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Security Council debates ‘serious and dangerous escalation’ in the Middle East

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council debates ‘serious and dangerous escalation’ in the Middle East 31 July 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe A wide view of the UN Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East. The UN’s top political affairs official reiterated the urgent need for de-escalation in the Middle East, appealing in the Security Council on Wednesday for “swift and effective diplomatic action”, as…

Gazans need polio vaccines amid ‘deathly cycle’ of hunger, heat and disease, say UN aid agencies

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gazans need polio vaccines amid ‘deathly cycle’ of hunger, heat and disease, say UN aid agencies 30 July 2024 © UNRWA A woman attends a health clinic with a baby in the Gaza Strip. (file) In a bid to prevent a polio epidemic in Gaza, UN humanitarians on Tuesday repeated continuing international calls for a ceasefire to allow a mass vaccination campaign to get underway…

UN rights office condemns forced evictions of Palestinian families in East Jerusalem

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights office condemns forced evictions of Palestinian families in East Jerusalem 30 July 2024 © UNRWA/Kazem Abu Khalaf Israeli police at the entrance of Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, in Jerusalem. The UN human rights office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory expressed concern on Tuesday over the forced evictions of over 80 Palestinian families in the Silwan area of occupied East…

Kazakhstan tightens laws to combat trafficking of newborns

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Kazakhstan tightens laws to combat trafficking of newborns 30 July 2024 © Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan A woman checks on her newborn as a nurse monitors the baby's condition at a perinatal centre in Astana, Kazakhstan. Babies are being sold for up to $4,500 in Kazakhstan, but the government is cracking down on traffickers with a new law adopted earlier this month…

Venezuela: UN rights chief concerned about post-election tension and violence

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Venezuela: UN rights chief concerned about post-election tension and violence 30 July 2024 UN News National Assembly of Venezuela in Caracas. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has joined the Secretary-General in voicing concern over the situation in Venezuela following the recent presidential election.…

Security Council lifts arms embargo on Central African Republic forces

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council lifts arms embargo on Central African Republic forces 30 July 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe A view of the UN Security Council as members vote in favour of the draft resolution on the Central African Republic sanctions regime. The UN Security Council on Tuesday lifted the arms embargo on the Central African Republic (CAR) government forces, while calling on all nations to…

Independent rights experts urge States to comply with ICJ ruling on Israel

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Independent rights experts urge States to comply with ICJ ruling on Israel 30 July 2024 © ICJ The International Court of Justice (file). UN Member States must immediately comply with the recent “landmark ruling” by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel’s presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, a group of 38 UN independent human rights experts said on Tuesday.…

War-weary Sudanese face new hardships as floods strike

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home War-weary Sudanese face new hardships as floods strike 30 July 2024 OCHA/Lokuju Peter People affected by heavy rainfall and flooding in Kassala, eastern Sudan. Several thousand people, mostly internally displaced persons (IDPs), have been affected as heavy rains and floods inundated parts of Kassala province in eastern Sudan, inflicting further misery on communities already vulnerable due to…

World News in Brief: UAE urged to free activists, mass school closures in Haiti, aid for Sudanese refugees in Libya

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UAE urged to free activists, mass school closures in Haiti, aid for Sudanese refugees in Libya 30 July 2024 ©UNSPLASH/ Kamil Rogalinski A view on Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates must immediately release 43 activists who have been sentenced to life imprisonment for terror offences, independent UN human rights experts said on Tuesday.…

Healthcare in Sudan ‘hanging by a thread,’ warns UN agency

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Healthcare in Sudan ‘hanging by a thread,’ warns UN agency 29 July 2024 © UNICEF/Mohamed Zakaria Families in North Darfur have moved to centres for displaced people. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday strongly denounced the increasing attacks on healthcare facilities in Sudan, reporting over 20 such incidents in the last two months…