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‘Orphanage City’ Helps Children In Gaza As The War Grinds On
Monday, 7 October 2024, 8:49 pm | UN News
Some Palestinian orphans in Gaza have gotten a glimmer of hope as the tragedies triggered by the grinding nearly year-long war continue to deplete the Strip. More >>
WHO Approves First Mpox Diagnostic Test For Emergency Use
Monday, 7 October 2024, 8:47 pm | UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that it has approved the first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use, which will boost diagnostic capacity in countries facing outbreaks of the disease. More >>
Lebanon: UNHCR Chief Issues Urgent Aid Appeal To Stem Humanitarian Catastrophe
Monday, 7 October 2024, 10:56 am | UN News
© WHO A flight with medical supplies arrives in Beirut, Lebanon. According to the Lebanese health ministry over 2,000 Lebanese have been killed and nearly 10,000 wounded since the start of Israel’s offensive against Hamas in Gaza a year ago. Israel ... More >>
Guterres Urges Global Community To Repeat ‘Utter Condemnation’ Of 7 October Hamas Terror Attack
Sunday, 6 October 2024, 3:23 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General has called on the international community to loudly condemn those “abhorrent acts” which have triggered a shocking wave of violence across the region. More >>
WHO Approves First Mpox Vaccine To Boost Access In Africa
Friday, 4 October 2024, 8:26 pm | UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the use of an mpox vaccine for the first time, which it says should facilitate “timely and increased access” for millions at risk in Africa where the latest outbreak has infected more than 20,000 ... More >>
Guterres Calls For ‘Culture Of Peace’ And Global Unity, As Crises Mount
Friday, 4 October 2024, 8:24 pm | UN News
Amid escalating global conflicts, deepening divisions and mounting crisis, the UN Secretary-General on Friday urged everyone around the world to “cultivate a culture of peace”. More >>
UN Warns Of Continued Prohibited Weapons Transfers To Ukraine, Russia
Friday, 4 October 2024, 8:22 pm | UN News
Amid continuing prohibited weapons transfers to Ukraine and Russia during the ongoing war, top disarmament and legal officials issued calls on Friday for parties to the conflict to abide by international law and protect civilians. More >>
Nigeria: Hundreds Of Thousands In Need Of Aid As Flooding Wipes Out Homes – WFP
Friday, 4 October 2024, 8:19 pm | UN News
UN humanitarians are rushing to assist scores of newly displaced people in northeast Nigeria, after torrential rains caused a dam to collapse and flood the area, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. More >>
Iran: Repression Of Women ‘Intensifying’, Two Years On From Mass Protests
Friday, 4 October 2024, 8:18 pm | UN News
The Iranian Government has intensified its efforts to suppress the fundamental rights of women and girls and crush remaining initiatives of women’s activism, UN Human Rights Council-appointed independent investigators warned in an update released on ... More >>
Gaza: WHO Chief Hails ‘Massive Success’ Of Polio Campaign Amid Tragic Reality
Friday, 4 October 2024, 8:12 pm | UN News
Around 560,000 children under ten have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an emergency campaign in the Gaza Strip, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday. More >>
Explainer: What Is Security Council Resolution 1701?
Friday, 4 October 2024, 8:10 pm | UN News
Diplomats have been highlighting Security Council resolution 1701 in official meetings and in the corridors over the busy High-Level Week at UN Headquarters. More >>
First Person: Swapping Guns For Ballpens In The Philippines
Friday, 4 October 2024, 8:07 pm | UN News
A former combatant fighting for the rights of her people on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines has been talking about how she has swapped her combat fatigues for jilbabs [outer garment] and her life in the jungle for a more peaceful rural ... More >>
‘Broad Impunity Persists’ For Law Enforcement Violations Against Africans And People Of African Descent: Rights Experts
Friday, 4 October 2024, 8:01 pm | UN News
Africans and people of African descent who have encountered human rights violations by law enforcement officials rarely receive justice as authorities are not held accountable, experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said in a report issued on Tuesday. More >>
Security Council Renews Haiti Mission Mandate, Calls For More Action Against Gangs
Friday, 4 October 2024, 7:58 pm | UN News
The UN Security Council on Monday re-authorized the deployment of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti for 12 months. More >>
Collective Effort Essential To Get DR Congo On Firm Path To Peace
Friday, 4 October 2024, 7:54 pm | UN News
Mobilization at the national, regional and international level are needed to support the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the face of continued violence in the east, trafficking of natural resources, and other challenges, the UN Security Council ... More >>
Ukraine: Top UN Aid Official Condemns Deadly Marketplace Strike In Kherson
Friday, 4 October 2024, 7:52 pm | UN News
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine condemned a deadly Russian strike in Kherson on Tuesday morning and underscored the need to protect civilians caught in the war, which is entering its 30th month. More >>
All-out War ‘Must Be Avoided In Lebanon At All Costs’: Guterres
Friday, 4 October 2024, 7:50 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants, as Israel launched what it described as a “limited” ground incursion into Southern Lebanon. More >>
Lebanon Crisis: UN Launches $426 Million Aid Appeal With ‘Limited’ Israeli Ground Incursion Underway
Friday, 4 October 2024, 7:48 pm | UN News
UN humanitarians launched a $426 million appeal for Lebanon on Tuesday to support one million people uprooted by widespread Israeli shelling amid what Israel has described as a “limited, localised and targeted” ground operation into Lebanon, across ... More >>
Lebanon: UN Peacekeepers To Stay The Course Amid Escalating Hostilities
Friday, 4 October 2024, 7:46 pm | UN News
Peacekeepers positioned along the “Blue Line” of separation between Israel and Lebanon remain committed to their mandate, and will remain in place until conditions allow, the UN’s peacekeeping chief said on Thursday. More >>
Sudan War: ‘Horror’ Grows As Reports Of Summary Executions Emerge
Friday, 4 October 2024, 12:52 pm | UN News
The UN-designated human rights expert on Sudan has called for Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), along with their allied militias, to take immediate steps to protect civilians in greater Khartoum amid escalating ... More >>
