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West Bank strikes: UN rights office condemns Israeli military escalation

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home West Bank strikes: UN rights office condemns Israeli military escalation 28 August 2024 © UNRWA/Firas Shehadeh Palestinian refugees stand next to their demolished home in Jenin, West Bank. (file) Amid further raids, airstrikes and settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, warned that the Israeli military’s actions risked…

UN official highlights growing toll of Ukraine war, rising threat of ‘nuclear incident’

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN official highlights growing toll of Ukraine war, rising threat of ‘nuclear incident’ 28 August 2024 © UNICEF Ukraine The aftermath of a missile strike on the center of Kyiv. Thirty months into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, human suffering continues to worsen amid alarming reports of attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, including nuclear facilities, a senior UN…

Security Council: A sustainable future for Syria depends on ending the war

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council: A sustainable future for Syria depends on ending the war 28 August 2024 © UNICEF/Khalil Ashawi A child stands in the ruins of his family's home, damaged in Syria's devastating 2023 earthquake. (file) Senior UN officials warned the Security Council on Wednesday that the world cannot afford to lose focus on Syria, as the humanitarian and political crisis continues…

Nigeria becomes first in Africa to receive mpox vaccines: WHO

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Nigeria becomes first in Africa to receive mpox vaccines: WHO 28 August 2024 © UNOCHA/Adedeji Ademigbuji A baby is treated at a health centre in Nigeria. Nigeria received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines on Tuesday, becoming the first African country to obtain vaccines aimed at combating the spread of the new strain of mpox virus…

In Timor-Leste, Guterres celebrates past unity and looks to the future

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home In Timor-Leste, Guterres celebrates past unity and looks to the future 28 August 2024 UN Photo/Kiara Worth UN Secretary-General António Guterres (left) meets with Jose Ramos-Horta, President of Timor-Leste in Dili. UN Secretary-General António Guterres received a warm welcome in the capital of Timor-Leste on Wednesday where he hailed the 25th anniversary of its vote for independence,…

World News in Brief: IMO tanker attack alert, UN Women on new Afghan law, counter-terrorism in Viet Nam, Paralympics tech

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: IMO tanker attack alert, UN Women on new Afghan law, counter-terrorism in Viet Nam, Paralympics tech 28 August 2024 © Unsplash/Angus Gray Attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea have severely disrupted international shipping. (file) The head of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) raised serious concerns on Wednesday about a tanker carrying one million…

UN food agency suspends staff movements in Gaza following attack

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN food agency suspends staff movements in Gaza following attack 28 August 2024 WFP A WFP team came under fire on the evening of 27 August, a few metres from an Israeli checkpoint at the Wadi Gaza Bridge. The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Wednesday a pause in the movement of its employees in Gaza until further notice following an attack on a team returning from an aid delivery…

‘Lessons of the past forgotten’ as nuclear proliferation continues

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Lessons of the past forgotten’ as nuclear proliferation continues 28 August 2024 © ICAN Protestors voice their opinion about nuclear weapons. More than 2,000 nuclear tests have been conducted at over 60 sites around the world since testing began on 16 July 1945, resulting in uninhabitable lands and long-term health problems, Secretary General António Guterres said in his message…

Africa: Refugees and displaced face heightened threat from mpox outbreak

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Africa: Refugees and displaced face heightened threat from mpox outbreak 27 August 2024 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire A one-month-old child receives treatment at the mpox isolation unit of the UNICEF-supported Kamanyola Hospital in South Kivu province, DR Congo. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday that the mpox outbreak could have devastating effects on refugees and displaced families…

Afghanistan: Condemnation for new Taliban ‘virtue and vice’ order targeting women

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Condemnation for new Taliban ‘virtue and vice’ order targeting women 27 August 2024 OHCHR/UNAMA Women and girls, in particular, have seen rights and freedoms eroded since 2021. A new morality law enacted by the Taliban in Afghanistan, cements policies that “completely erase” women’s presence in public, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, calling for it to be…