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Syria crisis intensifies in shadow of Gaza war

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Syria crisis intensifies in shadow of Gaza war 25 April 2024 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman The humanitarian situation in Syria remains dire amid escalating tensions across the Middle East. The war in Gaza continues to cast a dark shadow over the wider Middle East region, in particular Syria where a series of strikes and attacks are exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation, the UN…

UNESCO report spotlights harmful effects of social media on young girls

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UNESCO report spotlights harmful effects of social media on young girls 25 April 2024 © ADB/Narendra Shrestha Students attend a computer class at a secondary school in Kailali, Nepal. Digital technologies and algorithm-driven software - especially social media - present high risks of privacy invasion, cyberbullying and distraction from learning to young girls, according to the UN Educational…

Gaza: Heatwave brings new misery and disease risk to Rafah

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Heatwave brings new misery and disease risk to Rafah 25 April 2024 © UNRWA The situation in Gaza is dire for over 1 million displaced women, who struggle to access clean water, food, & basic sanitary supplies. Unexpected blistering temperatures across Gaza have added to the daily misery faced by the enclave’s people and sparked new fears of disease outbreaks amid a lack of…

Amid campus crackdowns, Gaza war triggers freedom of expression crisis

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Amid campus crackdowns, Gaza war triggers freedom of expression crisis 25 April 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider متظاهرون خارج حرم جامعة كولومبيا الأمريكية في نيويورك، يحملون لافتات مكتوب عليها: "نريد أن تتحرر فلسطين". Across the United States, “heads are rolling” at the top of some Ivy League universities amid a campus-wide crackdown on students protesting Israel’s war in Gaza,…

World News in Brief: ‘Barbaric’ sexual violence in Sudan, Haiti’s transitional council in place, rights experts condemn Iran rapper’s death sentence

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: ‘Barbaric’ sexual violence in Sudan, Haiti’s transitional council in place, rights experts condemn Iran rapper’s death sentence 25 April 2024 © UNICEF/Spalton An aerial view of children and their families standing near temporary shelters at the Khamsa Dagiga site for displaced people in Zelingei Town, Central Darfur, Sudan. (file) The international community must take…

Senior UN aid official urges comprehensive response to Haiti crisis

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Senior UN aid official urges comprehensive response to Haiti crisis 25 April 2024 © UNICEF/Herold Joseph Thousands been driven from their homes in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. The ongoing crisis in Haiti is having a “massive” and “devastating” impact, with over half the population acutely food insecure and more than one million staring at emergency levels of hunger, a senior UN World…

UNRWA seeks $1.2 billion to meet urgent needs in Gaza and the West Bank

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA seeks $1.2 billion to meet urgent needs in Gaza and the West Bank 24 April 2024 © UNRWA Children in Gaza are being exposed to deeply distressing events and trauma. The UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, launched a $1.2 billion appeal on Wednesday to address the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip and to respond to needs in the West Bank as…

Russia vetoes Security Council draft resolution on a weapon-free outer space

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Russia vetoes Security Council draft resolution on a weapon-free outer space 24 April 2024 © NASA A view of the Earth and a satellite as seen from outer space. Russia used its veto to quash a draft resolution aimed at keeping weapons out of outer space. The Security Council rejected the draft…

UN migration agency assists survivors of deadly shipwreck off Djibouti

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN migration agency assists survivors of deadly shipwreck off Djibouti 24 April 2024 © IOM/Alexander Bee Migrants sleep underneath a boat on the beach in Obock, Djibouti. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is offering medical care, food, shelter and psychosocial support to 33 migrants who survived a shipwreck off the coast of Djibouti on Monday, as local authorities continue…

New global campaign boosts lifesaving vaccines

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home New global campaign boosts lifesaving vaccines 24 April 2024 © 儿基会/Saleh Hayyan 也门的一名卫生工作者在社区宣传活动中为一名小男孩接种疫苗（资料图片）。 Two UN agencies alongside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the global vaccine alliance Gavi launched on Wednesday a campaign to scale up programmes to save lives, marking the start of World Immunisation Week, celebrated annually during the last week of April…