UN updates on probe into allegations of staff collusion during 7 October attacks
A UN Office investigating Israeli accusations that 12 staff members from UN Palestine relief agency UNRWA were involved in the 7 October Ham...Read More
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Ukraine war: UNICEF highlights 40 per cent rise in children killed this year
As deadly attacks in Ukraine continue, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday that the number of children killed so far this year ...Read More
World News in Brief: ‘Barbaric’ sexual violence in Sudan, Haiti’s transitional council in place, rights experts condemn Iran rapper's death sentence
The international community must take immediate action to end the wave of sexual violence being carried out against women and girls in Sudan...Read More
Syria crisis intensifies in shadow of Gaza war
The war in Gaza continues to cast a dark shadow over the wider Middle East region, in particular Syria where a series of strikes and attacks...Read More
Gaza: Heatwave brings new misery and disease risk to Rafah
Unexpected blistering temperatures across Gaza have added to the daily misery faced by the enclave’s people and sparked new fears of disease...Read More
Debate at UN highlights the impact of Portugal’s ‘Carnation Revolution’
On 25 April 1974, military officers overthrew the nearly 50-year dictatorship in Portugal in a largely peaceful coup known as the Carnation ...Read More
Russia vetoes Security Council draft resolution on a weapon-free outer space
Russia used its veto to quash a draft resolution aimed at keeping weapons out of outer space. https://ift.tt/YhopWHL Read More
UNRWA seeks $1.2 billion to meet urgent needs in Gaza and the West Bank
The UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, launched a $1.2 billion appeal on Wednesday to address the unprecedented humanitarian ...Read More
World News in Brief: South Sudan tax impositions, Somalia flash floods, Ukraine attacks
The UN acknowledges assurances from the South Sudanese government that the recent imposition of taxes on fuel and supply trucks does not app...Read More
Silence the guns, amplify women’s voices for peace to end rape in wartime
The UN verified 3,688 cases of rape and other sexual violence committed in war in 2023, a “dramatic increase” of 50 per cent over the previo...Read More
General Assembly debates Security Council’s rising veto use
The General Assembly on Tuesday debated veto power in the Security Council on the eve of the second anniversary of a special measure adopted...Read More
Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office
Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly stripped naked with their hands...Read More
UN envoy urges international solidarity with Haiti as gang violence spirals
As gang violence increases in Haiti, the international community must continue to stand in solidarity with the population, the UN Special Re...Read More
World News in Brief: Rising West Bank violence, dialogue critical in Kosovo, free Afghan activist
The UN Middle East envoy has expressed concern about increased levels of violence in the West Bank, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told j...Read More
Thousands of children killed or maimed by explosive weapons in populated areas: UNICEF
Meaningful action to prevent the use of explosive weapons in populated areas could reduce the number of child casualties in conflicts by nea...Read More
UNRWA report: UN chief stands with agency, backs findings of probe into 7 October attacks in Israel
UN chief António Guterres issued an appeal on Monday to “actively support” the UN agency for Palestinians, UNWRA, adding that he accepted th...Read More
War in Sudan is ‘a crisis of epic proportions’ as atrocities abound
The year-long ongoing war in Sudan is “a crisis of epic proportions” and the world must rethink the way it supports the Sudanese people amid...Read More
Ukraine war, ‘stark reminder’ of the trials facing multilateralism
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is “a stark reminder” of the challenges to multilateralism and remains the top priority of UN partner the Or...Read More
Myanmar: Rohingyas in firing line as Rakhine conflict intensifies
The UN’s top human rights official on Friday raised alarm over the escalating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state between junta and oppositi...Read More
Retaliatory spiral in Middle East must end, says UN chief after strikes on Iran
Following reports of alleged Israeli strikes inside Iran near a nuclear power station early Friday, the UN Secretary-General António Guterre...Read More
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