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No aid getting into Gaza, says UN aid agency

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home No aid getting into Gaza, says UN aid agency 08 May 2024 UN News Gazans are evacuating Rafah in fear of a ground attack. Israeli military manoeuvres and shelling continued in and around eastern Rafah in southern Gaza on Wednesday morning as UN humanitarians stressed that “no fuel or aid” is getting into the enclave…

Another climate record: Extreme heat, hurricanes, droughts ravage Latin America and Caribbean

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Another climate record: Extreme heat, hurricanes, droughts ravage Latin America and Caribbean 08 May 2024 © UNICEF/Giacomo Pirozzi Two children stand barefoot on cracked, parched soil in a dry riverbed in southern Bolivia. (file) 2023 saw another climate record tumble, with Latin America and the Caribbean registering their hottest ever recorded temperatures, according to the UN’s weather…

No sign yet of H5N1 bird flu spreading between humans, says WHO chief

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home No sign yet of H5N1 bird flu spreading between humans, says WHO chief 08 May 2024 © Unsplash/Finn Mund H5N1 avian influenza is common among wild birds and has caused outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows. The H5N1 avian influenza virus has so far shown no signs of adapting to allow human-to-human transmission, the UN health agency said on Wednesday, urging continued surveillance…

Misinformation and politicisation of migration is ‘clouding public discourse’

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Misinformation and politicisation of migration is ‘clouding public discourse’ 07 May 2024 © IOM/Gema Cortés A family arrives in Brazil, after crossing the Venezuelan border by foot. (file) Money sent home by migrants abroad has surpassed foreign direct investment in boosting the gross domestic product (GDP) of developing countries, UN migration agency IOM said in the latest edition of its…

Rights chief urges Russia to end crackdown as journalist detentions reach all-time high

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Rights chief urges Russia to end crackdown as journalist detentions reach all-time high 07 May 2024 Daria Kornilova Russian journalist and prominent opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who is imprisoned in the Russian Federation. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urged Russia to end its crackdown on journalists in a statement issued on Tuesday shortly after President Vladmir…

Uncertainty in Gaza amplified by closure of key border crossings

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Uncertainty in Gaza amplified by closure of key border crossings 07 May 2024 © UNOCHA/Ismael Abu Dayyah Displaced Palestinian families from Khan Younis wait on the roadside for detained husbands and fathers. Amid ongoing uncertainty about a ceasefire in Gaza and an escalation of the military operation in Rafah, UN aid agencies expressed deep concerns on Tuesday that the two main access…

Justice officer from DR Congo mission wins UN Trailblazer award

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Justice officer from DR Congo mission wins UN Trailblazer award 07 May 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten Major Ahlem Douzi is presented with the United Nations Trailblazer Award by Chef de Cabinet Courtenay Rattray at a special ceremony. The UN’s second Trailblazer award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers has gone to Major Ahlem Douzi, an officer with the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the…

Journey into the unknown: Thousands of Gazan families flee Rafah

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Journey into the unknown: Thousands of Gazan families flee Rafah 07 May 2024 UN News / Ziad Taleb نازحون يغادرون مدينة رفح باتجاه وسط غزة. Displacement after displacement. That describes the reality facing thousands of Palestinian families in Gaza who took Rashid Street from Rafah to the centre of the Gaza Strip after receiving evacuation orders from Israeli authorities on Monday to move to…

Patients in Rafah ‘afraid to seek services’, WHO reports

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Patients in Rafah ‘afraid to seek services’, WHO reports 07 May 2024 © UNRWA People in Rafah in the south of Gaza collect drinking water. The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken “crucial steps” in preparation for a large-scale Israeli military operation in Rafah, Dr. Ahmed Dahir, team lead of its office in Gaza, told UN News on Tuesday…

Guterres urges Israel, Hamas ‘to show political courage’ and secure ceasefire

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres urges Israel, Hamas ‘to show political courage’ and secure ceasefire 07 May 2024 © UNOCHA/Ismael Abu Dayyah Palestinians in Khan Younis bury their dead in makeshift graves. The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday reiterated his appeal to Israel to stop any escalation in Gaza, amid reports that its forces have taken over key border crossings in Rafah…