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Targeting Rafah could lead to slaughter, warns UN aid agency
03 May 2024
An Israeli military operation in Rafah “could lead to a slaughter” and cripple lifesaving humanitarian work throughout Gaza, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said on Friday.
“Any ground operation would mean more suffering and death” for the 1.2 million displaced Palestinians…
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UN agencies warn of imminent starvation risk in Sudan’s Darfur region
03 May 2024
UN agencies issued a joint warning on Friday that time is running out to prevent starvation in Sudan’s Darfur region due to intensifying clashes around the northern capital of El Fasher, which are hindering efforts to deliver lifesaving aid.
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Pillay: Israel is helped by ‘powerful States’ in violation of Palestinians’ rights
03 May 2024
When tensions erupted in East Jerusalem in April 2021 at the beginning of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, daily clashes involving Palestinians, Israeli settlers and Israeli forces led to spiraling violence and death. In response, the Human Rights Council set up a top panel of independent rights experts to investigate reports of violations of international law…
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World News in Brief: Attacks on civilians in DR Congo, concern over conviction of trade union leader in Cambodia, gang violence in Haiti
03 May 2024
Internally displaced people account for at least 12 of those killed and a further 31 injured when their camps were shelled by M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, MONUSCO, on Friday…
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World News in Brief: Palestinian journalists win top press freedom prize, child migrant detention, Niger meningitis epidemic
02 May 2024
The Palestinian journalists who have been covering the devastating war in Gaza were named winners of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize on Thursday.
The top award for reporters who have born witness to the destruction of…
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UN rights chief urges Georgia to scrap ‘foreign influence’ bill
02 May 2024
As protests continue in Georgia over a proposed draft law on curbing foreign influence, UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk on Thursday urged the authorities to shelve the controversial bill and engage in dialogue.
Thousands of people have taken to the streets for days to protest the draft…
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Guterres demands better protection for journalists on environment beat
02 May 2024
Friday marks World Press Freedom Day and UN Secretary-General António Guterres is highlighting an uptick in violence faced by journalists covering environmental issues, which has made the profession increasingly dangerous.
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10,000 people feared buried under the rubble in Gaza
02 May 2024
More than 10,000 people are believed buried under the rubble in Gaza after nearly seven months of devastating conflict, UN humanitarians said on Thursday, citing the enclave’s health authorities.
“It could take up to three years to retrieve the bodies using the primitive tools they have on hand,”…
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Sudan: Under siege, El Fasher teeters on the brink of famine
02 May 2024
The ongoing year-long war in Sudan continues to spread across the country, and now El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, is surrounded by armed fighters amid the systematic burning of entire villages, escalating air strikes and blocked aid deliveries.
The war has left 25 million Sudanese needing aid,…
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Stories from the UN Archive: UN camel caravans deliver
02 May 2024
Camels, long known as the ships of the desert, have played an important role helping the UN from as early as the 1940s in driving up global vaccination rates and delivering lifesaving aid.
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