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ISIL growing stronger in Syria, as war enters 14th year

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home ISIL growing stronger in Syria, as war enters 14th year 26 March 2024 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman Des images d'archives d'une famille déplacée en Syrie fuyant les combats près d'Idlib (archives). When a group linked to the ISIL terror organization claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall on 22 March, one of the pretexts reportedly given for the…

Sexual exploitation and abuse: UN intensifying efforts to uphold victims' rights

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Sexual exploitation and abuse: UN intensifying efforts to uphold victims' rights 26 March 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías The Secretariat building with flags of Member States in the foreground, at UN Headquarters, in New York. The UN received 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by staff last year, together with related personnel and partners, according to its latest…

World News in Brief: 17 million Yemenis need health support, cholera in Somalia, OCHA chief stepping down, Haiti crisis update

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: 17 million Yemenis need health support, cholera in Somalia, OCHA chief stepping down, Haiti crisis update 25 March 2024 © IOM/Rami Ibrahim A young child is provided with health care in Aden, Yemen. Conflict in Yemen entered its 10th year on Monday, as UN humanitarians issued a warning that over half the country’s populations are in desperate need of aid.…

UN pays tribute to victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN pays tribute to victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade 25 March 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten Shackles used to bind slaves on display at the Transatlantic Slave Trade exhibition at UN Headquarters in New York. (file) Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly on Monday paid tribute to the millions of men, women and children who suffered as a…

UN Security Council demands ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza, ending months-long deadlock

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN Security Council demands ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza, ending months-long deadlock 25 March 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe A view of Security Council members voting in favour of the resolution. The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in war-ravaged Gaza during Ramadan and calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages…

Israel’s new aid ban on UNRWA in Gaza ‘a wrong move’: UN coordinator

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Israel’s new aid ban on UNRWA in Gaza ‘a wrong move’: UN coordinator 25 March 2024 © UNRWA Famine is imminent in Gaza, where one in three children under age two in the north are acutely malnourished and at least 23 have already died of malnutrition. Israel’s ongoing restrictions and its new ban on aid deliveries by the largest United Nations agency on the ground in war-torn Gaza are already…

Gaza: Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an immediate ceasefire’ during Ramadan

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an immediate ceasefire’ during Ramadan 25 March 2024 United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN, votes on the resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the month of Ramadan. The UN Security Council on Monday passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire for…

‘We must push for lasting peace in Gaza’, UN chief insists as starvation threat nears

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home ‘We must push for lasting peace in Gaza’, UN chief insists as starvation threat nears 25 March 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten During his Ramadan solidarity visit to Egypt, António Guterres visits El-Arish General Hospital to meet Palestinians from Gaza receiving care.  With “starvation bearing down” on Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday repeated his call for a sustainable…

Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza 24 March 2024 © UNRWA One in three children under age two in northern Gaza are acutely malnourished. Israeli authorities informed the United Nations on Sunday that it will no longer approve the passage of any UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, food convoys into northern Gaza…

At Rafah border crossing to Gaza, UN’s Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home At Rafah border crossing to Gaza, UN’s Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire 23 March 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the media at the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza. UN Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists at the Rafah border crossing into Gaza that it is time for a ceasefire and for an "ironclad commitment by Israel" to allow…