UN envoy calls for increased aid for Syria in Damascus visit
Increased humanitarian aid is needed in Syria amid “immense” changes that offer hope to a nation emerging from a 13-year-long war, the top U...Read More
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Showing posts with label United Nations News. Show all posts
UN Special Envoy continues shuttle diplomacy on Syria
The UN Special Envoy for Syria travelled to Jordan on Friday for discussions on the tumultuous events that have seen a new transitional auth...Read More
Climate shocks, humanitarian crises and political division plague Central Africa
Central African nations continue to grapple with multidimensional crises, including security threats, extreme weather events and geopolitica...Read More
The de facto authority in Syria is a designated terrorist group: What happens now?
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an armed group designated as a terrorist organization by the UN Security Council, has emerged as the dominant fo...Read More
UN General Assembly demands Gaza ceasefire and hostage release, affirms ‘full support’ for UNRWA
The General Assembly adopted two key resolutions on Wednesday night, demanding an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in the G...Read More
Gaza: ‘Devastation is absolutely staggering’, WFP describes Gaza strip
Describing the level of devastation across the Gaza Strip as “absolutely staggering”, the Head of Emergency Communications for the World Foo...Read More
Syria: Prioritise search for the missing, justice for victims
The international community owes it to the Syrian people “to listen, to act and to work tirelessly” so the crimes of the deposed Assad regim...Read More
Guterres upholds UN commitment to a smooth and inclusive transition in Syria
Secretary-General António Guterres said the UN is “totally committed” to supporting a smooth transition of power in Syria through an inclusi...Read More
Diplomatic engagement still the key to peace in Yemen: UN envoy
Peace is possible in Yemen, and continued support from the international community is essential to achieve it, the UN Special Envoy for the ...Read More
World News in Brief: Arrivals surge in South Sudan, the rise of digital media, Haiti crisis update
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has issued an alert after a surge in the number of displaced people fleeing war-torn Sudan for neighbouring So...Read More
UN continues response to crises in Gaza and Lebanon
UN agencies continue their response to the humanitarian crises in Gaza and Lebanon, as access challenges, food shortages and reconstruction ...Read More
Forging Peace in Syria: Great opportunities, grave risks
Following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime on Sunday, Syria has entered a period of profound uncertainty, and the UN will have a vital...Read More
Uprooted Syrians mulling return mustn’t be pushed, says UNHCR
Syria’s historic power reset coupled with the highly volatile situation there, has increased basic needs in a country where nearly 17 millio...Read More
Syria crisis: Nothing must stop peaceful transition, says UN Special Envoy
Barely 48 hours since opposition forces including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept into Damascus and forced out President Bashar al-Assad, t...Read More
World News in Brief: Haiti gang massacre, Taliban crackdown continues, Ukraine’s civilian death toll rises
At least 184 people, including 127 elderly men and women, were killed in Haiti’s Wharf Jérémie neighbourhood of Cité Soleil over the weekend...Read More
Security Council hears of ongoing imperative to end violence in eastern DR Congo
The UN Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) briefed the Security Council on Monday on recent developments, ...Read More
Middle East: Live updates from Syria and the wider region for 9 December
The historic shift of power in Syria at the weekend has added yet another layer of complexity to the Middle East crisis, with hostilities on...Read More
Syria: We will continue to respond wherever we can, says UN aid chief
As reports continued to emerge from Damascus where opposition forces declared victory on State television on Sunday, the UN’s top humanitari...Read More
Iraq: Security Council briefed on major milestones and ongoing challenges
There have been significant developments in Iraq in recent months – which has so far avoided being dragged into the widening Middle East co...Read More
Gaza: No evacuation order given before hospital strike, says WHO
One of the last partially functional health centres in besieged northern Gaza was hit several times overnight into Friday, leaving four heal...Read More
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