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UNICEF Warns Against Escalating Violence In The Middle East
Friday, 9 August 2024, 11:44 am | UN News
The recent surge in violence and attacks in the Middle East is taking a shocking toll on young lives in the region, a senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday in an appeal for de-escalation. More >>
WHO On Alert As Mpox Cases Surge To Unprecedented Levels In Africa
Friday, 9 August 2024, 11:41 am | UN News
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday raised the response to the mpox outbreak in over a dozen African countries to the highest level, mobilizing efforts across the agency. More >>
Gaza: Thousands On The Run Again Following New Evacuation Order
Friday, 9 August 2024, 11:36 am | UN News
Thousands of people in Gaza have been fleeing west toward Al Mawasi after the Israel military issued a new evacuation order on Thursday, UN humanitarian partners on the ground have reported. More >>
UN Rights Chief ‘Deeply Troubled’ By Dissolution Of Thailand’s Move Forward Party
Friday, 9 August 2024, 10:56 am | UN News
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Thursday that a decision of the Constitutional Court in Thailand to dissolve the country’s largest political party was deeply troubling and that it undermined democratic processes and restricted ... More >>
Upcoming Elections In Cameroon Mark A ‘Key Opportunity’ To Commit To Human Rights: UN Human Rights Chief
Friday, 9 August 2024, 10:50 am | UN News
Despite obstacles, Cameroon maintains immense potential to foster social change and promote civic engagement in their upcoming 2025 and 2026 elections, stressed the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Wednesday at the end of a two-day ... More >>
UN Counter-Terrorism Chief Highlights Da’esh Surge, Calling For Global Action
Friday, 9 August 2024, 10:41 am | UN News
Islamic State (ISIL/Da’esh) and its affiliates have expanded their activities and finances in several parts of Africa, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, resulting in a major spike in attacks and civilian fatalities, a senior UN counter-terrorism official ... More >>
Hostilities In Syria, Israeli Detention Practices, ‘Summer Wave Of COVID-19’ In Europe
Friday, 9 August 2024, 10:33 am | UN News
Escalating hostilities in Deir-ez-Zor in eastern Syria is impacting civilians and the infrastructure they rely on, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Thursday, expressing deep concern over the situation. More >>
Security Council Lifts Arms Embargo On Central African Republic Forces
Friday, 9 August 2024, 5:13 am | UN News
The UN Security Council on 30 July lifted the arms embargo on the Central African Republic (CAR) government forces, while calling on all nations to take all necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply of all types of weapons and related ... More >>
Gaza: ‘Frightening Increase’ In Hepatitis A Cases
Friday, 9 August 2024, 5:11 am | UN News
UN agencies warned of the high risk of the further spread of infectious diseases in Gaza, amid chronic water scarcity and no way to adequately manage waste and sewage. More >>
Fight Bigotry Whenever And Wherever It Appears, UN Chief Declares
Friday, 9 August 2024, 5:09 am | UN News
Top UN officials called for a stand against bigotry “wherever and whenever it appears”, paying tribute to the hundreds of thousands of Roma and Sinti brutally murdered during the Second World War by the Nazis. More >>
Humanitarians Call For Greater Support For Sudan Following Famine Declaration
Friday, 9 August 2024, 5:07 am | UN News
Humanitarians appealed for more resources for war-ravaged Sudan and unimpeded access to people in need, now that famine has been confirmed in parts of the country. More >>
UN Envoy Urges Action To Address ‘Growing Risk Of A Serious Escalation’ In The Middle East
Friday, 9 August 2024, 5:05 am | UN News
The top UN envoy in the Middle East called for urgent action to address the “growing risk” of regional escalation following recent deadly attacks in Lebanon, the Syrian Golan Heights and Iran linked to the war in Gaza. More >>
Heat Claims More Than 175,000 Lives Annually In Europe, Latest Data Shows
Friday, 9 August 2024, 5:03 am | UN News
A staggering 175,000 people die from heat-related causes every year in Europe and that figure is set to soar in line with our steadily warming planet. That’s the warning from the WHO, which said that European countries are seeing temperatures ... More >>
Nurturing Hope And Leadership Among Gaza’s Young People
Friday, 9 August 2024, 4:59 am | UN News
“My message to the world is how important it is to strengthen the role of youth in societies and to invest in their potential,” said 23-year-old Sarah Al Shamali from Gaza City, ahead of International Youth Day, marked annually on 12 August. More >>
Testing Swift Responses To Chemical Terrorism Threats
Friday, 9 August 2024, 4:27 am | UN News
As the UN Security Council meets on Thursday to discuss the threat the ISIL/Da’esh terrorist group poses, a specialised UN agency has been helping nations on the ground to prepare for chemical terrorism attacks. More >>
Gender Equality At Risk: UN Officials Highlight Danger Of Pulling Peacekeepers Out
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 11:24 am | UN News
Senior UN officials on Wednesday warned of the consequences for protection of women and their rights in conflict zones, amid recent decisions to close or shrink peacekeeping and special political missions. More >>
WHO Regional Chief Voices Grave Concern Over Middle East Escalation
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 9:41 am | UN News
Recent developments in Gaza, the wider Middle East, and Sudan, have highlighted the complexities of emergencies in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) vast Eastern Mediterranean region, officials from the UN agency said during a virtual media briefing ... More >>
Zimbabwe Faces Worsening Food Crisis Due To El Niño Droughts
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 9:15 am | UN News
A new report from the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) reveals that food insecurity levels in Zimbabwe are rapidly deteriorating after it was hit with historic droughts due to the El Niño weather pattern. More >>
WHO Chief Convenes Expert Meeting On Mpox Spread
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 8:31 am | UN News
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called for an emergency meeting on mpox following its spread outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More >>
Another Month, Another Heat Record Broken: UN Weather Agency
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 7:28 am | UN News
Last month saw another extreme weather milestone with the world’s hottest day on recent record registered on 22 July – yet another indication of the extent to which greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are changing our climate, the World ... More >>
