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UN deplores deadly attack on city in central Ukraine

1 week 3 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN deplores deadly attack on city in central Ukraine 05 April 2025 © Relief Coordination Centre A building in Izyum, in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine lies in ruins after being struck by a missile. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine has strongly condemned a missile strike in Kryvyi Rih on Friday which killed more than a dozen people, including at least nine children, and left several…

More than one million children in Gaza deprived of aid for over a month: UNICEF

1 week 3 days ago Breadcrumb Home More than one million children in Gaza deprived of aid for over a month: UNICEF 05 April 2025 UN News Palestinian children sit among the rubble of destroyed homes in Jabalia Camp, north of Gaza. The blockade of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip is having dire consequences for more than a million children, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Saturday…

Sudan: Suffering continues amid massive destruction across Khartoum

1 week 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Suffering continues amid massive destruction across Khartoum 04 April 2025 © UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfatih A mother holds the bullet that was removed from her eight-year-old daughter after she was hit at her home on the outskirts of capital Khartoum. The people of Sudan are trapped in siege-like conditions “with no escape, no hope, and often forced to face unspeakable abuse,” a…

Myanmar quake: Airstrikes persist as UN pushes aid efforts

1 week 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar quake: Airstrikes persist as UN pushes aid efforts 04 April 2025 © UNICEF/Nyan Zay Hte The aftermath of the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March. Amid ongoing military airstrikes and growing humanitarian needs following last week’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, the UN has intensified calls for immediate, unhindered aid access to assist millions…

UN rolls out key initiative to combat antisemitism

1 week 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN rolls out key initiative to combat antisemitism 04 April 2025 UNIC Rio Freddy Glatt performs the Hadlakat Nerot, a Jewish candle-lighting ceremony at dusk for the start of Shabbat. Amid rising concerns over antisemitism worldwide, the UN on Friday announced the roll out of a major action plan to combat the scourge – aimed at enhancing monitoring and response across the whole UN system…

‘Safe futures start here’: UN calls for global action to eliminate mine threat

1 week 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Safe futures start here’: UN calls for global action to eliminate mine threat 04 April 2025 UN Photo/Martine Perret Deminers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (file) More than 100 million people worldwide are at risk from landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, in his message for the …

UN rights office calls for end to Israel's ‘illegal presence’ in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

1 week 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights office calls for end to Israel's ‘illegal presence’ in the Occupied Palestinian Territory 04 April 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Basel Adra (left), Palestinian film director, delivers testimony during a meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. Amid reports of escalating settler violence in the West Bank, the UN rights office, OHCHR…

Gaza: Paramedic still missing after aid worker killings, Palestinian Red Crescent Society calls for answers

1 week 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Paramedic still missing after aid worker killings, Palestinian Red Crescent Society calls for answers 04 April 2025 © UNOCHA A body bag lies in a ditch following an airstrike at Tal Al Sultan, Rafah, Gaza. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) on Friday called for urgent answers over the whereabouts of a missing paramedic, coupled with a full independent investigation into the…

World News in Brief: Cholera surges worldwide, DR Congo update, WHO leads global health emergency exercise

1 week 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Cholera surges worldwide, DR Congo update, WHO leads global health emergency exercise 04 April 2025 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire A cholera rapid response team member adds chlorine to water collected from a reservoir in Goma, DR Congo. A global surge in cholera is threatening vulnerable people from Angola to Myanmar, fuelled by conflict, natural disasters and climate change,…

Sudan crisis: Türk condemns extrajudicial killings in Khartoum

1 week 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan crisis: Türk condemns extrajudicial killings in Khartoum 03 April 2025 © Unsplash/Ammar Nassir Eighteen months of war have deeply affected urban households in Sudan. The fight for Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, likely involved widespread summary executions of civilians following its recent recapture by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on…