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Indonesian peacekeeper wins UN Woman Police Officer of the year award

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Indonesian peacekeeper wins UN Woman Police Officer of the year award 12 November 2023 © Herve Serefio Police First Sergeant Renita Rismayanti, of Indonesia, is the winner of the 2023 UN Woman Police Officer of the Year Award. Police First Sergeant Renita Rismayanti of Indonesia, who serves with the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), has been named this year’s…

‘Genuine prospect of Palestinian statehood is critical’, UNRWA chief tells emergency summit in Saudi Arabia

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Genuine prospect of Palestinian statehood is critical’, UNRWA chief tells emergency summit in Saudi Arabia 11 November 2023 © UNFPA/Bisan Ouda A woman recovers in Al Hilo Hospital in Gaza City after being buried in rubble and having an emergency cesarean section. A political solution to end the cycle of conflict in Israel and Palestine has become a stark “matter of life and death” for…

UPDATED: Attacks on or near Gaza hospitals ‘unconscionable, reprehensible and must stop’: Relief chief

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UPDATED: Attacks on or near Gaza hospitals ‘unconscionable, reprehensible and must stop’: Relief chief 11 November 2023 © WHO Al Shifa hospital is being used as shelter for displaced families in Gaza. Senior UN officials said on Saturday there could be no justification for any “acts of war” in or around any healthcare facilities, amidst reports that Gaza’s largest hospital has come under…

UPDATED: Israel-Palestine crisis: Amid war crimes fears, UN rights chief renews calls to stop violence, free hostages 

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UPDATED: Israel-Palestine crisis: Amid war crimes fears, UN rights chief renews calls to stop violence, free hostages  10 November 2023 © OHCHR The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, (left) stands outside the Rafah crossing point into Gaza with Spokesperson, Ravina Shamdasani. The UN rights chief Volker Türk reiterated increasingly urgent calls on Friday for a humanitarian ceasefire to…

Sudan: UNHCR warns Darfur atrocities of 20 years ago may reoccur

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UNHCR warns Darfur atrocities of 20 years ago may reoccur 10 November 2023 © UNHCR/Jutta Seidel Une famille du Darfour, au Soudan, fuit vers le Tchad. Escalating violence across the Darfur region in Sudan has sparked fears that atrocities committed two decades ago could be repeated, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday, voicing grave concern over the development.…

Gaza conflict could spark rise in poverty, UN agencies fear

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza conflict could spark rise in poverty, UN agencies fear 10 November 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba A 9 -year-old boy stands inside the rubble of his house destroyed by an aerial bombardment in Rafah city. Nearly 20 years of development progress could be wiped out in the Occupied Palestine Territories if the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues for a second full month, according to a…

70 UN Ambassadors in Geneva call for international action on Gaza

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home 70 UN Ambassadors in Geneva call for international action on Gaza 10 November 2023 UN Geneva 70 Ambassadors to the UN Office in Geneva, issue a joint call to end the bloodshed in Gaza.  The international community must act now to end the bloodshed and suffering in Gaza, scores of UN Ambassadors in Geneva said in a joint call on Friday.…

'Nowhere and no one is safe' in Gaza, WHO chief tells Security Council

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home 'Nowhere and no one is safe' in Gaza, WHO chief tells Security Council 10 November 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Members of the UN Security Council stand in silence to honour those affected by the Israel-Palestine conflict. The UN Security Council met again on Friday to discuss the ongoing Israel-Palestine crisis as negotiations continue behind the scenes within the 15 member body to…

Updated guidelines on COVID-19 revise risk of hospitalisation

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Updated guidelines on COVID-19 revise risk of hospitalisation 10 November 2023 © UNICEF/ Azizullah Karimi Teachers at a high school in Kabul Afghanistan are vaccinated against COVID-19. (file) The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its guidelines on COVID-19 treatment, with revised recommendations for non-severe cases of the disease.…

Israel-Palestine crisis: Silence the guns, UN relief chief tells Paris forum

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine crisis: Silence the guns, UN relief chief tells Paris forum 09 November 2023 © WHO Many families have moved to the Khan Younis refugee camp, in southern Gaza. The UN’s top relief official Martin Griffiths travelled to the Paris humanitarian conference on Gaza on Thursday to issue an appeal for a significant break in the fighting there, urging greater protection for displaced…