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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 27 October 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International…

Pakistan urged to halt Afghan deportations to avoid ‘human rights catastrophe’

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Pakistan urged to halt Afghan deportations to avoid ‘human rights catastrophe’ 27 October 2023 © UNOCHA/Sayed Habib Bidel A displaced family carries their belongings in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Pakistan’s plan to deport “undocumented” foreign nationals will disproportionately affect more than 1.4 million Afghans in the country, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday, expressing…

Gaza: Testimonies highlight grim plight of civilians expecting to die

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Testimonies highlight grim plight of civilians expecting to die 27 October 2023 © UNICEF/Mohammad Ajjour The Al Shati refugee camp in Gaza has been hit by air strikes. The UN’s top human rights official issued a new appeal on Friday for an end to the Israel-Palestine crisis and the release of all hostages, amid rising civilian deaths and reports that children's names have been written…

Explainer: What is a UN General Assembly emergency special session and why it matters

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: What is a UN General Assembly emergency special session and why it matters 27 October 2023 UN Photo The first ever emergency special session of the UN General Assembly on the Middle East takes place in 1956. As the UN’s 193 Member States meet on how to address the ongoing Israel-Palestine crisis, we took a look at how the current rarely convened General Assembly emergency…

Explainer: Fighting for facts amid crisis in Israel and Gaza

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: Fighting for facts amid crisis in Israel and Gaza 27 October 2023 © WFP/Ali Jadallah Children sheltering at an UNRWA school in Gaza enjoy bread distributed by WFP. As much needed aid starts to trickle into besieged Gaza, a war over facts is ratcheting up as conflicting narratives about the situation on the ground are being fuelled by social media…

‘History is judging us all,’ Guterres says in fresh appeal for Gaza aid access

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘History is judging us all,’ Guterres says in fresh appeal for Gaza aid access 27 October 2023 © UNRWA/Mohammed Hinnawi Air strikes have devastated much of the north of Gaza. With the humanitarian system in Gaza on the verge of "total collapse", UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday again appealed for greater aid access to the besieged enclave, where “misery is growing by the…

Syrian war at ‘worst point’ in four years, says Commission of Inquiry head

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syrian war at ‘worst point’ in four years, says Commission of Inquiry head 27 October 2023 © UNOCHA/Ali Haji Suleiman Idlib, North-west Syria: A girl helps her sister on their way home from school. Persons with disabilities are among the most marginalized in a crisis, with a mortality rate in disasters that is on average two to four times higher than persons without disa The world cannot…

World News in Brief: Ukraine aid convoy, attacks in South Sudan, radioactive discharge update

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Ukraine aid convoy, attacks in South Sudan, radioactive discharge update 27 October 2023 © UNICEF/Kate Klochko Internally displaced people are seen at a reception centre in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. (file) Humanitarian operations continue to deliver life-saving assistance in Ukraine, amid ongoing attacks across the country, the UN said on Friday. …

Gaza crisis: General Assembly adopts resolution calling for ‘humanitarian truce’, civilian protection

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza crisis: General Assembly adopts resolution calling for ‘humanitarian truce’, civilian protection 27 October 2023 UN Photo/Evan Schneider General Assembly adopts resolution on Protection of Civilians and Upholding Legal and Humanitarian Obligations in Gaza. The United Nations General Assembly on Friday adopted a major resolution on the Gaza crisis, calling for an “immediate, durable and…

Israel-Palestine: Gazans ‘left with nothing but impossible choices’

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine: Gazans ‘left with nothing but impossible choices’ 26 October 2023 © WHO/Ahmed Zakot Air strikes on Gaza are continuing. (file) Day 19 of the Gaza conflict comes on the heels of the deadliest 24 hours so far amid hospitals shutting down, while UN humanitarians reiterated urgent calls on Thursday for all civilians to be protected and hostages released…