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Security Council: Syrian leaders urged to prioritise inclusive transition

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council: Syrian leaders urged to prioritise inclusive transition 12 February 2025 © UNOCHA/Mohanad Zayat The humanitarian situation in Syria remains dire, with more than 70 per cent of the population in need assistance. The UN Special Envoy for Syria on Wednesday called on the country’s caretaker authorities to make the transition to democratic rule inclusive, warning that…

Bangladesh protests probe reveals top leaders led brutal repression

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Bangladesh protests probe reveals top leaders led brutal repression 12 February 2025 © UNOHCHR/Anthony Headley UN human rights chief Volker Türk visiting the Nitol Hospital in Bangladesh, where students received treatment after being shot while participating in last summer's anti-government protests. The repression of mass protests in Bangladesh last year that toppled longtime prime…

Guterres calls for probe into death of WFP staff member detained in Yemen

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres calls for probe into death of WFP staff member detained in Yemen 12 February 2025 UNMHA The United Nations flag is lowered at a UN building in Yemen. Flags at all UN offices in Yemen are flying at half-mast this week following the death of a World Food Programme (WFP) staff member who had been arbitrarily detained by the Houthi de facto authorities in the north since last month…

13 children killed in the West Bank since year began: UNICEF

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home 13 children killed in the West Bank since year began: UNICEF 12 February 2025 © UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh فتاة صغيرة تركض بين أنقاض المباني المتضررة بعد غارة عسكرية إسرائيلية على مخيم نور شمس للاجئين في الضفة الغربية في أغسطس/آب 2024. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has voiced deep alarm at the growing number of children killed, injured and displaced in the occupied West Bank, as violence…

US funding cuts threaten global health response, WHO chief warns

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home US funding cuts threaten global health response, WHO chief warns 12 February 2025 WHO WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivers opening remarks at the 156th session of the Executive Board. The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed deep concern over the impact of US funding cuts on critical global health initiatives, warning they pose a direct threat to public health…

World News in Brief: Peacekeeper killed in CAR, Gaza and DR Congo latest, preventing violent extremism

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Peacekeeper killed in CAR, Gaza and DR Congo latest, preventing violent extremism 12 February 2025 © MINUSCA UN peacekeepers patrol Bouar in the west of Central African Republic. (file) The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned the killing of a Tunisian peacekeeper serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA.…

At AI Summit, diplomats and Pharrell mull destiny of tech revolution

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home At AI Summit, diplomats and Pharrell mull destiny of tech revolution 11 February 2025 United Nations/Marie Etchegoyen UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the AI Action Summit in Paris, France. AI is already transforming our world but its power rests “in the hands of a few”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Tuesday in Paris, in an appeal for countries to use…

Short-range drones: The deadliest threat to civilians in Ukraine

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Short-range drones: The deadliest threat to civilians in Ukraine 11 February 2025 © UNICEF Buildings have been damaged by drone and missile attacks in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. In January 2025, short-range drones caused more casualties than any other weapon in Ukraine, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) said in a new report released on Tuesday.…

Gaza: Return to war must be avoided at all costs, insists UN chief

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Return to war must be avoided at all costs, insists UN chief 11 February 2025 © WHO Displaced Palestinians are returning to their houses following the ceasefire agreement in Gaza. A return to war in Gaza must be avoided at all costs, UN Secretary-General António Guterres insisted on Tuesday, amid fears that the three-week-old ceasefire agreement between Hamas fighters and Israel is…

DR Congo crisis: Thousands of displaced in Goma forced to flee again

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo crisis: Thousands of displaced in Goma forced to flee again 11 February 2025 UN News A man carries water in a camp for displaced people in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Thousands of people affected by the fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are leaving displacement sites in and around Goma for safer areas, the UN humanitarian…