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‘Children are now freezing to death’: harrowing updates from Gaza

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Children are now freezing to death’: harrowing updates from Gaza 09 January 2025 © UNICEF/Mohammed Nateel A woman carries children's winter clothes in Der Al Balah Gaza. The horrors in Gaza show no signs of abating, the UN said on Thursday, noting that the Ministry of Health reports that over 46,000 Palestinians have been killed there since October 2023, most of them women and children…

Resilience of Ukrainians remains high, as UN maps aid and reconstruction needs for 2025

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Resilience of Ukrainians remains high, as UN maps aid and reconstruction needs for 2025 09 January 2025 © UNDP Ukraine/Kseniia Nevenchenko Framers in Ukraine are keen to return to the land. Persistent Russian bombardments have failed to dampen the resilience of the Ukrainian people, according to the United Nations. Despite the lack of a clear resolution to the ongoing war, the UN is not…

UN Commission notes renewed sense of optimism in Syria during first-ever visit

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN Commission notes renewed sense of optimism in Syria during first-ever visit 09 January 2025 © UNHCR/Hameed Maarouf Families return to Syria from Türkiye at the Bab al-Hawa crossing. A team from the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria concluded a first visit to the country on Thursday, taking crucial steps to promote dialogue and engagement with the new caretaker government.…

Global growth to remain subdued in 2025 amid uncertainty, UN report warns

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Global growth to remain subdued in 2025 amid uncertainty, UN report warns 09 January 2025 © ADB/M.A. Puspha Kumara A Sri Lankan shop keeper arranges sweets prior to Ramadan celebrations. Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8 per cent in 2025, unchanged from this past year, according to a UN flagship report released on Thursday. …

More than 125,000 refugees return to Syria in desperate conditions

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home More than 125,000 refugees return to Syria in desperate conditions 09 January 2025 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman A first responder rushes through the aftermath of shelling that targeted hospitals and displaced camps in Idleb, Syria. A month since the fall of the Assad regime, more than 125,000 refugees have returned to Syria “full of hope after years of exile”, only to find themselves confronted…

Lebanon: UN hails election of new President as a critical first step

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon: UN hails election of new President as a critical first step 09 January 2025 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the situation in Syria. The United Nations has welcomed the election of a President in Lebanon. General Joseph Aoun was declared…

UN chief offers condolences amid devastating wildfires in California

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief offers condolences amid devastating wildfires in California 09 January 2025 © Unsplash/Shawn ‎ Santa Monica Pier in California, USA. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed sorrow over the fast-moving wildfires that have devastated the Los Angeles area, claiming lives and displacing thousands…

MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: Security Council meets on Syria, plus Gaza and Lebanon updates

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: Security Council meets on Syria, plus Gaza and Lebanon updates 08 January 2025 © ЮНИСЕФ/M. Сарги Суровые зимние условия на северо-западе Сирии усиливают уязвимость внутренне перемещенных лиц. While the war in Gaza grinds on with dozens of civilians already reportedly killed and injured so far this year - and as the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon largely holds - hopes are…

Ukraine in grip of third winter of escalating Russian attacks

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine in grip of third winter of escalating Russian attacks 08 January 2025 © UNICEF/Oleksii Filippov The destruction of municipal buildings, including this school in the village of Ulakly, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, continues. Russian forces continue to subject Ukraine’s people to “relentless attacks” by aerial glide bombs, long-range missiles and drones, in a bid to capture…

Rights experts call for immediate release of Abu Zubaydah from Guantánamo

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Rights experts call for immediate release of Abu Zubaydah from Guantánamo 08 January 2025 Petty Officer Shane T. McCoy, U. US Army Military Police escort a detainee to his cell in Camp X-Ray at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in 2002. UN independent human rights experts have called for the immediate release of Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn, known as Abu Zubaydah, who has been detained…