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Middle East: ‘No Time To Lose’ In Negotiating Ceasefire And Gaza Hostage Release: Top UN Envoy
Monday, 26 August 2024, 9:04 am | UN News
Against the backdrop of another major escalation across the Blue Line dividing southern Lebanon and Israel on Sunday, the UN’s top Middle East envoy said on Sunday “there is no time to lose” for a ceasefire in Gaza and release of all hostages. More >>
Afghanistan: Meet The Midwife Who Stayed
Monday, 26 August 2024, 8:30 am | UN News
Mariza Ahmadi made a difficult choice three years ago. She had been working as a midwife at the Ahangaran family health house in Bamyan province for just one year when the Taliban seized control of the country in August 2021. More >>
Gaza: First Polio Case Confirmed In War-shattered Enclave
Saturday, 24 August 2024, 8:29 pm | UN News
A 10-month-old girl paralysed by polio in Gaza has become the first confirmed case of the deadly disease to be detected in the war-ravaged enclave in 25 years. More >>
WHO Seeks $135 Million To Defeat Mpox
Saturday, 24 August 2024, 8:26 pm | UN News
The current mpox outbreak “can be controlled and can be stopped”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized on Friday, announcing an action plan that calls for $135 million over the next six months. More >>
Gaza: Vital Aid Supplies Running Low As Schools Hit In Further Strikes
Friday, 23 August 2024, 11:00 am | UN News
UN aid teams have warned that vital chorine supplies that are essential for purifying water are running out and deteriorating in Gaza, while humanitarians condemned new strikes on schools sheltering people displaced by the war. More >>
UN Chief Urges Climate Justice For Pacific Nations Beset By Rising Oceans
Friday, 23 August 2024, 10:56 am | UN News
Pacific island nations threatened by rising oceans, debt and geopolitical tensions can only fight back if international lenders agree to fairer terms for vital development funding and the world’s biggest polluters make a “massive increase” in contributions ... More >>
Mozambique Makes Great Strides Towards Early Warnings For All
Friday, 23 August 2024, 10:39 am | UN News
Mozambique is playing a leading role in a UN-led global initiative to ensure that all people on the planet are protected against weather-related hazards through early warning systems, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday. More >>
Nepal: New Transitional Justice Law Aids Wider Search For Truth
Friday, 23 August 2024, 9:58 am | UN News
The adoption of new transitional justice legislation in Nepal marks an important step in the nation’s long journey towards accountability and reconciliation, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said Thursday. More >>
Haiti: Millions Of Lives On The Brink Amid Multiple Crises
Friday, 23 August 2024, 9:56 am | UN News
Years of underfunding of humanitarian aid and increasing needs have put millions of Haitians at risk of chronic vulnerability, according to a newly released UN report. More >>
Driving Progress: Botswana Prepares For Historic UN Conference On Landlocked Countries
Friday, 23 August 2024, 9:51 am | UN News
Leaders from landlocked developing countries, (LLDCs) will gather in Gaborone, Botswana, this December to tackle challenges, explore solutions, and build alliances for a more equitable and prosperous future. More >>
World News In Brief: Sudan Aid Breakthrough, Rights In Afghanistan, Myanmar Displacement Continues
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 9:20 am | UN News
The first food supplies destined for desperate communities in Sudan’s Darfur region have crossed the Adre border from Chad, after it was reopened this week by the Sudanese authorities following a six-month closure. More >>
Gaza: Latest Evacuation Orders Leave Civilians Dangerously Close To Frontline
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 9:01 am | UN News
“Continuous” Israeli military evacuation orders in Gaza threaten already extremely vulnerable people in the enclave with further forced displacement, raising concerns that vital services could soon be cut off, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday. More >>
‘Break The Cycle Of Violence’ Through Prevention And Peacebuilding, Security Council Told
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 8:43 am | UN News
Violence cost the world nearly $20 trillion last year, but investment in peace and conflict prevention has been steadily decreasing, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday. More >>
Status Quo ‘Not Sustainable’ In Increasingly Unstable Libya, Security Council Hears
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 8:02 pm | UN News
Recent “unilateral acts” by rival sides in Libya have led to a rapid deterioration in political and economic stability coupled with rising insecurity, a senior UN official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday. More >>
Europe Can Defeat Mpox, Must Support Africa In Getting Vaccines: WHO
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 7:59 pm | UN News
Mpox is “not the ‘new COVID’” and European governments need to show strong political commitment to eliminate it, while standing in solidarity with Africa, a top official of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. More >>
Lebanon: Crisis Deepens Amid Escalating Conflict And Funding Shortfalls
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 8:33 am | UN News
The urgency of deescalating tensions along the frontier that separates Lebanese and Israeli armed forces, “cannot be overstated”, a senior UN humanitarian official said on Tuesday. More >>
Humanitarian Aid To Sudan Civilians Stalled By Floods And Violence
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 5:37 pm | UN News
On Monday, UN authorities in Sudan confirmed that truckloads of food and supplies have been approved to cross the border from Chad through the Adre crossing. More >>
Humanitarian Aid To Sudan Civilians Stalled By Floods And Violence
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 9:37 am | UN News
On Monday, UN authorities in Sudan confirmed that truckloads of food and supplies have been approved to cross the border from Chad through the Adre crossing. More >>
Gaza: UN Warns Of Worsening Humanitarian Disaster As Ceasefire Talks Continue
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 8:55 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is closely following negotiations in Doha focused on trying to end the war in Gaza, where the situation continues to remain catastrophic after more than 10 months of unrelenting war. More >>
Guterres Demands Immediate Release Of UN Staff And Others Detained In Yemen
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 8:13 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Monday for Houthi rebels in Yemen to immediately and unconditionally release UN staff, humanitarians, diplomatic personnel and others who have been detained for more than two months. More >>
