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Casualties rise in Ukraine amid escalating Russian attacks, Security Council hears
09 July 2024
The UN’s top humanitarian official has reiterated strong condemnation of deadly missile attacks on multiple Ukrainian cities on Monday, while a senior doctor from the capital’s main children’s hospital described to the Security Council the “real hell” endured by patients and medical staff alike after it came under fire…
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Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency
09 July 2024
In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an ever more deadly threat to a population under constant attack, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.
Briefing journalists in Geneva, UN World Health Organization (WHO)…
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UN pressing for release of staff detained in Yemen
09 July 2024
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) remains “extremely worried” for the well-being of 13 UN staff and a number of NGO employees arbitrarily detained in Yemen, spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said on Tuesday, demanding their unconditional release.
The staffers have been held incommunicado by the de facto authorities…
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‘Off-the-charts awe inspiring’ Refugee Paralympic Team heading to Paris
09 July 2024
Eight athletes and one guide runner are set to compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games as the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team, the International Paralympic Committee announced on Tuesday.
“All Paralympians have stories of incredible resilience but the stories of these athletes and…
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New Permanent Representative of Bahrain Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
08 July 2024
Presentation of Credentials
Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla, the new Permanent Representative of Bahrain to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Mr. Abdulla will concurrently serve as…
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Several Ukrainian cities hit in new wave of Russia missile attacks
08 July 2024
Ukrainian cities faced another barrage of missiles fired by Russian forces on Monday with dozens killed and a children’s hospital among the locations hit, UN humanitarians have said.
Condemning the daytime attacks, the UN’s top aid coordinator in Ukraine, Denise Brown, said that several cities…
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After nine months of war in Gaza, another UN school suffers Israeli airstrike
08 July 2024
The war in Gaza passed the nine-month mark on Sunday with humanitarians left assessing the damage of a fresh Israeli airstrike on a UN school.
“Another day. Another month. Another school hit,” said Philippe Lazzarini, head of UNRWA, the largest aid agency in Gaza, in a post on X,…
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UN envoy highlights alarming violence and neglected humanitarian crisis in DR Congo
08 July 2024
The security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has resulted in alarming levels of violence and widespread civilian displacement, the UN envoy for the country reported on Monday.
Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Bintou Keita, informed the…
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Earth’s hottest June on record
08 July 2024
Last month was the hottest June since records began and the thirteenth month in a row to set a temperature record, according to new data released on Monday from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
“These latest figures from the Copernicus Climate Change Service unfortunately highlight…
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Hurricane Beryl highlights need for robust early warning systems
08 July 2024
Hurricane Beryl, which left a trail of destruction from the Caribbean to Mexico – and now the United States – has once again underscored the urgent need for robust early warning systems, the UN meteorological agency (WMO) said on Monday.
Beryl is the strongest hurricane ever to form in the Atlantic…
