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‘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…

WFP delivers life-saving aid to one million people in Burkina Faso

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home WFP delivers life-saving aid to one million people in Burkina Faso 22 October 2024 © UNICEF/Frank Dejongh A child waits for a malnutrition screening session in Northern Burkina Faso. (file) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reached a significant milestone in its humanitarian response in Burkina Faso, according to a report released on Tuesday. …

UN renews call to protect civilians as deadly Israeli strike hits close to key Beirut hospital

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN renews call to protect civilians as deadly Israeli strike hits close to key Beirut hospital 22 October 2024 © UNICEF/Dar al Mussawir and Ramzi Haidar Southern suburbs of Beirut following recent Israeli airstrikes. The UN’s top human rights official on Tuesday urged an immediate halt to hostilities in Lebanon following an overnight Israeli airstrike near a major hospital in Beirut that…

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Gangs ‘spreading terror and fear’ across Haiti

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Gangs ‘spreading terror and fear’ across Haiti 22 October 2024 © WFP Haiti Haiti is facing unprecedented emergency levels of hunger. (file) The UN Security Council on Tuesday heard briefings from top officials on the Haiti crisis and although gangs continue spreading terror and fear there is a "glimmer of hope" that stability can return to the Caribbean island nation…

Guterres ‘unequivocally condemns’ continued civilian deaths in Gaza

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres ‘unequivocally condemns’ continued civilian deaths in Gaza 21 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 Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday condemned the “continued and widespread” loss of life across Gaza, including Israeli strikes on a…

The latest UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia; here’s what’s at stake

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home The latest UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia; here’s what’s at stake 21 October 2024 © Unsplash/James Wainscoat Close-up of a hummingbird near flower. The UN biodiversity summit known as COP16 officially opened in Colombia on Monday, and hopes are high that negotiating countries can agree on a path forward to safeguarding the planet…

In Ethiopia, UN chief advocates for permanent Security Council seats for Africa

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Ethiopia, UN chief advocates for permanent Security Council seats for Africa 21 October 2024 UNECA/Daniel Getachew UN Secretary-General António Guterres (left) and Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, hold joint press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Speaking in the Ethiopian capital on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for…

World News in Brief: Egypt malaria-free, tropical storm lashes Cuba, Mozambique killings, WHO support for South Sudan

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Egypt malaria-free, tropical storm lashes Cuba, Mozambique killings, WHO support for South Sudan 21 October 2024 © WHO/S. Torfinn An anopheles adult mosquito rests on a net. The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially certified Egypt as malaria-free. The achievement marks the culmination of a century-long effort to eradicate a disease that has plagued the…

‘Hundreds displaced overnight’ as airstrikes destroy humanitarian facilities in Lebanon

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Hundreds displaced overnight’ as airstrikes destroy humanitarian facilities in Lebanon 21 October 2024 © UNICEF/Dar al Mussawir/Ramzi Haidar Bomb damage following airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs. Ongoing airstrikes across Lebanon “continue to kill and injure civilians and displace a growing number of families,” according to the latest update from the UN Office for the…