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Gaza crisis: Amid winter storms, humanitarians appeal for full aid access

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza crisis: Amid winter storms, humanitarians appeal for full aid access 10 February 2025 联合国儿基会/Eyad El Baba 在加沙地带中部的努塞拉特，孩子们聚集在一栋被摧毁的建筑前。 As the Israeli military completed its withdrawal at the weekend from a key security corridor in Gaza that had cut the enclave in two, UN humanitarians issued a fresh appeal for an end to all aid restrictions which continue to prevent the delivery…

Two mass graves of migrants uncovered in Libya

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Two mass graves of migrants uncovered in Libya 10 February 2025 © Unsplash/Ahmed Almakhzanji Migrants often cross the Libyan desert to reach smuggling routes across the Mediterranean Sea. Two mass graves likely containing the bodies of migrants have been discovered in Libya, highlighting the ongoing, deadly dangers facing vulnerable people fleeing conflict and poverty, the UN migration…

‘We all have someone missing’: Families of the thousands of Syrians ‘disappeared’ by Assad regime share stories of loss

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘We all have someone missing’: Families of the thousands of Syrians ‘disappeared’ by Assad regime share stories of loss 10 February 2025 © IIMP Syria Karla Quintana (centre), head of the Independent Institution, visits Al Marjeh Square in Damascus, a focal point where families of missing persons display photos in hopes of finding their loved ones.  Tens of thousands of people went…

Israeli military operation displaces 40,000 in the West Bank

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Israeli military operation displaces 40,000 in the West Bank 10 February 2025 © UNRWA Part of a water and sewage network in Nur Shams camp in Gaza is damaged following an Israeli military operation. The forced displacement of Palestinian communities in the northern part of the West Bank is escalating at an alarming pace, the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees UNRWA warned on Monday.…

UN rights office urges humane treatment of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights office urges humane treatment of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees 10 February 2025 UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré مدخل قصر ويلسون في جنيف، سويسرا، مقر مكتب المفوض السامي لحقوق الإنسان التابع للأمم المتحدة. The UN human rights office, OHCHR, called on Monday for Israel and Hamas to ensure that all people they are holding are treated humanely.…

Security Council hears of persistent and evolving Da’esh threat

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council hears of persistent and evolving Da’esh threat 10 February 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism, briefs Security Council members on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts. The terrorist group Da’esh, also known as ISIL, remains a serious global security threat despite years of…

World News in Brief: Aid activities suspended in Yemeni governorate, Gaza humanitarian update, UN welcomes summit on DR Congo crisis

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Aid activities suspended in Yemeni governorate, Gaza humanitarian update, UN welcomes summit on DR Congo crisis 10 February 2025 © WFP/Jonathan Dumont Young boys stand in front of a damaged vehicle in Sa'ada, Yemen. The UN Secretary-General has instructed agencies, funds and programmes to pause all activities in Sa’ada governorate in Yemen for security reasons, the…

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Opens Seventy-Seventh Session

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Opens Seventy-Seventh Session 10 February 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today opened its seventy-seventh session.  The Committee adopted its agenda and programme of work for the session, during which it is scheduled to review the reports of Croatia, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda and the United Kingdom.Opening…

After years of conflict, Timor-Leste turns peacemaker

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home After years of conflict, Timor-Leste turns peacemaker 08 February 2025 UNMISS A peacekeeper from Timor-Leste (left) works alongside an Indonesian colleague at the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. During the turbulent early years of Timor-Leste’s independence, the UN was a constant presence, helping to maintain peace and stability. Twenty-four years on, the country has made the…

Syria: Chemical weapons watchdog hits reset button in Damascus, following productive meetings

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: Chemical weapons watchdog hits reset button in Damascus, following productive meetings 08 February 2025 OCHA/Halldorsson Destroyed buildings in eastern Aleppo city, Syria, where chemical weapons were allegedly used. (file) In a significant move towards eliminating Syria’s chemical weapons programme, the head of the UN-backed international watchdog dedicated to ending the scourge has…