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Funding Boost For UNRWA As UK Decides To Restore Funding
Sunday, 21 July 2024, 3:49 pm | UN News
The head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees UNRWA welcomed the decision by the United Kingdom on Friday to resume funding of the agency “at a critical time, as the agency continues to come under harsh and unprecedented attacks”. More >>
A Look Into The Lives Of Palestine Refugees In Lebanon Awaiting A Solution To Their Plight
Sunday, 21 July 2024, 3:40 pm | UN News
On the outskirts of Lebanon’s second capital, Tripoli, lies a Palestinian refugee camp that is almost as old as their plight itself. More >>
Stories From The UN Archive: Meet The First Black President Of South Africa
Sunday, 21 July 2024, 3:28 pm | UN News
On the heels of this year’s Nelson Mandela International Day, marked annually on 18 July, we are taking you back in time to an epic moment at the United Nations in the 1990s when the anti-apartheid hero and icon made a historic debut in the UN General ... More >>
Polio Stalks Gazans As ‘anarchy’ Spreads, Humanitarians Warn
Saturday, 20 July 2024, 5:07 am | UN News
To add to the devastation of war and the complete breakdown of law and order, Gazans now have to contend with the threat of highly infectious polio disease linked to the disastrous sanitation situation created by the conflict, the UN health agency ... More >>
Sudan Aid Obstacles Impact Lifesaving Relief Effort
Saturday, 20 July 2024, 4:55 am | UN News
Heavy fighting in Sudan has severely curtailed humanitarian aid deliveries across vast areas of the southeast, the UN World Food Programme, WFP, said on Friday. More >>
Bangladesh Student Protests, Yemen’s Maternal Deaths, Mandela Day, Honouring LGBT Rights At EuroGames 2024
Saturday, 20 July 2024, 4:42 am | UN News
The UN chief urged the Government of Bangladesh on Thursday to create an environment that allows proper dialogue with student protesters following weeks of demonstrations in the South Asian country. More >>
New Support Needed Amid Preparations For Ukraine’s Third Wartime Winter
Saturday, 20 July 2024, 4:26 am | UN News
A new $100 million financial contribution will be given to support displaced and war-affected people in Ukraine as they prepare for the third winter since the start of Russia’s invasion, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi announced ... More >>
Books Offer Novel Way To Counter Prison Overcrowding In The Philippines
Saturday, 20 July 2024, 4:11 am | UN News
A reading programme for prisoners in jails in the Philippines is supporting their education as well as enabling them to shorten their sentences. More >>
Eastern Afghanistan Reels From Fatal Storms; Dozens Dead, Hundreds Homeless
Saturday, 20 July 2024, 4:01 am | UN News
UN teams and humanitarian partners in Afghanistan are mobilizing in response to devastating windstorms and flash floods that have ravaged eastern regions of the country, resulting in dozens of fatalities and the destruction of hundreds of homes. More >>
UN Forum On Sustainable Development Concludes With Renewed Commitment, Call For Urgent Action
Saturday, 20 July 2024, 4:00 am | UN News
The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development concluded on Wednesday, with nations reiterating the need for renewed impetus and accelerated actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline. More >>
‘Largest’ Displacements So Far In Gaza’s War Of Attrition: UN Aid Agencies
Friday, 19 July 2024, 4:22 am | UN News
UN humanitarians issued a fresh alert on Thursday about having to cut rations in Gaza where fresh evacuation orders by the Israeli military have prompted “the largest displacements since October” across the enclave. More >>
‘Largest’ Displacements So Far In Gaza’s War Of Attrition: UN Aid Agencies
Friday, 19 July 2024, 4:21 am | UN News
UN humanitarians issued a fresh alert on Thursday about having to cut rations in Gaza where fresh evacuation orders by the Israeli military have prompted “the largest displacements since October” across the enclave. More >>
Sudan Displacement ‘grim Milestone’, UN Deputy Chief In West Africa, Côte D’Ivoire Joins UN Water Treaty
Thursday, 18 July 2024, 4:37 am | UN News
More than 10 million people in Sudan have been displaced since war erupted last April, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday, citing the International Organization for Migration (IOM). More >>
Gaza: Multiple Strikes Kill Dozens Near UN Aid Hub As Thousands Flee Fighting
Thursday, 18 July 2024, 4:29 am | UN News
Multiple strikes have killed dozens of people in central Gaza, landing just 100 metres from a humanitarian hub, UN agencies said on Tuesday, as thousands continue to face displacement amid the ongoing war. More >>
Polarised Security Council Debates Meaning Of Multilateralism
Thursday, 18 July 2024, 4:19 am | UN News
The current polarised international political landscape was on raw display at the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, as it convened for the Russian presidency’s signature event for the month, Multilateral cooperation in the interest of a more ... More >>
Haiti: Displaced Women Face ‘unprecedented’ Level Of Insecurity And Sexual Violence
Thursday, 18 July 2024, 4:13 am | UN News
Instability in Haiti is fuelling a spike in sexual violence against women and girls as armed gangs continue their assault on the population, the UN agency championing gender equality said on Wednesday. More >>
Over 1,000 Attacks On Healthcare In Occupied Palestinian Territory Since October
Thursday, 18 July 2024, 4:06 am | UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered more than 1,000 attacks on healthcare facilities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since the October 7 terror attacks in Israel sparked the on-going war in Gaza, the agency’s top official in the region ... More >>
Security Council Debates Gaza Crisis, As Civilian Suffering Continues Unabated
Thursday, 18 July 2024, 4:00 am | UN News
The UN Security Council on Wednesday convened an open debate on the ongoing crisis in Gaza, which continues to be marked by immense suffering - compounded now by a complete breakdown of law and order - and a humanitarian system on the brink of collapse. More >>
Sudan: 800,000 Still Trapped In El Fasher Where Supplies Running Out, Warns WHO
Wednesday, 17 July 2024, 4:07 am | UN News
Hunger and fear of famine stalk Sudan where a staggering 800,000 people still remain trapped in the North Darfur capital El Fasher without enough food, water or medical support, the World Health Organization, WHO, said on Tuesday. More >>
UN And EU Humanitarians Appeal For More Support For Haiti
Wednesday, 17 July 2024, 3:59 am | UN News
The multifaceted humanitarian catastrophe in Haiti requires urgent international attention, three senior aid officials from the UN and the European Union have said, wrapping up a four-day visit to the Caribbean country where they saw firsthand how ... More >>
