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Sudan drone attacks raise fears for civilian safety and aid efforts

23 hours 54 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan drone attacks raise fears for civilian safety and aid efforts 05 May 2025 © UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfatih A displaced child at a UNICEF-supported site in Port Sudan. The UN is sounding the alarm over escalating violence in Sudan following drone strikes near Port Sudan airport reportedly carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF…

Guterres alarmed by Israeli plans to expand Gaza ground offensive

23 hours 54 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres alarmed by Israeli plans to expand Gaza ground offensive 05 May 2025 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba A girl stands amidst the rubble of her destroyed home in Rafah, Gaza. The UN Secretary-General is alarmed by reports of Israeli plans to expand ground operations and prolong its military presence in Gaza, a spokesperson for António Guterres said on Monday.…

World News in Brief: Deadly attacks in South Sudan and Ukraine, World Court rejects Sudan case, lifesaving aid in Yemen

23 hours 54 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Deadly attacks in South Sudan and Ukraine, World Court rejects Sudan case, lifesaving aid in Yemen 05 May 2025 UN Photo/Isaac Billy Local communities in Jonglei in South Sudan have been impacted by ongoing intercommunal violence. (file) The United Nations has condemned a deadly aerial bombardment on a hospital in South Sudan’s Jonglei state that killed multiple civilians…

UN warns of growing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza

1 day 23 hours ago Breadcrumb Home UN warns of growing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza 04 May 2025 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba UN staff administer polio vaccines at a health clinic in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, in September 2024. The UN and partners on Sunday issued a stark warning over the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as Israeli authorities maintain a near-total blockade on the delivery of aid for a ninth consecutive week…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

3 days 19 hours ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 02 May 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the United Nations Refugee Agency.Grave situation in GazaJens Laerke, for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), reminded that it…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Kyrgyzstan on Eradicating Statelessness, Ask about Measures to Prevent Hate Speech and Bride Kidnapping

3 days 23 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Kyrgyzstan on Eradicating Statelessness, Ask about Measures to Prevent Hate Speech and Bride Kidnapping 02 May 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined eleventh and twelfth periodic reports of Kyrgyzstan, with Committee Experts commending the State on…

Gaza: ‘Worst-case scenario’ unfolds as brutal aid blockade threatens mass starvation

3 days 23 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: ‘Worst-case scenario’ unfolds as brutal aid blockade threatens mass starvation 02 May 2025 © WFP The people in Gaza are running out of food as the aid blockade continues. Two months into a devastating aid blockade of Gaza food has run out and people are fighting over water amid relentless bombing, the UN’s humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) said on Friday…

Myanmar crisis deepens as military attacks persist and needs grow

3 days 23 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar crisis deepens as military attacks persist and needs grow 02 May 2025 © UNOCHA/Myaa Aung Thein Kyaw A neighbourhood in Mandalay lies in ruins after being engulfed by a fire sparked by the March 2025 earthquake. More than a month after two powerful earthquakes devastated Myanmar, the country is spiralling deeper into crisis as continued military attacks, obstructed aid access and…

Guterres condemns violence against civilians in Syria, urges Israel to stop attacks

3 days 23 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres condemns violence against civilians in Syria, urges Israel to stop attacks 02 May 2025 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman Children play in Idleb, Syria. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is following developments in Syria, where fresh fighting in the capital Damascus and elsewhere is threatening fragile efforts toward peace and political transition.…

Journalism facing new threats from AI and censorship

3 days 23 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Journalism facing new threats from AI and censorship 02 May 2025 UN Photo/Fardosa Hussein صحفيون يتجمعون للمشاركة في مؤتمر صحفي في الصومال. Countries must do everything to ensure that free and independent news reporting can thrive, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday in a message to mark World Press Freedom Day.…