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Israel-Palestine: Protection of civilians ‘must be paramount’ in war Guterres tells Security Council

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine: Protection of civilians ‘must be paramount’ in war Guterres tells Security Council 24 October 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe The 15 members of the UN Security Council meet to discuss the conflict in Gaza. The UN Security Council met on Tuesday at UN Headquarters in New York for a scheduled quarterly open debate on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, now given…

World News in Brief, Afghanistan rights abuses, Sudan crisis deepens, Australia votes no

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief, Afghanistan rights abuses, Sudan crisis deepens, Australia votes no 24 October 2023 UN News / Ezzat El-Ferri The Taliban-run Agoosh drug treatment centre in the Afghan capital Kabul. Afghanistan is facing a deteriorating human rights situation due to the Taliban's repressive policies, a culture of impunity and an ongoing humanitarian and economic crisis, the UN’s…

Israel-Palestine: Gaza buckles under fuel shortage, healthcare in crisis

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine: Gaza buckles under fuel shortage, healthcare in crisis 24 October 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Families flee their homes in Rafah at the southern end of the Gaza Strip. On day 17 of the Gaza-Israel crisis, UN humanitarians on Tuesday pleaded for desperately needed fuel deliveries and other relief items to prevent the already dire situation in the enclave from worsening…

Nigeria to vaccinate 7.7 million girls against leading cause of cervical cancer

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Nigeria to vaccinate 7.7 million girls against leading cause of cervical cancer 24 October 2023 © UNICEF Nigeria A young girl in Nigeria is vaccinated. Nigeria introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunisation system on Tuesday, aiming to reach 7.7 million girls in the largest single round of HPV vaccinations across Africa…

Explainer: Why women’s role in sustaining peace is more critical than ever

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: Why women’s role in sustaining peace is more critical than ever 24 October 2023 UN Photo/Tim McKulka Women in Sudan advocate for a peace agreement. (file) Twenty-three years after a landmark UN Security Council agreement focusing on women, peace and security, women and girls continue to bear the brunt of conflicts and remain under-represented in decisions concerning their needs…

Haiti: UN envoy upholds critical role of elections amid rising gang violence

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: UN envoy upholds critical role of elections amid rising gang violence 23 October 2023 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Des feux embrasent une rue de Cité-Soleil, dans l'aire urbaine de Port-au-Prince (photo d'archives). The security situation continues to deteriorate in Haiti as gang violence grows, and elections are crucial for the sustainable rule of law, the UN Special…

World News in Brief: Femicide ‘pandemic’, war crimes appeal to Israeli lawyers, Syria child detainees

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Femicide ‘pandemic’, war crimes appeal to Israeli lawyers, Syria child detainees 23 October 2023 Primavera Diaz Mexican mothers whose daughters have been victims of femicide demand justice. Femicide, which is the killing of women because of their gender, has reached “pandemic proportions” worldwide as countries fail in their duty to protect women, including trans women.…

Israel-Palestine: Gaza death toll passes 5,000 with no ceasefire in sight

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine: Gaza death toll passes 5,000 with no ceasefire in sight 23 October 2023 © UNRWA Some families are living in municipal areas in the south of Gaza. The number of people killed in Gaza has exceeded 5,000 according to latest reports from de facto authorities there, amid intensifying Israeli airstrikes in response to Hamas attacks, while humanitarians repeated urgent calls for a…

UN marks poignant birthday as staff deaths mount in Gaza

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN marks poignant birthday as staff deaths mount in Gaza 23 October 2023 UN Photo/Mark Garten The UN Flag flies at the Organization's Headquarters, in New York. Tuesday’s annual observance marking the official creation of the United Nations was overshadowed by the rising toll of suffering and sacrifice in Gaza, where 35 staff members with Palestine refugee agency UNRWA have now lost…

Human right to food needs ‘massive investment’: Guterres

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human right to food needs ‘massive investment’: Guterres 23 October 2023 © UNICEF/Tiécoura N’Daou A displaced child eats nutrition paste at a clinic in Bawa, Mali. With 735 million people going hungry last year and three billion unable to afford a healthy diet, the world is “going backwards on our goal of zero hunger by 2030”, the UN chief told the Committee on World Food Security on Monday…