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World News in Brief: Deaths on the Mediterranean, rights in Venezuela, new Security Council members take their seats

3 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Deaths on the Mediterranean, rights in Venezuela, new Security Council members take their seats 02 January 2025 UN News/Victoria Fernandez Caracas the capital city of Venezuela. Governments must do more to address the root causes of mass migration, UN Children’s Fund UNICEF’s Special Coordinator for the refugee and migrant response in Europe said on Thursday…

UN chief condemns New Orleans truck attack

3 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief condemns New Orleans truck attack 02 January 2025 © Unsplash/Kristina Volgenau Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the scene of the horrific attack on New Year's revellers. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned Wednesday’s truck attack that killed at least 15 people in the city of New Orleans…

Gaza: ‘Every day without a ceasefire will bring more tragedy’

3 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: ‘Every day without a ceasefire will bring more tragedy’ 02 January 2025 © UNRWA Children in Gaza are living in often unsanitary conditions. The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA again underlined the need for a ceasefire in Gaza in a statement posted on the social media platform X on Thursday.…

Fresh evacuation orders and airstrikes highlight ongoing insecurity in Gaza

3 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Fresh evacuation orders and airstrikes highlight ongoing insecurity in Gaza 02 January 2025 © WFP/Jaber Badwan Winter rains flood shelters in Gaza. (file) Civilians are not safe anywhere in the Gaza Strip, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, warned on Thursday.  This comes a day after…

Over 115,000 Syrians have returned home since end of Assad dictatorship

3 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Over 115,000 Syrians have returned home since end of Assad dictatorship 02 January 2025 © UNICEF/Muhannad Aldhaher Two boys play at a reception centre in Raqqa city in northern Syria. Their families recently returned to the country. More than 115,000 people have reportedly returned to Syria from countries such as Türkiye, Jordan and Lebanon since 8 December – the fall of the Assad regime -…

‘It will take years to help people deal with the invisible consequences of war’: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

3 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘It will take years to help people deal with the invisible consequences of war’: A UN Resident Coordinator blog 01 January 2025 © OCHA in Ukraine UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Matthias Schmale has visited destroyed neighborhoods in the city of Dnipro. Since he began his mandate as UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Matthias Schmale has seen for himself the…

Major step forward for child protection in Colombia, as politicians ban underage marriage

3 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Major step forward for child protection in Colombia, as politicians ban underage marriage 31 December 2024 Courtesy Leonardo Vargas/Press Senate of Colombia Activistas colombianos exigen en el Senado la eliminación del matrimonio infantil. The decision by members of congress in Colombia to abolish a law allowing marriages from the age of 14 – with parental consent – has been applauded by UN…

UNRWA chief renews call for probe into attacks on humanitarians in Gaza

3 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA chief renews call for probe into attacks on humanitarians in Gaza 31 December 2024 © UNRWA An UNRWA staff member provides medical care to a child in Gaza. (file) The head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, issued a fresh call on Tuesday for investigations into the “systematic disregard” for humanitarian workers and humanitarian premises in Gaza.…

Israel attacks push Gaza healthcare ‘to brink of collapse’

3 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Israel attacks push Gaza healthcare ‘to brink of collapse’ 31 December 2024 © WHO A joint UN mission in northern Gaza helped transfer some patients from Kamal Adwan Hospital to Al-Shifa Hospital. Israel’s pattern of deadly attacks on and near hospitals in Gaza, and associated combat, have pushed the healthcare system to the brink of total collapse, with catastrophic effect on Palestinians’…

UNHCR urges greater support for people fleeing post-election violence in Mozambique

3 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNHCR urges greater support for people fleeing post-election violence in Mozambique 31 December 2024 © UNHCR/Ahmed Bashir People who have fled following post-election violence in Mozambique register for relief support in Nsanje District, Malawi. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR is deeply alarmed by the ongoing situation in Mozambique, where post-election unrest has forced thousands to flee…