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Nigeria: Hundreds Of Thousands In Need Of Aid As Flooding Wipes Out Homes – WFP
Friday, 4 October 2024, 8:19 pm | UN News
UN humanitarians are rushing to assist scores of newly displaced people in northeast Nigeria, after torrential rains caused a dam to collapse and flood the area, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. More >>
Iran: Repression Of Women ‘Intensifying’, Two Years On From Mass Protests
Friday, 4 October 2024, 8:18 pm | UN News
The Iranian Government has intensified its efforts to suppress the fundamental rights of women and girls and crush remaining initiatives of women’s activism, UN Human Rights Council-appointed independent investigators warned in an update released on ... More >>
Gaza: WHO Chief Hails ‘Massive Success’ Of Polio Campaign Amid Tragic Reality
Friday, 4 October 2024, 8:12 pm | UN News
Around 560,000 children under ten have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an emergency campaign in the Gaza Strip, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday. More >>
Explainer: What Is Security Council Resolution 1701?
Friday, 4 October 2024, 8:10 pm | UN News
Diplomats have been highlighting Security Council resolution 1701 in official meetings and in the corridors over the busy High-Level Week at UN Headquarters. More >>
First Person: Swapping Guns For Ballpens In The Philippines
Friday, 4 October 2024, 8:07 pm | UN News
A former combatant fighting for the rights of her people on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines has been talking about how she has swapped her combat fatigues for jilbabs [outer garment] and her life in the jungle for a more peaceful rural ... More >>
‘Broad Impunity Persists’ For Law Enforcement Violations Against Africans And People Of African Descent: Rights Experts
Friday, 4 October 2024, 8:01 pm | UN News
Africans and people of African descent who have encountered human rights violations by law enforcement officials rarely receive justice as authorities are not held accountable, experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said in a report issued on Tuesday. More >>
Security Council Renews Haiti Mission Mandate, Calls For More Action Against Gangs
Friday, 4 October 2024, 7:58 pm | UN News
The UN Security Council on Monday re-authorized the deployment of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti for 12 months. More >>
Collective Effort Essential To Get DR Congo On Firm Path To Peace
Friday, 4 October 2024, 7:54 pm | UN News
Mobilization at the national, regional and international level are needed to support the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the face of continued violence in the east, trafficking of natural resources, and other challenges, the UN Security Council ... More >>
Ukraine: Top UN Aid Official Condemns Deadly Marketplace Strike In Kherson
Friday, 4 October 2024, 7:52 pm | UN News
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine condemned a deadly Russian strike in Kherson on Tuesday morning and underscored the need to protect civilians caught in the war, which is entering its 30th month. More >>
All-out War ‘Must Be Avoided In Lebanon At All Costs’: Guterres
Friday, 4 October 2024, 7:50 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants, as Israel launched what it described as a “limited” ground incursion into Southern Lebanon. More >>
Lebanon Crisis: UN Launches $426 Million Aid Appeal With ‘Limited’ Israeli Ground Incursion Underway
Friday, 4 October 2024, 7:48 pm | UN News
UN humanitarians launched a $426 million appeal for Lebanon on Tuesday to support one million people uprooted by widespread Israeli shelling amid what Israel has described as a “limited, localised and targeted” ground operation into Lebanon, across ... More >>
Lebanon: UN Peacekeepers To Stay The Course Amid Escalating Hostilities
Friday, 4 October 2024, 7:46 pm | UN News
Peacekeepers positioned along the “Blue Line” of separation between Israel and Lebanon remain committed to their mandate, and will remain in place until conditions allow, the UN’s peacekeeping chief said on Thursday. More >>
Sudan War: ‘Horror’ Grows As Reports Of Summary Executions Emerge
Friday, 4 October 2024, 12:52 pm | UN News
The UN-designated human rights expert on Sudan has called for Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), along with their allied militias, to take immediate steps to protect civilians in greater Khartoum amid escalating ... More >>
WMO Partnership To Highlight Damaging Impact Of Climate Change On Winter Sports
Friday, 4 October 2024, 12:26 pm | UN News
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) announced on Thursday they are partnering to raise awareness about climate change’s harmful effects on winter sports and tourism. More >>
Guterres Condemns ‘Escalation After Escalation’ In The Middle East
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 10:52 am | UN News
With war ramping up across the Middle East on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed for the violence to end now. More >>
Rights Experts Urge United Kingdom To Curb Hate Speech
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 5:56 am | UN News
The United Kingdom must take action to curb racist hate speech and xenophobic rhetoric, a UN human rights body said, following recent riots that rocked the country. More >>
Atmosphere Of ‘Desperation, Extreme Fear And Trauma’ Envelops Women Of Sudan
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 5:54 am | UN News
An atmosphere of desperation, extreme fear and trauma envelops the women of Sudan in a conflict that has left half of its 50-million-person population in dire need of assistance, according to Laila Baker, a senior regional director from the UN sexual ... More >>
UN Warns Of Escalating Conflict In Yemen Amid Humanitarian Crisis, Regional Tensions
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 5:52 am | UN News
Despite recent economic de-escalation agreements, Yemen remains at risk of a return to full-scale conflict, with continued fighting and increased rhetoric between the warring sides, the UN envoy for the country warned. More >>
Haiti: ‘We Haven’t Turned A Corner Yet, But We’re Making Progress’
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 5:50 am | UN News
More work needs to be done to bolster support for Haiti’s police force as gang violence continues to rock Haiti, said Bob Rae, Canada’s Ambassador to the UN and the newly elected president of the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), who ... More >>
Guterres Calls For End To Myanmar Violence, Persecution Of Rohingya
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 5:48 am | UN News
Seven years since theforced mass displacement of Rohingyaand other communities from Myanmar’s Rakhine State, the UN Secretary-General has called for an end to the violence and full protection of civilians across the country which is now engulfed ... More >>
