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UNRWA delivers bulk of aid in Gaza as destruction mounts in West Bank

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA delivers bulk of aid in Gaza as destruction mounts in West Bank 04 February 2025 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Much of Gaza has been destroyed in the conflict. Some 30,000 residents from Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank have fled their homes after large swathes of it were destroyed in a series of controlled detonations by the Israeli security forces (ISF), the UN agency for…

US funding pause leaves millions ‘in jeopardy’, insist UN humanitarians

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home US funding pause leaves millions ‘in jeopardy’, insist UN humanitarians 04 February 2025 WFP/Rein Skullerud Distribution of Super Cereal to IDP families that are temporarily hosted in schools like the Eduardo Mondlane primary school in Beira that hosts 208 displaced families. Each family will receive a weekly ration of 21kgs UN agencies on Tuesday offered a dire assessment of the global…

Civil Society Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nepal, Belarus and Luxembourg

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Civil Society Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nepal, Belarus and Luxembourg 03 February 2025 Meeting Summaries  Committee also Discusses Gender-Inclusive Approaches to Digitisation with the Working Group on Business and Human RightsThe Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination…

West Bank violence undermining Gaza ceasefire: UNRWA

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home West Bank violence undermining Gaza ceasefire: UNRWA 03 February 2025 © UNRWA/Kazem Abu-Khalaf A child plays in front of his destroyed home in the Jenin refugee camp, West Bank. Escalating hostilities in the occupied West Bank are putting the fragile ceasefire in Gaza at risk, the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, warned in a statement on Monday.…

Haiti: ‘I was deported to a country I never lived in’

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: ‘I was deported to a country I never lived in’ 03 February 2025 © IOM/Antoine Lemonnier Members of a Haitian family return from the Dominican Republic carrying the few possessions they have. Migrants who have been deported from the Dominican Republic to Haiti – the two Caribbean nations that share the island of Hispaniola – have been talking to the UN about the challenges of returning…

Eastern DR Congo crisis increasing risk of mpox transmission, WHO chief warns

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Eastern DR Congo crisis increasing risk of mpox transmission, WHO chief warns 03 February 2025 UN News Internally displaced persons (IPDs) sheltering at a camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The worsening security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced many mpox patients to flee treatment centres, increasing the risk of transmission, the UN…

Relief chief in Israel and Palestine: ‘We must be practical, innovative and persistent’

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Relief chief in Israel and Palestine: ‘We must be practical, innovative and persistent’ 03 February 2025 © WHO video The Kamal Adwan hospital (left) in northern Gaza is surrounded by destruction. The top UN aid official arrived in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Monday for a week-long visit, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, has reported.…

World News in Brief: WHO chief asks US to reconsider withdrawal, gender parity remains distant goal, call for rethink on Nordic alcohol law change

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: WHO chief asks US to reconsider withdrawal, gender parity remains distant goal, call for rethink on Nordic alcohol law change 03 February 2025 WHO WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivers opening remarks at the 156th session of the Executive Board. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday he would “welcome constructive dialogue” with…

‘Grieving and crying’ as people on either side of Gaza conflict come together

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Grieving and crying’ as people on either side of Gaza conflict come together 03 February 2025 UN News Peace advocates Mai Shahin (r) and Elik Elhanan (l) at UNTV Studios in Jan 2025 Two people who have fought on opposing sides of the decades-old conflict between Palestinians and Israel have come to together through “grieving and crying” to discuss how Israeli Jews and Palestinians can live…

Sudan: UN chief condemns reported executions as starvation risks rise

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN chief condemns reported executions as starvation risks rise 03 February 2025 © WFP WFP delivers food to families in south Khartoum, Sudan, after a convoy reached the area in late December for the first time since conflict broke out. The UN Secretary-General expressed deep alarm on Monday over reports of summary executions of civilians in the Sudanese city of Khartoum North,…