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Plague of rats and insects provides latest challenge for war-shattered Gazans

4 days 1 hour ago Breadcrumb Home Plague of rats and insects provides latest challenge for war-shattered Gazans 29 April 2025 UN News Environmental health workers from UNRWA spray insecticides amongst shelters for displaced people. After suffering almost 18 months of deadly bombardment, displacement and lack of access to basic services, the embattled people of Gaza face yet another challenge: the threat of insects and…

UN launches network to support victims and survivors of terrorism

5 days 1 hour ago Breadcrumb Home UN launches network to support victims and survivors of terrorism 28 April 2025 UN Photo/Monika Graff United Nations pays tribute to victims of 9/11 terrorist attacks. A new UN initiative aims to drive collective action to support the rights and needs of people everywhere whose lives have been upended by the continuing threat posed by terrorism.…

One in four female genital mutilation cases now carried out by health workers

5 days 1 hour ago Breadcrumb Home One in four female genital mutilation cases now carried out by health workers 28 April 2025 © UNICEF/Mulugeta Ayene Girls in the Sidama region of Ethiopia participate in a session on harmful practices including female genital mutilation. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is becoming less common worldwide, but when it does occur, it is increasingly performed by professional healthcare workers,…

World News in Brief: Sudan aid challenges, Myanmar quake update, UN support for victims of sexual abuse

5 days 1 hour ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Sudan aid challenges, Myanmar quake update, UN support for victims of sexual abuse 28 April 2025 © WFP/Leni Kinzli A boy walks in the Al Salaam camp for displaced people in North Darfur. Sudan’s humanitarian crisis is deepening as escalating violence blocks aid deliveries and forces thousands more civilians to flee, the UN warned on Monday…

Gazans face hunger crisis as aid blockade nears two months

5 days 1 hour ago Breadcrumb Home Gazans face hunger crisis as aid blockade nears two months 28 April 2025 © UNRWA People clamour for food in Gaza. Surviving on one meal a day and stretching out rapidly dwindling food rations have become a desperate reality in the Gaza Strip, where humanitarian aid has been blocked for nearly two months. …

‘Season of war,’ as norms of humanitarian law ‘cast aside’ UN refugee chief

5 days 1 hour ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Season of war,’ as norms of humanitarian law ‘cast aside’ UN refugee chief 28 April 2025 © UNFPA/Karel Prinsloo Refugees from Sudan gather at Korsi refugee camp in the Central African Republic, in 2024. Thousands of lives have been “destroyed in the pursuit of supremacy”, as international humanitarian law has been “dismissed” and “cast aside”, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR…

UN warns of $4 trillion shortfall threatening global development goals

5 days 1 hour ago Breadcrumb Home UN warns of $4 trillion shortfall threatening global development goals 28 April 2025 © UNICEF/Vlad Sokhin None of the targets under SDG 6 on water and sanitation are on track to be met. Globally, over two billion people lack access to safe drinking water, and more than three billion lack access to safe sanitation. Facing a staggering $4 trillion annual financing gap for development and…

Israel’s restrictions on UN agencies in Gaza highlighted at world court

5 days 1 hour ago Breadcrumb Home Israel’s restrictions on UN agencies in Gaza highlighted at world court 28 April 2025 UN News Gaza City in the north of the war-shattered enclave has been repeatedly targeted by Israeli strikes since 7 October 2023 following Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings on Monday into Israel’s continuing severe restrictions on the work of…

Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the Exhibition “Diplomats Recognized as Righteous Among the Nations”

5 days 1 hour ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the Exhibition “Diplomats Recognized as Righteous Among the Nations” 28 April 2025 Tatiana Valovaya Opening of the Exhibition “Diplomats Recognized as Righteous Among the Nations”Monday, 28 April 2025 at 2.00 p.m.E Building, Palais des NationsDelivered on behalf of the Director-General by Ms. Alessandra Vellucci, Director, United Nations Information Service at GenevaLadies and gentlemen,Welcome, and thank you for joining…

Gaza: UN official warns of 'assault on dignity' as blockade cripples humanitarian response

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: UN official warns of 'assault on dignity' as blockade cripples humanitarian response 26 April 2025 UN News Jonathan Whittall, Head of UN OCHA’s Office for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, speaks with journalists in Gaza. The coming days in Gaza are set to be critical, the UN warned on Saturday, as humanitarian operations are severely curtailed amid an intensifying…