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World News in Brief: Child deaths in Ukraine, alarm over US death row ‘experiment’, Timor Leste nutrition boost

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Child deaths in Ukraine, alarm over US death row ‘experiment’, Timor Leste nutrition boost 03 January 2024 © UNOCHA/Saviano Abreu Denise Brown (centre), UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine, visits Hroza, where a Russian strike killed 59 civilians as they gathered at a cafe on 5 October 2023. Two children have reportedly been killed and at least 15…

Guterres strongly condemns attack in Iran; over 80 reportedly killed

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres strongly condemns attack in Iran; over 80 reportedly killed 03 January 2024 © Unsplash/Mahdi Karbakhsh Ravari The city of Kerman is in southeastern Iran. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday strongly condemned an attack in Iran which has reportedly killed more than 80 people taking part in a commemoration for a former top military general in the eastern city of…

Security Council meets over Red Sea attacks amid growing threat of spillover from Gaza war

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council meets over Red Sea attacks amid growing threat of spillover from Gaza war 03 January 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Members of the Security-Council gather for a meeting on the maintenance of international peace and security in the Red Sea. The UN Security Council on Wednesday held its first open meeting on the continuing attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, which are…

The price of peace and development: Paying for the UN

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home The price of peace and development: Paying for the UN 03 January 2024 © UNOCHA/Ayub Ahmed In 2023, the UN responded to crises across the world including floods in Somalia. The UN is tasked with tackling many urgent issues of global importance, from humanitarian crises to peacekeeping operations and the climate crisis. This all comes at a cost, but not as much as you might think. With the…

INTERVIEW: AI expert warns of 'digital colonization' in Africa

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home INTERVIEW: AI expert warns of 'digital colonization' in Africa 02 January 2024 UN Photo/Elma Okic The UN Global Digital Compact aims to bring together governments and industry to ensure that technology, like AI, works for all humanity. Artificial intelligence (AI) is ripe to help resolve certain major problems in Africa, from farming to the health sector, but Senegalese expert…

UPDATED: Everyone is hungry in Gaza, warn UN humanitarians

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UPDATED: Everyone is hungry in Gaza, warn UN humanitarians 02 January 2024 © UNICEF/Abed Zagout An 8-year-old child waits her turn to receive food in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. UN humanitarians repeated dire concerns for civilians caught up in the war in Gaza on Tuesday, amid reports of continued Israeli bombardment of the southern towns of Deir al Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah,…

Ukraine: 2024 starts with ‘loss, pain, and anguish’ amid intense Russian strikes

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: 2024 starts with ‘loss, pain, and anguish’ amid intense Russian strikes 02 January 2024 © UNOCHA/Alina Basiuk The Black Sea port city of Odesa in southern Ukraine is being targeted by new missile attacks. Major aerial attacks causing widespread death and destruction of homes and civilian infrastructure have rained down on Ukraine in the first days of 2024 due to an intense new…

World News in Brief: Food aid relief for Rohingya, 5 new Security Council members, jailing of Russian poets draws rebuke from rights expert

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Food aid relief for Rohingya, 5 new Security Council members, jailing of Russian poets draws rebuke from rights expert 02 January 2024 © WFP/Saikat Mojumder A Rohingya refugee from Myanmar receives support from the UN in Bhasan Char in Bangladesh. Critical food aid support is to be stepped up for many hundreds of thousands of Myanmar refugees sheltering in neighbouring…

Justice served: Lebanon’s Special Tribunal closes

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Justice served: Lebanon’s Special Tribunal closes 31 December 2023 Special Tribunal for Lebanon Judgment hearing in the Ayyash et al case for the 2005 homicide of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. (file) The UN Secretary-General praised the hard work of judges and staff of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which closed on Sunday following efforts to try those responsible for a…

Last UN peacekeepers poised for complete withdrawal from Mali

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Last UN peacekeepers poised for complete withdrawal from Mali 31 December 2023 MINUSMA A UN peacekeeper from Benin was part of a contingent of female personnel deployed in 2021. (file) The UN peacekeeping operation in Mali is poised to complete its drawdown on Sunday following a decade of multifaceted efforts to support the West African nation and its people after Malian authorities …