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Ukraine: Near-daily attacks deepen suffering

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Near-daily attacks deepen suffering 08 November 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe A wide view of the UN Security Council meeting. The war in Ukraine, which has raged on for over 20 months, shows no signs of ending soon, leaving a trail of devastation and immense suffering in its wake, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday…

Fossil fuel producers ‘literally doubling down’, new UNEP report warns

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Fossil fuel producers ‘literally doubling down’, new UNEP report warns 08 November 2023 © Unsplash/Johannes Plenio The increased use of fossil fuels is inconsistent with limiting global warming. Contrary to pledges to cut fossil fuel production, government policies worldwide will add up to a doubling of production in 2030, a new report from the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on…

UPDATED: Gazans struggle for survival; aid reaches stricken hospital

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UPDATED: Gazans struggle for survival; aid reaches stricken hospital 08 November 2023 WHO occupied Palestinian Territory Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. WHO warns that hospitals in the Gaza Strip are at a breaking point. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still in northern Gaza face unprecedented hardship after being isolated by Israeli military operations, while a medical convoy sent by the…

Mali: UN convoy concludes treacherous 350 kilometre journey

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Mali: UN convoy concludes treacherous 350 kilometre journey 08 November 2023 MINUSMA/Fred Fath Peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in Mali on a long-distance patrol between Gao and Ansongo. (file) A convoy from the UN Mission in Mali arrived in the northeastern city of Gao on Tuesday night after a dangerous week-long journey, marking the departure of peacekeepers from the volatile Kidal…

One in three nonmelanoma skin cancer deaths linked to working outdoors

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home One in three nonmelanoma skin cancer deaths linked to working outdoors 08 November 2023 © ILO/Apex Image Migrant workers transport metal rods on a construction site in Qatar. Nearly one in every three deaths from nonmelanoma skin cancer is caused by working under the sun, according to a joint report released on Wednesday by the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour…

At Rafah crossing, Türk says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home At Rafah crossing, Türk says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes 08 November 2023 © OHCHR The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, talks to the media at the Rafah crossing point into Gaza. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reiterated the call for an urgent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during a visit to the Rafah crossing and El Arish Hospital in Egypt on Wednesday.…

UPDATED: Israel-Palestine crisis: UN humanitarians plead for ‘access, access, access’

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UPDATED: Israel-Palestine crisis: UN humanitarians plead for ‘access, access, access’ 07 November 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba A night-time bombardment of Gaza City. A month since Hamas militants killed 1,400 people in Israel, taking over 240 hostage, and as the Israeli offensive into Gaza continues which has led to thousands of civilian deaths, UN humanitarians on Tuesday issued a heartfelt…

More action needed to write ‘final chapter’ of TB

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home More action needed to write ‘final chapter’ of TB 07 November 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Globally, 7.5 million people were diagnosed with TB in 2022. Tuberculosis (TB) response is bouncing back from disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but more effort is needed to end the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.…

World News in Brief: UNCTAD development finance call, Nepal quake update, religious freedom in Nicaragua

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UNCTAD development finance call, Nepal quake update, religious freedom in Nicaragua 07 November 2023 UNDP Nepal Buildings in Jajarkot, Nepal, lie in ruins following the earthquake. The world risks failing the 880 million people living the world’s Least Developed Countries if soaring debt and a chronic lack of international funds prevent them from getting ahead…

Russians not collectively to blame for Ukraine war: Human rights expert

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Russians not collectively to blame for Ukraine war: Human rights expert 07 November 2023 UN News Mariana Katzarova began work as the first UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation on 1 May 2023, following her appointment by the Human Rights Council. Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the human rights situation within…