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Gaza: No let-up in Israeli military offensive, situation ‘only getting worse’

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: No let-up in Israeli military offensive, situation ‘only getting worse’ 28 October 2024 © UN Women/Samar Abu Elouf A woman walks next to her destroyed house in the Palestine Stadium area in central Gaza City. (file) After a weekend of continuing Israeli military operations throughout the Gaza Strip and especially the north, UN humanitarians warned on Monday that the already dire aid…

Sudan trapped in a ‘nightmare of violence’, UN chief tells Security Council

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan trapped in a ‘nightmare of violence’, UN chief tells Security Council 28 October 2024 © WFP/Leni Kinzli A boy walks in the Al Salaam camp for displaced people in North Darfur. UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday the people of Sudan are trapped in a “nightmare of violence, hunger, disease and displacement”, as the brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and…

UN official urges more ambitious, credible climate action plans

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN official urges more ambitious, credible climate action plans 28 October 2024 © Unsplash/Ehud Neuhaus Harmful gasses continue to be released into the atmosphere across the world. Proposed actions by countries to mitigate the worsening impacts of climate change “fall miles short of what is needed,” according to a major UN report has revealed on Monday…

Middle East crisis: Live updates from the Security Council and UN across the region

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East crisis: Live updates from the Security Council and UN across the region 28 October 2024 © WHO A joint UN mission in northern Gaza helped transfer some patients from Kamal Adwan Hospital to Al-Shifa Hospital. Thanks for joining us for the latest breaking news over the day, including from UN staff on the ground, dispatches from Gaza, Lebanon and the wider region and the Israeli…

France: Hijab ban during sports, ‘discriminatory and must be reversed’ say experts

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home France: Hijab ban during sports, ‘discriminatory and must be reversed’ say experts 28 October 2024 © IOM/Anjam Rasool Mosul Girls Football Club, Iraq Independent human rights experts on Monday called on France to reverse bans that prevent Muslim women and girls who wear the hijab from participating in sports, citing concerns that these restrictions are discriminatory and violate…

Israeli Knesset vote on UNRWA set to deepen Palestinian suffering

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Israeli Knesset vote on UNRWA set to deepen Palestinian suffering 28 October 2024 © UNRWA UNRWA continues to offer support to people in Gaza. Monday’s vote by the Israeli Knesset banning the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) contradicts principles of the UN Charter, violates Israel’s obligations under international law, and sets a dangerous precedent, the head of the Agency, Philippe…

UN chief ‘shocked’ at harrowing death and destruction in north Gaza

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief ‘shocked’ at harrowing death and destruction in north Gaza 27 October 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the press on the situation in Sudan. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed shock at the “harrowing levels of death, injury and destruction” in north Gaza amid an ongoing intense Israeli military operation, his Spokesperson said on…

UN chief urges halt to escalation after Israeli strikes on Iran

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief urges halt to escalation after Israeli strikes on Iran 26 October 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the media at UN Headquarters in New York (file photo). He said on Wednesday it was everyone's The UN Secretary-General on Saturday called for an immediate halt to all escalatory actions in the Middle East, following overnight attacks…

‘Entire population of north Gaza at risk of dying,’ warns UN’s top humanitarian official

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Entire population of north Gaza at risk of dying,’ warns UN’s top humanitarian official 26 October 2024 UN Israeli forces struck tents sheltering displaced civilians near Al-Aqsa Hospital, in an area where people from northern Gaza were told to relocate. The UN’s top humanitarian official warned on Saturday that the entire population of northern Gaza is at risk of dying, calling for an…

Sudan: UN official decries attacks against civilians in Al Jazirah state

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN official decries attacks against civilians in Al Jazirah state 26 October 2024 © UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfatih Fighting across Sudan has displaced millions from their homes and caused a severe humanitarian crisis. The top UN humanitarian official in Sudan has raised alarm over a sharp escalation of violence in a region near the capital, Khartoum, where recent attacks reportedly…