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Avian flu risk still ‘low’ after first US patient dies from H5N1 virus: WHO

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Avian flu risk still ‘low’ after first US patient dies from H5N1 virus: WHO 07 January 2025 FAO/Giulo Napolitano Poultry farmers test chickens for the Avian Flu virus. A day after the United States reported its first human death from avian flu, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) insisted on Tuesday that the risk to the wider population remains “low”.…

More than 5,600 killed in Haiti gang violence in 2024

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home More than 5,600 killed in Haiti gang violence in 2024 07 January 2025 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke A burnt-out car serves as a barricade on a street in Port-au-Prince. With over 150 gangs operating in and around the country, all roads access in and out of Haiti's capital are now under some gang control. At least 5,601 people were killed in gang violence in Haiti last year, the UN human rights…

Lebanon: Appeal for $371.4 million to boost life-saving support

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon: Appeal for $371.4 million to boost life-saving support 07 January 2025 © ЮНИСЕФ/Ф.Чуфани Разрушения на юге Ливана. The UN and the Government of Lebanon unveiled a $371.4 million extension of the Lebanon Flash Appeal on Tuesday aiming to provide life-saving assistance to civilians affected by the recent conflict and ongoing humanitarian crisis.…

World News in Brief: Deadly China quake, Killings of Alawites in Syria, executions in Iran, CAR rights defenders, finance and food crises

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Deadly China quake, Killings of Alawites in Syria, executions in Iran, CAR rights defenders, finance and food crises 07 January 2025 © China Fire Services Local firefighters participate in a rescue operation after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in China's Tibet Autonomous Region. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is profoundly saddened by the devastating…

Gaza: Humanitarians assist families impacted by recent airstrike in Deir Al-Balah

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Humanitarians assist families impacted by recent airstrike in Deir Al-Balah 07 January 2025 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra Shelters have have been built in an UNRWA school-turned-shelter in Deir el Balah. (file) UN teams in Gaza have carried out a rapid needs assessment in two makeshift sites in Deir Al-Balah following a recent airstrike, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday.…

Gaza war: UN World Food Programme condemns Israeli attack on aid convoy

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza war: UN World Food Programme condemns Israeli attack on aid convoy 06 January 2025 © WFP A WFP vehicle is left riddled with bullet holes and a shredded tyre after a convoy was attacked in Gaza. Israeli airstrikes continued across Gaza overnight into Monday, while the UN World Food Programme (WFP) reported that one of its aid convoys in the war-shattered enclave was targeted by Israeli…

World News in Brief: Communal violence in South Sudan, Syria and Gaza updates

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Communal violence in South Sudan, Syria and Gaza updates 06 January 2025 UNMISS/Nektarios Markogiannis A UN peacekeeping patrol passes through Yei in South Sudan. (file) Communal violence remains the primary driver of conflict in South Sudan and continues to exact a heavy toll on civilians across the country, UN peacekeepers said on Monday…

‘Famine conditions are spreading’ as Sudan’s crisis worsens: Security Council

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Famine conditions are spreading’ as Sudan’s crisis worsens: Security Council 06 January 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe OCHA's Edem Wosornu addresses the Security Council meeting on the protection of civilians in armed conflict in Sudan. Human suffering in Sudan has reached devastating levels, with over 11.5 million people internally displaced and 3.2 million seeking refuge in neighbouring…

First Person: Gaza, where starving people are trapped in a land reduced to rubble

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Gaza, where starving people are trapped in a land reduced to rubble 06 January 2025 © WFP/Jonathan Dumont Gazans in Khan Younis desperate to receive WFP rice. “We saw dead bodies scattered to the left and right, decomposing in the sun”, recounts Jonathan Dumont, Head of Emergency Communications at the World Food Programme (WFP). A veteran of conflict zones around the world…

Young Venezuelan refugees get a fresh start in Trinidad’s schools

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Young Venezuelan refugees get a fresh start in Trinidad’s schools 04 January 2025 IOM Trinidad and Tobago Two Venezuelan children use tablets at school. Until recently, Venezuela child refugees and migrants in Trinidad and Tobago were barred from State-run schools. This year, a change in the law backed by the United Nations means that several dozen were able to benefit from formal education…