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Middle East Crisis: Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign Under Fire
Monday, 4 November 2024, 8:13 am | UN News
Attacks on a clinic and UN staff member were reported during a resumed polio vaccine campaign in besieged northern Gaza, Israeli forces continued airstrikes on Lebanon on Sunday and in Yemen, a new water project launched a “lifeline” for populations ... More >>
‘Catastrophic’ Hunger Persists In Multiple Countries, Warn Food Agencies
Friday, 1 November 2024, 10:06 am | UN News
“Catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity” bordering on starvation are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of people in coming months, driven by violence and conflict. Five hunger hotspots are of great concern: Haiti, Mali, the OPT, South ... More >>
Potentially ‘deadly’ Consequences Could Arise From Israel’s UNRWA Ban: UNICEF
Friday, 1 November 2024, 9:42 am | UN News
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that Israeli legislation to shut down the main lifeline for Palestine refugees in Gaza “will be deadly” if fully implemented. More >>
Ongoing Hostilities And Evacuation Orders Impact Thousands In Lebanon
Friday, 1 November 2024, 8:38 am | UN News
People in Lebanon continue to be killed, injured and displaced by airstrikes, hostilities and displacement orders, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said on Thursday. More >>
UN Expert Calls For Action As Marshall Islands Faces Dual Displacement Crisis
Friday, 1 November 2024, 8:27 am | UN News
An independent UN expert on Thursday called on the international community to fulfill its “urgent moral obligation” to support the Marshall Islands in addressing displacement challenges stemming from the impacts of historical nuclear testing and the growing ... More >>
General Assembly Renews Long-standing Call For End To US Embargo Against Cuba
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 9:13 pm | UN News
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday once again urged the United States to end its economic, commercial, and financial embargo on Cuba, renewing a demand it has made annually since 1992. More >>
Stories From The UN Archive: What UNRWA Built
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 9:11 pm | UN News
Education, health care, humanitarian and social services, camps for displaced people, including in times of armed conflict. These are just some of the services that the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has been providing Palestinians ... More >>
Gaza: Polio Could Spread Unless Vaccines Reach War-torn North
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 11:55 am | UN News
An immediate ceasefire is needed in Gaza as the enclave faces the additional threat of polio spreading, if the final phase of a vaccination campaign continues to face delays in reaching the besieged north, where the “nightmare is intensifying”, ... More >>
‘Climate Crunch Time Is Here,’ New UN Report Warns
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 11:41 am | UN News
Annual greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high, and urgent action must be taken to prevent catastrophic spikes in temperature and avoid the worst impact of climate change, according to a new report released on Thursday by the UN Environment ... More >>
BRICS Summit: Guterres Underscores Bloc’s Role In Boosting Global Cooperation
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 11:31 am | UN News
The BRICS intergovernmental organization can play a greater role in strengthening multilateralism for global development and security, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, in remarks to the group’s summit hosted by Russia in ... More >>
‘Lebanon Risks Falling Off A Humanitarian Cliff’: UN Relief Coordinator
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 11:11 am | UN News
The UN Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon on Thursday urged the international community to push harder for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah warning that the country is on the brink of a humanitarian collapse. More >>
New UN Push To Ensure Women’s Equal Participation Peace
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 11:01 am | UN News
The UN on Thursday launched the “Common Pledge” initiative, designed to bring together mediators, governments, and civil society to ensure the full, equal and meaningful engagement of women in peace processes. More >>
Gaza: Palestinians Are Dying Amid Lethal Evacuation Delays
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 10:46 am | UN News
Children and disabled people are facing ever more horrific conditions in war-torn Gaza, with some dying as they wait for medical evacuations, as the year-long war grinds on, UN officials and rights experts said on Friday. More >>
UN Chief Urges Halt To Escalation After Israeli Strikes On Iran
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 10:31 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Saturday called for an immediate halt to all escalatory actions in the Middle East, following overnight attacks by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on targets in Iran. More >>
Sudan’s 'Living Nightmare' Continues As 11 Million Flee War, Mass Killings
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 10:01 am | UN News
Escalating violence and new atrocities in Sudan have pushed the humanitarian crisis to unprecedented levels, with displacement now exceeding 11 million people amid reports of mass killings and systematic-sexual violence across multiple regions, UN officials ... More >>
Balancing Biodiversity At Global UN Summit In Colombia
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 9:54 am | UN News
Countries from around the world are meeting in the Colombian city of Cali, to discuss how best to protect biological diversity and develop a lasting blueprint that will allow humankind to live in harmony with nature. More >>
Sudan: UN Official Decries Attacks Against Civilians In Al Jazirah State
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:50 am | UN News
The top UN humanitarian official in Sudan has raised alarm over a sharp escalation of violence in a region near the capital, Khartoum, where recent attacks reportedly carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have claimed more than 120 lives. More >>
UN Rights Chief Urges Bangladesh To Sustain ‘Unprecedented’ Momentum For Change
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:32 am | UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday emphasized the importance of sustaining the momentum for change sparked by recent student protests in Bangladesh and subsequent resignation of the former Prime Minister, speaking at the end of a ... More >>
People Want Action On Plastic Pollution That’s Choking Us: Guterres
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:27 am | UN News
Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for “an ambitious, credible and just” deal that responds to the needs of communities everywhere, including some 20 million waste-pickers, UN Secretary-General ... More >>
At COP16, Guterres Urges World To ‘choose Wisely…Make Peace With Nature’
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 12:52 pm | UN News
Speaking at the opening of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16), he emphasized that “making peace with nature is the defining task of the 21st century.” More >>
