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UN chief urges halt to escalation after Israeli strikes on Iran

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief urges halt to escalation after Israeli strikes on Iran 26 October 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the media at UN Headquarters in New York (file photo). He said on Wednesday it was everyone's The UN Secretary-General on Saturday called for an immediate halt to all escalatory actions in the Middle East, following overnight attacks…

‘Entire population of north Gaza at risk of dying,’ warns UN’s top humanitarian official

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Entire population of north Gaza at risk of dying,’ warns UN’s top humanitarian official 26 October 2024 UN Israeli forces struck tents sheltering displaced civilians near Al-Aqsa Hospital, in an area where people from northern Gaza were told to relocate. The UN’s top humanitarian official warned on Saturday that the entire population of northern Gaza is at risk of dying, calling for an…

Sudan: UN official decries attacks against civilians in Al Jazirah state

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN official decries attacks against civilians in Al Jazirah state 26 October 2024 © UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfatih Fighting across Sudan has displaced millions from their homes and caused a severe humanitarian crisis. The top UN humanitarian official in Sudan has raised alarm over a sharp escalation of violence in a region near the capital, Khartoum, where recent attacks reportedly…

Drought or flooding? No match for this climate-friendly bean

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Drought or flooding? No match for this climate-friendly bean 26 October 2024 © FAO/Felipe Rodríguez The Guajiro bean has fed Wayúu Indigenous Peoples of South America for centuries. There is no word for climate change in Wayunaikki, the language of the Wayúu Indigenous Peoples of South America, but since the crisis is battering their communities, they may just have found a key to resilience…

Gaza: Palestinians are dying amid lethal evacuation delays

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Palestinians are dying amid lethal evacuation delays 25 October 2024 © WHO Many requests for emergency medical evacuations for children are denied by Israeli authorities without reasons for refusals. Children and disabled people are facing ever more horrific conditions in war-torn Gaza, with some dying as they wait for medical evacuations, as the year-long war grinds on, UN officials…

WHO concerned following raid on North Gaza hospital

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home WHO concerned following raid on North Gaza hospital 25 October 2024 © WHO/Pierre Albouy Dr Tedros, Director-General of the World Health Organization, speaks following his re-election during the 75th World Health Assembly at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Reports of Israeli troops storming one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza are deeply concerning, while ongoing…

UN alarmed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed journalists

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN alarmed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed journalists 25 October 2024 © UNICEF/Dar Al Mussawir Smoke billows from a site targeted by shelling in the southern Lebanese village of Zaita. Top UN officials in Lebanon expressed alarm on Friday over an Israeli strike that hit an apartment building in southern Lebanon, killing three journalists and wounding three others…

UN chief tells President Putin Russian invasion violates UN Charter

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief tells President Putin Russian invasion violates UN Charter 25 October 2024 © Photohost agency BRICS-Russia2024.ru/Vladimir Astapkovich Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends the 16th BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia. UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that his country’s on-going invasion of Ukraine…

‘Spiralling crisis’ in Haiti demands continued global attention: WFP

6 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Spiralling crisis’ in Haiti demands continued global attention: WFP 25 October 2024 WHO/David Lorens Displaced by escalating violence, families in Haiti carry their belongings as they flee their homes in search of safety. International attention must remain focused on Haiti, where political uncertainty persists and rampant gang violence and food insecurity continue to plunge the country “…

‘Lebanon risks falling off a humanitarian cliff’: UN relief coordinator

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Lebanon risks falling off a humanitarian cliff’: UN relief coordinator 24 October 2024 © UNICEF/Muhannad Al-Asadi Children sit with their mother at the Syrian border after fleeing the escalating violence in Lebanon. The UN Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon on Thursday urged the international community to push harder for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah warning that the…