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Explainer: Fighting for facts amid crisis in Israel and Gaza

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: Fighting for facts amid crisis in Israel and Gaza 27 October 2023 © WFP/Ali Jadallah Children sheltering at an UNRWA school in Gaza enjoy bread distributed by WFP. As much needed aid starts to trickle into besieged Gaza, a war over facts is ratcheting up as conflicting narratives about the situation on the ground are being fuelled by social media…

‘History is judging us all,’ Guterres says in fresh appeal for Gaza aid access

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘History is judging us all,’ Guterres says in fresh appeal for Gaza aid access 27 October 2023 © UNRWA/Mohammed Hinnawi Air strikes have devastated much of the north of Gaza. With the humanitarian system in Gaza on the verge of "total collapse", UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday again appealed for greater aid access to the besieged enclave, where “misery is growing by the…

Syrian war at ‘worst point’ in four years, says Commission of Inquiry head

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syrian war at ‘worst point’ in four years, says Commission of Inquiry head 27 October 2023 © UNOCHA/Ali Haji Suleiman Idlib, North-west Syria: A girl helps her sister on their way home from school. Persons with disabilities are among the most marginalized in a crisis, with a mortality rate in disasters that is on average two to four times higher than persons without disa The world cannot…

World News in Brief: Ukraine aid convoy, attacks in South Sudan, radioactive discharge update

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Ukraine aid convoy, attacks in South Sudan, radioactive discharge update 27 October 2023 © UNICEF/Kate Klochko Internally displaced people are seen at a reception centre in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. (file) Humanitarian operations continue to deliver life-saving assistance in Ukraine, amid ongoing attacks across the country, the UN said on Friday. …

Gaza crisis: General Assembly adopts resolution calling for ‘humanitarian truce’, civilian protection

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza crisis: General Assembly adopts resolution calling for ‘humanitarian truce’, civilian protection 27 October 2023 UN Photo/Evan Schneider General Assembly adopts resolution on Protection of Civilians and Upholding Legal and Humanitarian Obligations in Gaza. The United Nations General Assembly on Friday adopted a major resolution on the Gaza crisis, calling for an “immediate, durable and…

Israel-Palestine: Gazans ‘left with nothing but impossible choices’

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine: Gazans ‘left with nothing but impossible choices’ 26 October 2023 © WHO/Ahmed Zakot Air strikes on Gaza are continuing. (file) Day 19 of the Gaza conflict comes on the heels of the deadliest 24 hours so far amid hospitals shutting down, while UN humanitarians reiterated urgent calls on Thursday for all civilians to be protected and hostages released…

International support critical to forge lasting peace in Central African Republic

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home International support critical to forge lasting peace in Central African Republic 26 October 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Valentine Rugwabiza, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Central African Republic, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the country. Progress has been made in advancing a 2019 peace agreement in the Central African Republic (CAR) but the…

New UN Advisory Body aims to harness AI for the common good

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home New UN Advisory Body aims to harness AI for the common good 26 October 2023 © Unsplash/С. Джонсон Только 20 процентов населения мира говорит дома на английском, но на этом языке представлена почти половина обучающих данных для основных моделей ИИ. Experts with deep experience across government, the private sector, technology, civil society, and academia have been tasked with supporting UN…

World News in Brief: Ukraine dam disaster update, childcare investment, healthcare under fire in Sudan

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Ukraine dam disaster update, childcare investment, healthcare under fire in Sudan 26 October 2023 © UNICEF Ukraine UN agencies and humanitarian partners continue to support the urgent needs of people affected by the Kakhovka Dam blast in eastern Ukraine. Much of the damage caused by the destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam in June is “irreversible”, with likely changes…

UN General Assembly adopts Gaza resolution calling for immediate and sustained ‘humanitarian truce’

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN General Assembly adopts Gaza resolution calling for immediate and sustained ‘humanitarian truce’ 26 October 2023 UN Photo/Evan Schneider UN General Assembly adopts resolution on Protection of Civilians and Upholding Legal and Humanitarian Obligations Regarding Situation in Middle East. The United Nations General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution calling for an “immediate, durable…