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UN denounces deadly Palm Sunday attack in Ukraine

2 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN denounces deadly Palm Sunday attack in Ukraine 14 April 2025 © UNOCHA A UN humanitarian officer inspects a destroyed building in Ukraine. The United Nations has condemned the Russian attack on the city of Sumy, Ukraine, on Sunday which reportedly killed at least 34 people, including two children, and injured more than 100 others…

Thousands of Gaza patients waiting for urgent medical evacuation

2 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home Thousands of Gaza patients waiting for urgent medical evacuation 14 April 2025 © UNRWA Patients are teated at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza (file photo). The Israeli bombardment of Al-Ahli, a Gaza City hospital, has put even more pressure on the remaining health facilities in the occupied Palestinian territory, where the delivery of aid and movement of humanitarian workers is…

Israeli attack puts Gaza City hospital out of service

2 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home Israeli attack puts Gaza City hospital out of service 14 April 2025 United Nations Medical instruments have been destroyed in an attack on Al Ahli hospital in Gaza. A Gaza City hospital has been put out of action by an Israeli strike at the weekend, while a child patient with reported head trauma died while being evacuated, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday…

Millions displaced, health system in ruins as Sudan war fuels famine

2 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home Millions displaced, health system in ruins as Sudan war fuels famine 14 April 2025 © UNHCR/Andrew McConnell Sudanese refugees arrive at the border town of Adre in Chad. More than 12.4 million people have been forced from their homes across Sudan – including over 3.3 million refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries – as two years of civil war fuel famine, disease outbreaks and the…

World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis worsens, South Sudan clashes, Ecuador oil spill update

2 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis worsens, South Sudan clashes, Ecuador oil spill update 14 April 2025 UN News Gaza residents lining up near the water truck to fill their jugs. The humanitarian situation in Gaza is now likely the worst it has been in the 18 months since the outbreak of hostilities, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, reported on Monday. …

Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the photo exhibition “Arts and Calligraphy of the Constitution of India”

2 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the photo exhibition “Arts and Calligraphy of the Constitution of India” 14 April 2025 Tatiana Valovaya Opening of the photo exhibition “Arts and Calligraphy of the Constitution of India” and donation of a bust and a painting of Dr. AmbedkarMonday, 14 April 2025 at 11.00 a.m.Mezzanine, E Building, Palais des NationsAmbassador Bagchi,Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,A warm welcome to the Palais des Nations. It is a…

Resilience in the face of thirst: Trucking water in war-ravaged Gaza

2 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home Resilience in the face of thirst: Trucking water in war-ravaged Gaza 13 April 2025 UN News Ibrahim Aloush inside his truck parked in front of the desalination station in Jabaliya! In Gaza, where lack of access to water is an existential threat, Ibrahim Alloush stands out as an unsung hero, providing a lifeline to the thirsty people of the Strip.…

The ‘chinamperos’ have provided Mexico City with food for generations. Do they have a future?

3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home The ‘chinamperos’ have provided Mexico City with food for generations. Do they have a future? 12 April 2025 © UNU-EHS/Rodrigo Jardón Gal Xochimilco, is located in Mexico City. Xochimilco, nestled in the heart of Mexico City, is home to the ‘chinamperos,’ farmers who have used indigenous techniques to grow food for centuries. Today, their way of life is under threat from environmental…

Countries reach historic deal to cut shipping emissions

3 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Countries reach historic deal to cut shipping emissions 11 April 2025 IMO The International Maritime Organization (IMO) urges continued sustainable support to the important work of the regional navies and entities within the Yaoundé architecture to protect seafarers and to the operational piracy response, in line with UN [...] After years of intense negotiations, countries on Friday reached…

UN refugee agency calls for greater investment in Syrian returnees

3 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home UN refugee agency calls for greater investment in Syrian returnees 11 April 2025 © UNHCR/Hameed Maarouf Syrian refugees return home from Türkiye across the Bab Al-Hawa border. Roughly 400,000 Syrians have returned home from the region since the fall of the Assad regime last December, while more than a million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have gone back to their communities.…