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First Person: UNICEF Chief In Gaza Visit, Bears Witness To Grave Violations Against Children
Thursday, 16 November 2023, 9:26 am | UN News
Grave violations against children, including killing, maiming and abductions, are taking place in the Gaza Strip, according to the Executive Director on the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF. Catherine Russell visited Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in the south ... More >>
Explainer: How Aid Reaches Gaza
Thursday, 16 November 2023, 9:24 am | UN News
The Rafah border crossing in Egypt has been called a lifeline into the besieged Gaza Strip, home to 2.3 million people, amid the escalating Israel-Palestine conflict. All other crossings were shuttered since hostilities began on 7 October. We took ... More >>
Gaza: UN Agencies Make Plea For International Action To End Hospital Attacks
Monday, 13 November 2023, 8:09 am | UN News
UN agencies issued an urgent call for international action on Sunday to end the ongoing attacks on hospitals, as Israeli forces battle Palestinian militants in the heart of the Gaza Strip. The regional directors of the UN sexual and reproductive ... More >>
UPDATED: Attacks on or near Gaza hospitals ‘unconscionable, reprehensible and must stop’: Relief chief
Monday, 13 November 2023, 12:20 am | UN News
Senior UN officials said on Saturday there could be no justification for any “acts of war” in or around any healthcare facilities, amidst reports that Gaza’s largest hospital has come under attack by Israeli forces as they battle Palestinian militants. ... More >>
‘Genuine Prospect Of Palestinian Statehood Is Critical’, UNRWA Chief Tells Emergency Summit In Saudi Arabia
Sunday, 12 November 2023, 6:07 pm | UN News
A political solution to end the cycle of conflict in Israel and Palestine has become a stark “matter of life and death” for millions in Gaza and beyond, said the head of the UN relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) on Saturday. Philippe ... More >>
UPDATED: Israel-Palestine Crisis: Amid War Crimes Fears, UN Rights Chief Renews Calls To Stop Violence, Free Hostages
Saturday, 11 November 2023, 4:54 pm | UN News
The UN rights chief Volker Türk reiterated increasingly urgent calls on Friday for a humanitarian ceasefire to allow lifesaving relief to reach Gaza, the release of all hostages taken from Israel and a “sustainable” end to the “nightmarish” ... More >>
70 UN Ambassadors In Geneva Call For International Action On Gaza
Saturday, 11 November 2023, 4:53 pm | UN News
The international community must act now to end the bloodshed and suffering in Gaza, scores of UN Ambassadors in Geneva said in a joint call on Friday. More than 11,000 Palestinians have been killed in just one of month of conflict, they said, citing ... More >>
One In Three Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Deaths Linked To Working Outdoors
Thursday, 9 November 2023, 7:02 pm | UN News
Nearly one in every three deaths from nonmelanoma skin cancer is caused by working under the sun, according to a joint report released on Wednesday by the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). Nonmelanoma ... More >>
More Action Needed To Write ‘Final Chapter’ Of TB
Wednesday, 8 November 2023, 6:38 pm | UN News
Tuberculosis (TB) response is bouncing back from disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but more effort is needed to end the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. The finding comes in the latest WHO Global Tuberculosis Report ... More >>
FAO Report Reveals Hidden Costs Of Agrifood Systems
Tuesday, 7 November 2023, 11:42 am | UN News
Although current agrifood systems provide nourishment and sustain economies, they also impose huge hidden costs on health and the environment - the equivalent of at least $10 trillion annually - a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization ... More >>
Nepal Quake: UN Response Continues, As Aftershocks Leave Families Traumatized
Tuesday, 7 November 2023, 10:01 am | UN News
UN agencies in Nepal continue their response to the deadly earthquake that struck western parts of the country over the weekend, claiming 153 lives, injuring over 330 and forcing thousands to spend nights in the open amid freezing temperatures. ... More >>
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 >>
