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Abu Akleh Shooting: Fatal Shot Came From Israeli Forces, Says OHCHR
Monday, 27 June 2022, 7:52 pm | UN News
Israeli forces were behind the fatal shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the West Bank - not indiscriminate Palestinian firing - the UN human rights office, OHCHR, alleged on Friday. Ms. Akleh – an experienced television journalist ... More >>
Ukraine: Russian Nobel Winner Praises UNICEF As ‘Excellent’ Choice To Distribute $103.5 Million Auction Proceeds
Friday, 24 June 2022, 7:04 am | UN News
The Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov who auctioned off his gold medal to raise money for child refugees on Monday, has told UN News that the record-breaking sale of $103.5 million proved that “sometimes humanity can come together, and show ... More >>
Conflict, Drought, Dwindling Food Support, Threatens Lives Of 20 Million In Ethiopia
Friday, 24 June 2022, 7:02 am | UN News
Hunger is tightening its grip on more than 20 million Ethiopians who are facing conflict in the north, drought in the south and dwindling food and nutrition support beginning next month, the UN food relief agency warned on Thursday. “The combination ... More >>
UN Agencies Rush To Aid Afghanistan Following Deadly Quake
Thursday, 23 June 2022, 4:47 pm | UN News
The UN and partners have rushed to support Afghanistan following a devastating earthquake that hit two provinces in the east of the country early on Wednesday morning. At least 1,000 people have been killed, according to media reports, and numbers are ... More >>
UN Food Agency Announces Further Refugee Ration Cuts, In Quest For #ZeroHunger
Tuesday, 21 June 2022, 7:54 pm | UN News
The UN World Food Programme, WFP, said on Monday that it will have no choice but to make further food ration cuts soon for refugees. The cause of the imminent cuts is multiplying humanitarian needs around the world and insufficient funding. This ... More >>
Côte D'Ivoire Welcomes Families Home, As Refugee Status Formally Ends
Tuesday, 21 June 2022, 7:03 am | UN News
The resolution of a civil conflict fuelled-displacement crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, that at its height forced more than 300,000 people to flee to neighbouring countries and beyond, is “a welcome bright spot amid a rising global trend of forced displacement”, ... More >>
Lebanon: $3.2 Billion Plan Launched To Support Local Families And Refugees
Tuesday, 21 June 2022, 7:00 am | UN News
The Lebanese Government, the United Nations and partners on Monday announced a $3.2 billion appeal for the country to address ongoing impacts from the war in neighbouring Syria and the current economic crisis. The 2022 Lebanon Crisis Response Plan (LCRP) ... More >>
‘Militarised Approach’ To Policing Peaceful Protests, Only Increases Risk Of Violence: UN Human Rights Expert
Tuesday, 21 June 2022, 6:49 am | UN News
Civic space is shrinking, together with a rise in human rights violations during peaceful protests worldwide, while governments adopt an increasingly militarised approach to policing demonstrations, said an independent UN human rights expert on ... More >>
Sexual Violence In Conflict ‘Terrorizes Populations, Destroys Lives And Fractures Communities’
Monday, 20 June 2022, 7:14 am | UN News
Sexual violence has become a brutal tactic of warfare and repression that “terrorizes populations, destroys lives and fractures communities,” the UN chief said on Friday. In his message for the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in ... More >>
Urgent Support Needed For 14,000 Who Fled Following Burkina Faso Massacre
Monday, 20 June 2022, 7:11 am | UN News
In Burkina Faso, UN humanitarians on Friday appealed to the international community for help, after attacks by armed groups forced thousands to flee their homes in the east of the country. According to an alert from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR , almost ... More >>
World Has ‘Gambled On Fossil Fuels And Lost’, Warns Guterres
Monday, 20 June 2022, 6:24 am | UN News
The current global economic paradigm of infinite growth based on using up a finite amount of resources, such as fossil fuels, will only deliver a “permanent triple whammy of inflation, climate chaos and conflict”, the UN chief warned ... More >>
Nearly One Billion People Have A Mental Disorder: WHO
Saturday, 18 June 2022, 5:04 pm | UN News
Nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder, according to latest UN data – a staggering figure that is even more worrying, if you consider that it includes around one in seven teenagers. To make matters worse, in the first ... More >>
‘Surprise’ Early Heatwave In Europe, Harbinger Of Things To Come
Saturday, 18 June 2022, 5:03 pm | UN News
Sweltering conditions in Europe have come earlier than expected this year but the bad news is, they’re the shape of things to come. According to the World Meteorological Organization ( WMO ), the intense heatwave made its way from North Africa. The UN ... More >>
More Than 100 Million Now Forcibly Displaced: UNHCR Report
Friday, 17 June 2022, 7:49 pm | UN News
A staggering 100 million people have now been forced to flee their homes globally, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Thursday, highlighting worldwide food insecurity, the climate crisis, war in Ukraine and other emergencies from Africa to Afghanistan ... More >>
Urban Warfare Needs New Curbs On Explosive Weapons, Urge Humanitarians
Friday, 17 June 2022, 7:47 pm | UN News
A UN-partnered bid to address the use of explosive weapons in towns and cities took a further step forward on Thursday, as Member States prepared to gather in Geneva to examine a concrete new plan of action . The development has been driven by the ... More >>
Socio-economic Meltdown Leaves Lebanese ‘Hanging On By A Thread’
Friday, 17 June 2022, 7:45 pm | UN News
With livelihoods in tatters and hopes almost shattered, the Lebanese are “hanging on by a thread,” the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator said on Thursday, announcing the extension of the Emergency Response Plan ( ERP ) to address the rapidly ... More >>
Promoting Women’s Rights, A ‘Proven’ Strategy For Peace And Stability
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 6:42 am | UN News
The Women, Peace and Security agenda is “one of our best hopes” for a more peaceful future and a liveable planet, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday. “At this time of proliferating crises, the international ... More >>
New UN Guide Aims To Tackle Growing Problem Of Elder Abuse
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 6:41 am | UN News
Every year, one in six people aged 60 years and older experience some form of abuse – a trend that is expected to continue with rapid population ageing in many countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. The UN agency and partners ... More >>
South Sudan: UN Humanitarians Forced To Cut Aid To 1.7 Million People
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 6:39 am | UN News
Food assistance to 1.7 million people in South Sudan has been suspended, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, citing a funding crunch and rising needs. The agency said that had left humanitarians essentially in ‘famine-prevention mode”. ... More >>
Climate Change: More Fossil Fuel Investment, Just ‘delusional’, Warns Guterres
Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 5:21 pm | UN News
New funding from governments for fossil fuel exploration or production is simply “delusional” the UN chief warned on Tuesday , adding that it would only “further feed the scourge or war, pollution and climate catastrophe.” António Guterres ... More >>
