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Gaza: Israeli strikes delay polio vaccine campaign in the north

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Israeli strikes delay polio vaccine campaign in the north 23 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. Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza have forced the postponement of a polio vaccination campaign, the World Health…

Percentage of women killed in war doubled in 2023: UN report

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Percentage of women killed in war doubled in 2023: UN report 23 October 2024 © UNDP/Abed Zagout Women walk along destroyed streets in Gaza. The proportion of women killed in armed conflicts doubled last year compared to 2022, accounting for 40 per cent of all deaths in war, while UN-verified cases of conflict-related sexual violence increased by 50 per cent.…

Civilians and peacekeepers at risk, amid escalating Lebanon conflict

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Civilians and peacekeepers at risk, amid escalating Lebanon conflict 23 October 2024 © UNICEF A mother with her children shelter under a tarp in Beirut after being driven from their home. A displacement crisis in unfolding in Lebanon, as Israel’s escalating military offensive in the south and the bombing of Beirut continues to drive both Lebanese civilians as well as third country refugees…

Experts demand answers from Russia over award-winning Ukrainian journalist’s death

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts demand answers from Russia over award-winning Ukrainian journalist’s death 23 October 2024 UN Photo/Milton Grant An aerial view of the Kremlin and Red Square in the Russian Federation. (file) For more than half a year, the family of award-winning Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna have lived in torment, seeking answers about their daughter’s fate, after she disappeared while…

Syria facing alarming regional spillover, UN envoy warns

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syria facing alarming regional spillover, UN envoy warns 23 October 2024 © UNICEF/Rami Nader Syrian and Lebanese families, who fled the escalating violence in Lebanon arrive in Syria. The conflict in Gaza and Lebanon is spilling over into Syria, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation, the UN Special Envoy for the country warned on Wednesday…

World News in Brief: UNRWA staffer killed in Gaza, Central African Republic update, terror in Türkiye, journalists face financial reprisals

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UNRWA staffer killed in Gaza, Central African Republic update, terror in Türkiye, journalists face financial reprisals 23 October 2024 © UNOCHA UN agencies operating in Gaza City in May 2024. (file) A strike in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip has led to death of at least one staff member of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, on Wednesday…

UNICEF: 85 per cent of children affected by polio in 2023 lived in fragile, conflict-affected areas

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNICEF: 85 per cent of children affected by polio in 2023 lived in fragile, conflict-affected areas 23 October 2024 © WHO A child receives the polio vaccine in Gaza. Countries facing conflict, natural disasters and humanitarian crises are struggling to provide routine childhood immunisations leaving many children vulnerable to the resurgence of polio, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned…

Gaza: War has set Palestine’s development back nearly 70 years

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: War has set Palestine’s development back nearly 70 years 22 October 2024 © UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh أطفال وعائلاتهم يفرون من منازلهم، ويسيرون بين أنقاض الطرق والمباني المدمرة في مخيم جنين للاجئين، شمال الضفة الغربية في وقت سابق. The impact of the year-long war in Gaza and escalations in the West Bank has set development in the State of Palestine back by about 69 years, according to a new…

‘The smell of death is everywhere’ in northern Gaza, UNRWA chief says

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘The smell of death is everywhere’ in northern Gaza, UNRWA chief says 22 October 2024 © UNOCHA/Themba Linden The access of UN-coordinated humanitarian deliveries to northern Gaza has been largely denied over the past months, leaving people with very limited means to survive. The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA appealed on Tuesday for an immediate truce in northern Gaza in a social…

Ukraine: Population drops by 10 million since Russia invaded in 2014, UNFPA reports

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Population drops by 10 million since Russia invaded in 2014, UNFPA reports 22 October 2024 © UNFPA/Mihail Kalarashan The birth rate in Ukraine is the lowest in Europe. (file) A deepening demographic crisis is roiling Ukraine, exacerbated by Russia’s full-scale invasion, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, said on Tuesday, underscoring an urgent need for…