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Humanitarian efforts ‘nowhere near where they should be’ 300 days into Gaza war
01 August 2024
Scaling up aid delivery remains a challenge in Gaza as the war reaches the 300-day mark, the head of the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said on Thursday.
Andrea De Domenico was speaking from Jerusalem in his final briefing to…
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US-Russia prisoner swap ‘an unprecedented diplomatic act’, rights expert says
01 August 2024
A UN independent human rights expert has welcomed the landmark prisoner swap on Thursday involving the United States, Russia and five other countries.
More than 20 people were released, including journalists, human rights defenders and dissidents.Among them were American Evan…
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In call to Iranian Foreign Minister, Guterres underlines need for de-escalation in the Middle East
01 August 2024
UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his appeal for de-escalation in the Middle East in a phone call with a senior official in Iran, his Spokesperson reported on Thursday.
Mr. Guterres spoke that morning with the country’s acting Foreign…
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Famine now prevalent in parts of war-torn Sudan
01 August 2024
Famine is now prevalent in areas of war-torn Sudan and will continue through the next two months, according to a new global food insecurity report released on Thursday.
The 15-month-long escalating conflict between warring militias “has severely impeded humanitarian access and pushed parts of North Darfur into…
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Gaza: UNRWA programme aims to get children ‘back to learning’
01 August 2024
The UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, launched a programme on Thursday to get boys and girls in the Gaza Strip back to learning – and to just being children – amid the ongoing conflict.
“This first step in a much longer road focuses on activities that will give children a refuge from the horrors…
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Guinea: Senior UN officials welcome verdict in 2009 stadium massacre trial
01 August 2024
The fight against impunity must continue in Guinea, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Thursday, welcoming the long-awaited verdict in the trial into the 2009 massacre at a stadium in the capital, Conakry.
On Wednesday, a court in Conakry found former President Moussa…
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UN appeals for ‘maximum restraint’ following Israeli strikes in Beirut
31 July 2024
The United Nations has voiced grave concern over Israeli strikes in the densely populated southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on Tuesday, which resulted in scores of civilian casualties.
“As we await further clarity on the circumstances, we again urge the parties to…
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Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of Palestinians
31 July 2024
A new UN report published Wednesday into alleged abuses carried out against thousands of Palestinians detained by the Israeli authorities since war erupted in Gaza last October has documented a range of serious violations that may amount to torture.
“The staggering number of men,…
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Skyrocketing violence against children in Sudan demands urgent protection measures: UN report
31 July 2024
The conflict in Sudan has led to a horrifying surge in violence against children, a new UN report has revealed, underscoring the need for urgent and tangible protection measures.
The report on Children and Armed Conflict in Sudan, released on Tuesday, documented a…
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Middle East: Beirut and Tehran attacks ‘represent a dangerous escalation’, Guterres warns
31 July 2024
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the international community to prevent escalation in the Middle East, following an Israeli strike on Lebanon’s capital and the reported killing of a top Hamas leader in Iran.
“The Secretary-General believes that the attacks we…
