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International Criminal Court: Russia Urged To Withdraw Arrest Warrants For Judges
Saturday, 14 October 2023, 8:14 pm | UN News
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday said it was “deeply concerned” by Russia’s decision to issue arrest warrants against senior judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), following earlier warrants against its Prosecutor and Pre-trial ... More >>
Gaza: Nowhere To Go, As Humanitarian Crisis Reaches 'Dangerous New Low'
Saturday, 14 October 2023, 8:09 pm | UN News
Humanitarians expressed deep concern on Friday for all civilians in the Gaza Strip following Israel’s order for the entire population there to leave the north, amid ongoing airstrikes and a deepening crisis. The UN chief told reporters outside the ... More >>
WMO: Global Stocktake Of Water Resources Needed
Friday, 13 October 2023, 8:20 pm | UN News
The hydrological cycle is spinning out of balance as a result of climate change and human activity, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) that offers an extensive assessment of global water resources. Destructive ... More >>
DR Congo: UN Peacekeepers Suspended Over Serious Misconduct Charges
Friday, 13 October 2023, 8:18 pm | UN News
The UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, MONUSCO , has suspended some of its peacekeepers following reports of serious misconduct. “The Mission strongly condemns such behaviour which is not worthy of United Nations personnel,” ... More >>
UN-African Union Cooperation A Must, As Landscape Of Conflict Shifts
Friday, 13 October 2023, 8:16 pm | UN News
The United Nations-African Union partnership stands out as a “pillar of multilateralism”, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Thursday, one which has continued to grow in scope and depth. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special Representative of the ... More >>
Humanitarians Call For Urgent Aid Access To Gaza
Friday, 13 October 2023, 6:35 am | UN News
Gaza is on the brink of running out of food, water, electricity and critical supplies, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday. No aid can come in from the outside for the 2.3 million residents of the sealed-off enclave, and some 220,000 displaced people ... More >>
UN Teams Ramp Up Aid After Another Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan
Thursday, 12 October 2023, 6:15 am | UN News
UN teams have stepped up their response after another strong earthquake struck western Afghanistan early on Wednesday, just days after powerful earthquakes killed over 2,000 people in the same region. The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the city ... More >>
Israel-Palestine: Rising Death And Displacement, Including Among UN Staff
Thursday, 12 October 2023, 6:02 am | UN News
The death toll in Israel from attacks by Palestinian armed groups, and in Gaza due to Israeli bombardments, has continued to rise, with mass displacement soaring across the enclave, the UN humanitarian affairs coordination office, OCHA, said on Wednesday. ... More >>
Israel-Palestine crisis has region ‘at a tipping point’: UN relief chief
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 8:36 am | UN News
The top UN humanitarian official on Tuesday called for an end to the escalating violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, warning that “the whole region is at a tipping point.” In a statement, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator ... More >>
Israel-Palestine: UN On The Ground
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 6:24 am | UN News
The United Nations has been working in the Middle East region around the clock to de-escalate the Israeli-Palestinian crisis by engaging key actors and providing emergency assistance to civilians on the ground. As the conflict intensified amid escalating ... More >>
500 Still Missing Following Afghanistan Earthquake, Say UN Aid Teams
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 6:21 am | UN News
Nearly 500 people are still missing from the worst-affected area of a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that rocked Herat province in western Afghanistan on Saturday, UN aid coordinators said on Tuesday. At the epicentre of the earthquake in Zindajan district, ... More >>
Israel-Palestine: UN Urges Parties To Spare Civilian Lives
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 6:19 am | UN News
In Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, all parties must stop targeting civilians and Hamas and other armed groups must immediately release their hostages, UN rights chief Volker Türk said on Tuesday. The High Commissioner said that he ... More >>
UN General Assembly Elects 15 New Members To Human Rights Council
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 6:17 am | UN News
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human Rights Council, with Peru and Russia failing to secure a seat. After the ballots were cast and counted, Assembly President Dennis Francis announced Albania, Brazil, ... More >>
Afghanistan: Aid Efforts Rapidly Expand As Post-quake Death Toll Rises
Monday, 9 October 2023, 6:58 am | UN News
The death toll from the major earthquake that pummelled western Afghanistan soared to more than 2,000 overnight as rescue operations continued to fan out over affected villages, UN agencies said on Sunday. “The United Nations and our partners in Afghanistan ... More >>
Middle East Crisis: UN Engages Parties Ahead Of Security Council Meeting
Monday, 9 October 2023, 6:43 am | UN News
Top UN officials engaged key actors amid the spiraling Israeli-Palestinian conflict while UN peacekeepers detected rocket and artillery fire exchanged across the Israel-Lebanon border ahead of Sunday’s Security Council emergency meeting on the unfolding crisis. ... More >>
Earthquake Kills At Least 100 In Herat, Afghanistan
Sunday, 8 October 2023, 7:04 pm | UN News
A major earthquake struck Herat, Afghanistan early Saturday killing at least 100 people and triggering a spate of rescue and assessment missions by UN agencies, partners, and the de facto authorities. Initial assessments indicate that the 6.3 magnitude ... More >>
Armenia: UN launches urgent appeal to help refugees fleeing Karabakh
Sunday, 8 October 2023, 6:22 am | UN News
The UN and its partners launched on Saturday an emergency response plan to help 136,000 refugees, appealing for $97 million to respond to urgent needs of those who fled the Karabakh region and their hosts in Armenia. “We call upon the international ... More >>
UN officials strongly condemn deadly attacks in Israel
Sunday, 8 October 2023, 6:15 am | UN News
UN officials were “in close contact with all concerned to urge maximum restraint” following “horrific scenes of violence” that left dozens dead and hundreds wounded in Israeli cities near the Gaza Strip amid rocket attacks by armed Palestinian militants ... More >>
West Bank Violence, Top Aid Official Visits Hroza, Advisory Group On Local Governments
Saturday, 7 October 2023, 8:22 pm | UN News
The UN Middle East envoy has condemned the new wave of attacks across the Israeli-occupied West Bank. One Palestinian was shot dead during clashes on Friday between Palestinians and Israeli settlers and Israeli security forces. “I condemn today’s attack by ... More >>
Nobel Peace Prize Choice Of Narges Mohammadi Highlights 'Courage And Determination' Of Iranian Women
Saturday, 7 October 2023, 6:19 am | UN News
The Nobel Committee’s decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi underscores the “courage and determination” of the women of Iran, the UN human rights office, OHCHR , said on Friday. “I think ... More >>
