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UN chief reiterates Gaza ceasefire call, condemns ‘collective punishment’ of Palestinians

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief reiterates Gaza ceasefire call, condemns ‘collective punishment’ of Palestinians 15 January 2024 © UNICEF/Abed Zagout Children wait to be served food in Rafah, in southern Gaza Strip. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized the imperative of establishing “basic conditions” to facilitate safe and full-scale aid delivery to civilians in Gaza while stressing that only a…

World News in Brief: Emergency funds for Sudan refugees, democracy prevails in Guatemala, climate change in Iraq

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Emergency funds for Sudan refugees, democracy prevails in Guatemala, climate change in Iraq 15 January 2024 © WFP/Muna Abdelhakim Nearly 18 million people across Sudan are facing acute hunger in 2023, more than double the number in 2022. Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, has allocated $10 million from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to…

Troubled year in store for the world’s children: UNICEF report

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Troubled year in store for the world’s children: UNICEF report 15 January 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba A boy walks past the rubble of destroyed houses in the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Globally in 2024, children are likely to see increased exposure to violence and war, and economic hardship, says the UN children’s agency (UNICEF), in a flagship study released on Monday…

How is the UN helping civilians in Gaza?

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home How is the UN helping civilians in Gaza? 13 January 2024 © UNICEF/Abed Zagout The UN says Gaza is facing a food crisis. Despite the immense dangers and obstacles, the UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in Gaza. Here is an overview of the humanitarian efforts in the occupied territory…

War against Hamas in Gaza is act of self-defence, Israel tells world court

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home War against Hamas in Gaza is act of self-defence, Israel tells world court 12 January 2024 UN Photo/ICJ-CIJ/ Frank van Beek Public hearings in the case South Africa v. Israel at the International Court of Justice Israel strongly rejected accusations by South Africa of genocidal intent against Palestinians on Friday at the United Nations’ highest court, insisting that it was engaged “in a war…

World News in Brief: COVID risk still high, massive Congo flood displacement, concern over Sri Lanka drugs crackdown

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: COVID risk still high, massive Congo flood displacement, concern over Sri Lanka drugs crackdown 12 January 2024 WHO/PAHO How Honduras first performed genomic sequencing of COVID-19 virus to detect circulating variants (June 2023) The public health risk from COVID-19 remains high, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday…

Another malaria milestone as WHO declares Cabo Verde free of deadly disease

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Another malaria milestone as WHO declares Cabo Verde free of deadly disease 12 January 2024 © UNDP/Gwenn Dubourthoumieu Bed nets protect against mosquitoes that carry diseases like malaria nd dengue fever. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday declared Cabo Verde free of malaria, hailing it as the latest success in the global fight against the disease…

WMO confirms 2023 as warmest year on record ‘by a huge margin’

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home WMO confirms 2023 as warmest year on record ‘by a huge margin’ 12 January 2024 © ADB/Rakesh Sahai 2023 was the hottest year on record, globally. With the annual average global temperature fast approaching the critical threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, last year officially smashed the global temperature record, the UN weather agency (WMO) confirmed on Friday…

Guterres warns against Red Sea escalation

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres warns against Red Sea escalation 12 January 2024 © Unsplash/Angus Gray Attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea have severely disrupted international shipping. (file) UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged countries to avoid an escalation in the situation in the Red Sea, where Houthi rebels in Yemen have been attacking commercial vessels amid the ongoing war in Gaza.…

Gaza ceasefire ‘more urgent than ever’ as conflict approaches 100-day mark

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza ceasefire ‘more urgent than ever’ as conflict approaches 100-day mark 12 January 2024 © UNICEF/Omar Al-Qattaa People pass by their destroyed homes and in the northern the Gaza Strip. As the Gaza conflict approaches the 100-day mark, an immediate ceasefire is “more urgent than ever”, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.…