truck convoy that passed ... More >>
Gaza: Lifesaving aid convoy through Rafah can’t be a ‘one off’
Saturday, 21 October 2023, 6:52 am | UN News
An aid convoy of some 20 trucks poised to go into Gaza carrying lifesaving supplies should not be a “one off” a spokesperson for the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) stressed on Friday. Tamara Alrifai, UNRWA Director of External Relations, ... More >>
AI Shows ‘Great Promise For Health’ But Regulation Is Key: WHO Chief
Friday, 20 October 2023, 8:01 am | UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday issued a call for better regulations over the use and potential mis-use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare industry. Its new publication emphasises the importance of establishing safe and ... More >>
From Cairo, Guterres Appeals For ‘Sustained’ Humanitarian Access To Gaza
Friday, 20 October 2023, 6:20 am | UN News
With essential supplies running out in Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday appealed for humanitarian access to the besieged enclave. “For nearly two weeks the people of Gaza have gone without any shipments of fuel, food, water, ... More >>
Israel-Gaza: UN Chief Urges Ceasefire; Humanitarian Supplies Given Green Light To Enter Enclave
Thursday, 19 October 2023, 8:09 pm | UN News
UN chief António Guterres called on Wednesday for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East to ease the “epic human suffering” in the Israel-Gaza conflict. The head of the UN health agency (WHO) said he welcomed the reported agreement between ... More >>
Security Council Meets Over Israel-Gaza: 'Very Real Risk' Of Conflict Expanding Warns Top Envoy
Thursday, 19 October 2023, 8:19 am | UN News
Mr. Wennesland told the Security Council that he “watched in horror and in real time” as reports of mass casualties emerged from Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday. “The circumstances of this catastrophe and responsibility remains and ... More >>
Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes Security Council resolution
Thursday, 19 October 2023, 6:15 am | UN News
The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for “humanitarian pauses” to deliver lifesaving aid to millions in Gaza. The failure by the Council to make its first public intervention on the Israel-Gaza ... More >>
‘A Mountain Of Hardship’, As Afghanistan Suffers Yet Another Earthquake
Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 10:02 pm | UN News
A powerful earthquake struck western Afghanistan again on Sunday, making it the fourth to hit the impoverished region since 7 October, causing more suffering for families left with little to survive on as the hard winter approaches, UN agencies ... More >>
Israel-Gaza Conflict: Deepening Concern For Civilians, As UN School Is Hit
Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 8:15 pm | UN News
The head of the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini, has reported that at least six people were killed on Monday afternoon local time, when an UNRWA school being used as a shelter, was hit in the al-Maghazi camp in the middle region ... More >>
China Urged Not To Repatriate DPR Korea Escapees
Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 7:47 pm | UN News
Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council urged China not to forcibly repatriate people who have escaped from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), warning that some returnees could even be put to death. The experts were alarmed ... More >>
Gaza: ‘History Is Watching’ Warns UN Relief Chief, Saying Aid Access Is Key Priority
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 5:40 am | UN News
Every effort continues to be made by the United Nations and partners to get aid supplies into Gaza following the Israeli order to evacuate the north of the enclave, the UN’s emergency relief chief said on Monday. “History is watching,” Emergency ... More >>
Ethiopia: Victims ‘Left In Limbo’ As Rights Probe Mandate Ends
Saturday, 14 October 2023, 8:15 pm | UN News
The UN-mandated Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia on Friday released a harrowing report on the “staggering” level of human rights violations and mass killings that have plagued the east African nation since the Tigray conflict erupted ... More >>
