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Lebanon: Drone Brought Down By UNIFIL Ship As Cross-border Fire Intensifies
Friday, 18 October 2024, 11:01 am | UN News
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported on Thursday that one of its Maritime Task Force vessels off the southern Lebanese coast intercepted an approaching drone. More >>
Famine In Sudan, 400,000 Now In Syria From Lebanon, Women In The Military, Olive Farmers In Palestine
Friday, 18 October 2024, 10:33 am | UN News
A staggering 97 pc of Sudan’s internally displaced along with civilians who’ve remained, are facing severe levels of hunger UN independent experts warned, accusing Government troops and their rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of using “starvation ... More >>
Over 1.8 Million In Gaza Face Extreme Hunger
Friday, 18 October 2024, 10:24 am | UN News
More than 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing “extremely critical” levels of hunger, with 70 per cent of crop fields destroyed and livelihoods decimated during the ongoing Israeli military offensive, a UN-backed food security assessment ... More >>
‘Pivotal Moment’ As Violence Against Children Reaches Unprecedented Levels Worldwide
Friday, 18 October 2024, 7:25 am | UN News
Violence against children remains a pervasive global issue, with up to a billion children vulnerable to various forms of abuse, according to United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children. More >>
Invest More In Vaccines To Reduce Deaths From Drug-resistant Superbugs: WHO
Friday, 18 October 2024, 6:41 am | UN News
More investment in vaccines could prevent deaths due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and reduce antibiotic use by 2.5 billion doses annually, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report published on Thursday. More >>
Fears Grow That Lebanon May Become Another Gaza
Friday, 18 October 2024, 6:10 am | UN News
UN humanitarians in Lebanon on Tuesday described the massive challenge of trying to reach some 1.2 million people who have fled heavy Israeli bombardment and evacuation orders, driven by the fear that what happened in Gaza may befall them, too. More >>
'Indescribable’ Pain Following Year Of War In Gaza
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 9:27 pm | UN News
A Palestinian man living in a refugee camp in northern Gaza has talked of the ‘indescribable’ pain he has experienced over the past year as the conflict in the beleaguered enclave continues. More >>
Israel: New Law Blocking UNRWA ‘Would Be A Catastrophe’, Guterres Warns
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 9:09 pm | UN News
Two bills before the Israeli parliament could put a halt to the lifesaving operations of UN Palestine relief agency, UNRWA, which has been indispensable and irreplaceable “more than ever” over the past year of war in Gaza, Secretary-General António ... More >>
‘Families Ran For Their Lives’: Syria Receives 250,000 Refugees Fleeing Lebanon
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 9:05 pm | UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has concluded an urgent visit to Syria, highlighting the plight of 250,000 people who have crossed into the country fleeing airstrikes in Lebanon. More >>
‘Alarming’ Situation In Great Lakes Region Of DR Congo
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 8:51 pm | UN News
The situation in Africa’s Great Lakes Region, in particular the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has remained “alarming” amid ongoing violence in the restive country’s east, said the UN Special Envoy to the Region in a briefing to the Security ... More >>
UN Rights Chief Warns Of ‘Widespread And Systematic’ Torture Of Ukrainian PoWs
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 8:37 pm | UN News
As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches its 1,000-day mark, the UN’s top human rights official reiterated his call for Russia to cease its attack immediately and comply with its international obligations to protect civilians. More >>
Explainer: How UN Peacekeepers Meet The Challenge Of Escalating Conflict In Lebanon
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 8:19 pm | UN News
The UN peacekeeping mission UNIFIL has been operating along the “Blue Line” which separates Lebanon and Israel since the 1970s, and its mandate was just renewed for another year by the UN Security Council. But what is UNIFIL and what is it doing ... More >>
World News: Sudan’s Refugee Crisis, UNRWA Gaza Update, Violence Rising In South Sudan, Call To Halt Latest US Executions
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 10:24 am | UN News
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed deep concern on Wednesday over the continued displacement crisis in Sudan, with the ongoing conflict driving thousands more refugees into neighbouring countries. More >>
‘Yet Another’ Israeli Strike On Peacekeepers’ Position In Southern Lebanon
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 9:41 am | UN News
In another serious security incident in southern Lebanon, a UN peacekeeping position has been “apparently deliberately” struck by incoming fire from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). More >>
Security Council Meets On North Gaza As ‘Supplies For Survival’ Run Out
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 9:03 am | UN News
Reality is brutal in Gaza and gets worse every day, while essential humanitarian supplies and assistance are being blocked at every turn, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday. More >>
‘Historic Progress’ For Colombia Peace Process – But Challenges Remain
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 12:56 pm | UN News
Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, told the Security Council that recent Government initiatives reflected an “important re-centreing” of the peace process. More >>
Human Rights Violations Escalate In Venezuela Following Disputed Presidential Election
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 12:29 pm | UN News
The new report expands on findings presented in September to the Human Rights Council in Geneva. More >>
‘Africa Must Continue To Rise,’ Says General Assembly President
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 9:09 pm | UN News
To meet the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the UN General Assembly President on Monday emphasised Africa’s potential and the urgent need for both international support and systemic reforms across the continent. More >>
Gaza: UN Chief Condemns Rising Civilian Casualties In The North
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 10:42 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Monday condemned the large number of civilian casualties inflicted by Israeli forces amidst their intensifying military campaign in northern Gaza. More >>
Gaza: School Set For Polio Vaccine Campaign Hit In Deadly Strike, Says UNRWA
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 9:00 am | UN News
A second round of polio vaccinations for thousands of children began in central Gaza on Monday despite reported strikes on a school-turned-shelter in Nuseirat and a hospital courtyard in Deir Al-Balah where “multiple tents” were set ablaze as people slept. More >>
