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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 >>
Protect Children At All Times And At All Places, UN Envoys Tell Nations
Friday, 6 October 2023, 8:33 am | UN News
Senior UN officials on Thursday reiterated the call for protection of children and ensuring their rights at all times, as enshrined in international law, and ending impunity for crimes against them. In 2022, the UN verified 27,180 instances of grave ... More >>
Global Economy A Mixed Bag, Horizon Uncertain: UNCTAD
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 6:45 am | UN News
The global economy is at “a critical juncture”, with some economies thriving and expanding, while others falter and slow down, the UN’s trade and development body said on Wednesday. The UN Conference on Trade and Development ( UNCTAD ) reported ... More >>
World News In Brief: Water ‘Being Taken For Granted’, Global Teacher Crisis, Nipah In India Update
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 6:44 am | UN News
While some 2.4 billion people live in countries where the supply of water is limited, global water demand for agriculture is expected to increase by 35 per cent up to 2050, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday. “We must ... More >>
We’re Better Off Thanks To Migrants, Says New IOM Chief
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 7:25 am | UN News
With people on the move globally at “unprecedented” levels, the UN’s new migration agency chief insisted on Monday that rather than being a problem, host countries should recognize that migrants are what their economies most need to thrive. Speaking ... More >>
UN Teams Support Burn Victims Amidst Karabakh Crisis
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 7:23 am | UN News
UN World Health Organization (WHO) teams in Goris, Armenia, are tirelessly working to assist not only the vast numbers of refugees fleeing the Karabakh region but also to provide urgent medical support to individuals grappling with severe burn injuries ... More >>
World Habitat Day Focuses On Cities As Drivers Of Growth
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 7:19 am | UN News
Priming cities to become drivers of economic growth and recovery in the aftermath of crises such as conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic is the focus of World Habitat Day , observed on Monday. Global economic growth is declining to about 2.5 per cent ... More >>
Looming Hunger Emergency For South Sudanese Families Fleeing War
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 7:18 am | UN News
A hunger emergency is looming for scores of South Sudanese families fleeing the war in Sudan, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday. Nearly 300,000 people have arrived in South Sudan since the conflict began across the border in mid-April, ... More >>
Karabakh: Humanitarians Respond To Growing Health Needs
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 7:11 am | UN News
The humanitarian response to the Karabakh crisis continued apace on Tuesday as UN agencies and partners warned of urgent health needs among the more than 100,000 refugees who have entered Armenia. Concerns also remain for those unable to leave the Karabakh ... More >>
UN Karabakh Mission Told ‘Sudden’ Exodus Means As Few As 50 Ethnic Armenians May Remain
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 9:57 pm | UN News
As few as 50 to 1,000 ethnic Armenians are reported to be left in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan after the exodus of recent days saw more than 100,000 flee, the first UN mission to the region in 30 years reported on Monday. In a statement issued following ... More >>
