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World News in Brief: Floods compound misery in Gaza, UN relief chief in Sudan, civilians under attack in Syria

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Floods compound misery in Gaza, UN relief chief in Sudan, civilians under attack in Syria 25 November 2024 © UNRWA In Gaza, the first rains of the winter season mean even more suffering where half a million people are at risk in areas of flooding. Heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding across displacement sites in Gaza, further compounding the humanitarian crisis, the…

No end in sight to ‘horror’ in Gaza, UN official tells Security Council

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home No end in sight to ‘horror’ in Gaza, UN official tells Security Council 25 November 2024 © UNRWA Women and children queue for bread at a bakery in Khan Younis. As Gaza teeters on the brink of collapse, a senior UN official on Monday renewed urgent calls for an immediate ceasefire and action to address the humanitarian crisis…

What’s the Alliance of Civilizations and why does it matter now?

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home What’s the Alliance of Civilizations and why does it matter now? 24 November 2024 Circus Zambia Circus Zambia, a non-governmental organization (NGO) working for social change, is among the delegations attending the UN Alliance of Civilizations 10th Global Forum. Wars grind on in Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan, Ukraine and beyond amid starvation and famine alerts and a sinister spike in online and…

Haiti: Child recruitment by armed groups surges 70 per cent

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: Child recruitment by armed groups surges 70 per cent 24 November 2024 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke A family displaced by violence lives in a partially constructed school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The number of children being recruited into armed groups in Haiti has increased by 70 per cent over the past year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)  said on Monday.  The unprecedented spike…

Preparing for climate chaos in Timor-Leste, one of the world’s most vulnerable nations

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Preparing for climate chaos in Timor-Leste, one of the world’s most vulnerable nations 23 November 2024 ONU News/ Felipe de Carvalho Residents of Orlalan Village, Timor-Leste simulate a landslide rescue operation Timor-Leste, a young island nation in Southeast Asia, is particularly vulnerable to the ravages of the climate crisis. A combination of technology, community knowledge and UN…

The trial that brought down a warlord

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home The trial that brought down a warlord 23 November 2024 Vincent Tremeau Photographed for the UN’s One Day I Will exhibit in 2016, Elia, from DR Congo, said he doesn’t know his exact age, but wants to be a soldier. (file) How do you bring a war criminal to justice? UN Video reported on the case of Sheka, the infamous leader of a feared armed group that raped and ravaged civilians in the…

ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel, Hamas leadership: what happens next?

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel, Hamas leadership: what happens next? 23 November 2024 International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court Headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands. The decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants citing alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

COP29 climate talks end with $300 billion annual pledge, Guterres calls deal a ‘base to build on’

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home COP29 climate talks end with $300 billion annual pledge, Guterres calls deal a ‘base to build on’ 23 November 2024 UNFCCC/Kiara Worth Wide shot of the plenary hall at the UN climate conference, COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Rich nations pledged to contribute at least $300 billion annually to the global fight against climate change as UN climate talks came to a contentious end early Sunday…

Gaza update: Fleeing families just have ‘the clothes on their back’

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza update: Fleeing families just have ‘the clothes on their back’ 23 November 2024 © UNOCHA video Beit Lahia New School, affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which has been transformed into a shelter. Families fleeing from besieged areas of northern Gaza are leaving homes and shelters with just the shirts on their backs, Louise…

World News in Brief: Mpox update, Haiti violence, deadly strikes in Ukraine, Pakistan attack condemned

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Mpox update, Haiti violence, deadly strikes in Ukraine, Pakistan attack condemned 22 November 2024 © UNICEF/Mirindi Johnson A young patient is receiving treatment at the UNICEF-supported mpox isolation and treatment unit at Kavumu Hospital in South Kivu province, DR Congo, on 10 September 2024. The mpox outbreak continues to constitute a public health emergency of…