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Children in Gaza ‘going to bed starving’ amid blockade

2 days ago Breadcrumb Home Children in Gaza ‘going to bed starving’ amid blockade 29 April 2025 © WHO Palestinians return from the south to the north of Gaza, during the ceasefire in February and which ended on 18 March. The biggest UN aid agency in Gaza on Tuesday condemned the two-month Israeli blockade that has left families eating barely enough to survive amid daily bombings – and the sick and injured without…

Ukraine: Ceasefire a critical first step on the road to durable peace

2 days ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Ceasefire a critical first step on the road to durable peace 29 April 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, addresses the Security Council meeting on maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine. The UN political affairs chief underscored the urgent need for a ceasefire in Ukraine in a briefing to the Security…

Two-State solution nearing point of no return, warns UN chief

2 days ago Breadcrumb Home Two-State solution nearing point of no return, warns UN chief 29 April 2025 © UNICEF/Mohammed Nateel Two children walk through Gaza's destroyed landscape. The UN Secretary-General has warned that the two-State solution for Israel and Palestine is nearing collapse, urging world leaders to take bold, irreversible steps to preserve hopes for lasting peace…

MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Guterres tells Security Council two-State solution ‘near point of no return’

2 days ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Guterres tells Security Council two-State solution ‘near point of no return’ 29 April 2025 © UNFPA A boy stops in front of a destroyed building in Gaza. The Security Council met on Tuesday on the situation in the Middle East, where Secretary-General António Guterres told ambassadors that irreversible action must be taken to finally put a two-State solution in place for…

Plague of rats and insects provides latest challenge for war-shattered Gazans

2 days ago Breadcrumb Home Plague of rats and insects provides latest challenge for war-shattered Gazans 29 April 2025 UN News Environmental health workers from UNRWA spray insecticides amongst shelters for displaced people. After suffering almost 18 months of deadly bombardment, displacement and lack of access to basic services, the embattled people of Gaza face yet another challenge: the threat of insects and…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Mauritius on Intercontinental Slavery Museum, Raise Questions on Mandatory HIV Testing for Migrant Workers and the Treatment of the Chagossian People

2 days ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Mauritius on Intercontinental Slavery Museum, Raise Questions on Mandatory HIV Testing for Migrant Workers and the Treatment of the Chagossian People 29 April 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth periodic reports of Mauritius…

UN launches network to support victims and survivors of terrorism

3 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN launches network to support victims and survivors of terrorism 28 April 2025 UN Photo/Monika Graff United Nations pays tribute to victims of 9/11 terrorist attacks. A new UN initiative aims to drive collective action to support the rights and needs of people everywhere whose lives have been upended by the continuing threat posed by terrorism.…

One in four female genital mutilation cases now carried out by health workers

3 days ago Breadcrumb Home One in four female genital mutilation cases now carried out by health workers 28 April 2025 © UNICEF/Mulugeta Ayene Girls in the Sidama region of Ethiopia participate in a session on harmful practices including female genital mutilation. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is becoming less common worldwide, but when it does occur, it is increasingly performed by professional healthcare workers,…

World News in Brief: Sudan aid challenges, Myanmar quake update, UN support for victims of sexual abuse

3 days ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Sudan aid challenges, Myanmar quake update, UN support for victims of sexual abuse 28 April 2025 © WFP/Leni Kinzli A boy walks in the Al Salaam camp for displaced people in North Darfur. Sudan’s humanitarian crisis is deepening as escalating violence blocks aid deliveries and forces thousands more civilians to flee, the UN warned on Monday…

Gazans face hunger crisis as aid blockade nears two months

3 days ago Breadcrumb Home Gazans face hunger crisis as aid blockade nears two months 28 April 2025 © UNRWA People clamour for food in Gaza. Surviving on one meal a day and stretching out rapidly dwindling food rations have become a desperate reality in the Gaza Strip, where humanitarian aid has been blocked for nearly two months. …