Security Council urged to ensure greater protection for humanitarian workers
With 2024 the deadliest year for aid workers on record, the Security Council must clearly condemn attacks against them and ensure accountabi...Read More
Lebanon: UN rights chief adds voice to immediate ceasefire call
UN human rights chief Volker Türk lent his weight to growing ceasefire calls in Lebanon on Tuesday, as senior Israeli cabinet members were r...Read More
News from the WHO: The first-ever global oral health conference highlights universal health coverage by 2030 https://ift.tt/CUgmzID November 25, 2024 at 07:00AM
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Lebanon: UNIFIL concerned by attacks on Lebanese Armed Forces
The United Nations remains concerned by the escalation of hostilities in Lebanon between Hezbollah and the Israel Defense Force (IDF), as we...Read More
No end in sight to ‘horror’ in Gaza, UN official tells Security Council
As Gaza teeters on the brink of collapse, a senior UN official on Monday renewed urgent calls for an immediate ceasefire and action to addre...Read More
Haiti: Child recruitment by armed groups surges 70 per cent
The number of children being recruited into armed groups across Haiti has increased by 70 per cent over the past year, the UN Children’s Fun...Read More
Children and amputees bear brunt of Myanmar’s deadly landmine epidemic
Myanmar has become the world’s deadliest country for landmine and unexploded ordnance casualties, with over 1,000 victims in 2023 alone, sur...Read More
World News in Brief: Mpox update, Haiti displacement, deadly strikes in Ukraine, Pakistan attack condemned
The mpox outbreak continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a ...Read More
Middle East crisis: Live updates for 22 November
The crisis in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel continues unabated as people struggle to live in the midst of conflict. Follow this live blog for the...Read More
Most violent year in Syria since 2020, senior UN official tells Security Council
This year of conflict in Syria is “on track to be the most violent since 2020”, with the potential for even greater devastation looming on t...Read More
‘Myanmar’s children cannot afford to wait,’ warns UNICEF
Children in Myanmar are increasingly caught in the crossfire of intensifying conflict, climate disasters and a collapsing humanitarian syste...Read More
Gaza aid delivery ‘grinding to a halt’ alongside rampant insecurity
The delivery of life-saving aid across Gaza “is grinding to a halt” amid a surge in armed looting targeting humanitarian convoys, the senior...Read More
Acute hunger stalks one in four people in DR Congo, warn aid agencies
UN humanitarians warned on Thursday that one in four people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo suffers from “crisis or worse” levels of...Read More
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