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Widespread Floods And Uptick In Fighting Deepen Humanitarian Crisis In Myanmar
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 7:08 am | UN News
A surge in conflict combined with torrential rains and floods is deepening the crisis in Myanmar, leading to a surge in displacement, UN humanitarians have said. More >>
Sudan: UN Chief Welcomes Decision To Reopen Key Border Crossing For Aid Delivery
Monday, 19 August 2024, 10:12 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commended the decision by the Sudanese authorities to reopen a crucial corridor for aid to enter the war-ravaged country, his spokesperson said on Saturday. More >>
Ukraine: Deteriorating Safety At Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant Following Drone Blast Nearby
Monday, 19 August 2024, 10:09 am | UN News
Safety at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine is deteriorating following a drone strike that hit the road near the site’s perimeter, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Saturday. More >>
UN Rights Office Calls For Accountability For Latest ‘Horrific’ West Bank Killing
Monday, 19 August 2024, 10:06 am | UN News
The perpetrators of a deadly rampage targeting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must face justice to deter future attacks, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, insisted on Friday. More >>
UN And Partners Report Acute Malnutrition Surge In Government-Controlled Areas Of Yemen
Monday, 19 August 2024, 9:11 am | UN News
Acute malnutrition is escalating among children in Government-controlled areas in Yemen, UN agencies and partners said in a report published on Sunday. More >>
UNHCR Officials Call For ‘Sustainable Solutions’ To End Displacement Crisis In Nigeria
Saturday, 17 August 2024, 6:46 pm | UN News
Senior UN refugee agency (UNHCR) officials on Friday highlighted the needs of forcibly displaced people in Nigeria, stressing the importance of finding sustainable, long-term solutions to improve their lives. More >>
Why The World Needs A UN Global Tax Convention
Saturday, 17 August 2024, 6:32 pm | UN News
The global tax system needed reform, and the UN answered the call on Friday with a blueprint for a new universal tax accord that represents an historic step towards changing the financial landscape. More >>
Afghanistan: 20 Years Of Steady Education Progress ‘Almost Wiped Out’
Friday, 16 August 2024, 10:43 am | UN News
The de facto authorities in Afghanistan “have almost wiped out two decades of steady progress for education” there, putting the future of an entire generation in jeopardy, the UN educational, scientific and cultural agency (UNESCO) reported on Wednesday. More >>
WHO Declares Mpox Virus A Public Health Emergency Of International Concern
Friday, 16 August 2024, 10:40 am | UN News
The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the rise in mpox cases constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), following advice from members at Wednesday’s International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency ... More >>
Extreme Heat Increasingly Disrupting Child Health, UNICEF Warns
Friday, 16 August 2024, 10:36 am | UN News
One in five children – or 466 million – live in areas that experience at least double the number of extremely hot days every year compared with their grandparents’ generation, according to a new UNICEF analysis released on Wednesday. More >>
Attack On A City In Sudan Kills At Least Five And Injures More: UNICEF
Friday, 16 August 2024, 10:32 am | UN News
Bombing which devastated a school and market in the Sudanese city of El Obeid on Wednesday has left five girls dead and 20 children injured according to the UN Children’s Fund’s Sudan Representative. More >>
UN Reiterates Call To Release Staffers Detained In Yemen
Friday, 16 August 2024, 10:18 am | UN News
Ansar Allah in Yemen must immediately release 13 UN staff and dozens of personnel from civil society, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other entities, who have been arbitrarily detained for more than two months, two senior officials told ... More >>
Most Of Gaza's 40,000 Dead Are Women And Children, Says UN Rights Chief
Friday, 16 August 2024, 4:18 am | UN News
As the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza passes the dark milestone of 40,000, UN rights chief Volker Türk called for an end to the killing “once and for all” and the release of all hostages while negotiators prepared to meet in Qatar to renew ... More >>
Humanitarians Report Rise In Children Killed And Injured In The West Bank
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 10:07 am | UN News
The killing, injury and displacement of Palestinians continues in the West Back against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, now in its 10th month, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in an update issued on Wednesday. More >>
No Date Yet For Long-Awaited South Sudan Elections
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 7:55 am | UN News
The UN continues to support an enabling environment for general elections in South Sudan, but the date remains elusive, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Wednesday. More >>
Security Council: Political Affairs Chief Underlines ‘Desperate Need’ For Gaza Ceasefire
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 10:16 am | UN News
As civilian suffering intensifies in war-ravaged Gaza, senior UN officials on Tuesday called once more for an immediate ceasefire and conditions which would allow full humanitarian access, following Saturday’s deadly Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter. More >>
Sexual Violence And Famine Stalk Sudan’s Displaced
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 9:40 am | UN News
Sudan’s deepening humanitarian crisis caused by nearly 16 months of war has left countless women and girls subject to sexual violence and rape and tens of thousands of children at risk of death from hunger, UN aid teams said on Tuesday. More >>
UN Rights Chief Condemns Storming Of His Office In Yemen’s Capital
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 9:37 am | UN News
The UN human rights chief has strongly condemned the recent storming of his team’s headquarters in Sana’a, Yemen, by the de facto authorities Ansar Allah, and renewed his call for the immediate and unconditional release of all UN staff detained in ... More >>
Afghanistan: Taliban Rule Has Erased Women From Public Life, Sparked Mental Health Crisis
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 9:07 am | UN News
Three years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan has led to the “striking” erasure of women from public life, which is also reflected at the community and household levels, a senior official with the UN agency championing gender equality said on ... More >>
‘Incredible Brutality’ Prevalent In Battle For Myanmar
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 8:57 am | UN News
Conflict in Myanmar between the military junta and opposition forces is increasingly brutal, with both sides likely responsible for international crimes including summary executions, top independent rights investigators said on Tuesday. More >>
