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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 >>
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 >>
