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Daily Death And Destruction Continues In Ukraine, Security Council Hears
Monday, 28 October 2024, 12:38 pm | UN News
Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča, whose portfolio straddles both Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, voiced concern over attacks on energy infrastructure as winter approaches. More >>
Guterres ‘Unequivocally Condemns’ Continued Civilian Deaths In Gaza
Monday, 28 October 2024, 12:20 pm | UN News
“The recent attacks that have hit hospitals in North Gaza are exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis and placing the lives of tens of thousands at grave risk,”, Mr Haq continued, calling for combatants to protect patients and medical staff. More >>
Gaza: Israeli Strikes Delay Polio Vaccine Campaign In The North
Monday, 28 October 2024, 11:12 am | UN News
“Humanitarian pauses are essential for its success, allowing partners to deliver vaccination supplies to health facilities, families to safely access vaccination sites and mobile teams of health workers to reach children in their communities,” ... More >>
UN Renews Call To Protect Civilians As Deadly Israeli Strike Hits Close To Key Beirut Hospital
Monday, 28 October 2024, 11:03 am | UN News
The strike, which hit the densely populated Jnah neighbourhood, also injured 60 people and reportedly damaged the Rafik Hariri University Hospital. At least three buildings located about 50 meters (54 yards) from the hospital are said to have been destroyed. More >>
Gaza: War Has Set Palestine’s Development Back Nearly 70 Years
Monday, 28 October 2024, 10:45 am | UN News
“Our assessments serve to sound the alarm over the millions of lives that are being shattered and the decades of development efforts that are being wiped out,” said ESCWA Executive Secretary Rola Dashti. More >>
UN Chief ‘Shocked’ At Harrowing Death And Destruction In North Gaza
Monday, 28 October 2024, 10:08 am | UN News
Civilians are reportedly trapped under rubble, while the sick and wounded lack access to life-saving care. They also face severe shortages of food and shelter, amid reports of family separations and mass detentions. More >>
WHO Concerned Following Raid On North Gaza Hospital
Sunday, 27 October 2024, 7:19 pm | UN News
Reports of Israeli troops storming one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza are deeply concerning, while ongoing hostilities are hampering polio vaccination in the area, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. More >>
UN Alarmed By Israeli Strike In Southern Lebanon That Killed Journalists
Sunday, 27 October 2024, 7:46 am | UN News
Top UN officials in Lebanon expressed alarm on Friday over an Israeli strike that hit an apartment building in southern Lebanon, killing three journalists and wounding three others. More >>
‘Spiralling Crisis’ In Haiti Demands Continued Global Attention: WFP
Sunday, 27 October 2024, 7:26 am | UN News
International attention must remain focused on Haiti, where political uncertainty persists and rampant gang violence and food insecurity continue to plunge the country “into a spiralling crisis”, a senior official with the World Food Programme (WFP) ... More >>
UN Chief Tells President Putin Russian Invasion Violates UN Charter
Sunday, 27 October 2024, 6:59 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that his country’s on-going invasion of Ukraine violates the United Nations Charter and international law. More >>
‘Trauma That Echoes Across Generations’: UN Highlights Weaponisation Of Sexual Violence
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 10:48 am | UN News
The United Nations marked 15 years of its mandate on sexual violence and conflict with a commemoration ceremony held in New York on Wednesday. More >>
Experts Demand Answers From Russia Over Award-Winning Ukrainian Journalist’s Death
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 10:01 am | UN News
For more than half a year, the family of award-winning Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna have lived in torment, seeking answers about their daughter’s fate, after she disappeared while reporting from Russian-occupied territory in eastern Ukraine. More >>
Civilians And Peacekeepers At Risk, Amid Escalating Lebanon Conflict
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 9:05 am | UN News
A displacement crisis in unfolding in Lebanon, as Israel’s escalating military offensive in the south and the bombing of Beirut continues to drive both Lebanese civilians as well as third country refugees from their homes and shelters, UN agencies ... More >>
Percentage Of Women Killed In War Doubled In 2023: UN Report
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 8:10 am | UN News
The proportion of women killed in armed conflicts doubled last year compared to 2022, accounting for 40 per cent of all deaths in war, while UN-verified cases of conflict-related sexual violence increased by 50 per cent. More >>
‘The Smell Of Death Is Everywhere’ In Northern Gaza, UNRWA Chief Says
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 3:28 am | UN News
The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA appealed on Tuesday for an immediate truce in northern Gaza in a social media post describing how “three weeks of non-stop bombardments” by Israeli forces have impacted the region. More >>
World Court Faces ‘Unprecedented Number’ Of Cases
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 11:22 am | UN News
The International Court of Justice, or ICJ, is currently dealing with an unprecedented number of cases, particularly as the Middle East continues to be mired in conflict, according to the Court’s Registrar Philippe Gautier. More >>
In Ethiopia, UN Chief Advocates For Permanent Security Council Seats For Africa
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 9:11 am | UN News
Speaking in the Ethiopian capital on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for global institutional reform, highlighting the need for two permanent seats on the Security Council for Africa and stronger financial support ... More >>
The Latest UN Biodiversity Summit Opens In Colombia; Here’s What’s At Stake
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 8:39 am | UN News
The UN biodiversity summit known as COP16 officially opened in Colombia on Monday, and hopes are high that negotiating countries can agree on a path forward to safeguarding the planet. More >>
Political Leaders Must Champion Human Rights Amid Global Crises
Monday, 21 October 2024, 4:32 am | UN News
The UN’s top human rights official has told UN News that it’s not human rights themselves that are in crisis – but rather their implementation coupled with a lack of firm political leadership to make sure the rights of all are respected. More >>
Palestine: International Law Obliges Israel To End Occupation, Says Rights Panel
Monday, 21 October 2024, 4:29 am | UN News
All States and international organizations, including the United Nations, have obligations under international law to bring to an end Israel’s unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, according to a new legal position paper released Friday by ... More >>
