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IOM report: 1 in 3 migrant deaths occurs in transit while fleeing conflict
26 March 2024
One in three migrant deaths happens while people flee conflict, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday. More than two in three migrants whose deaths have been documented remain unidentified.
Last year was the deadliest on record, with 8,541 migrant victims. Nearly 60…
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Gaza: Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an immediate ceasefire’ during Ramadan
25 March 2024
The UN Security Council on Monday passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan, the immediate and unconditional release of hostages and “the urgent need to expand the flow” of aid into Gaza. There were 14 votes in favour with the United States abstaining…
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‘We must push for lasting peace in Gaza’, UN chief insists as starvation threat nears
25 March 2024
With “starvation bearing down” on Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday repeated his call for a sustainable end to the conflict and the release of all remaining hostages amid “unprecedented and ongoing devastation” in the occupied enclave.“The need is urgent,” Mr. Guterres said in Amman, alongside Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safady, as he…
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World News in Brief: 17 million Yemenis need health support, cholera in Somalia, OCHA chief stepping down, Haiti crisis update
25 March 2024
Conflict in Yemen entered its 10th year on Monday, as UN humanitarians issued a warning that over half the country’s populations are in desperate need of aid.
According to the UN health agency (WHO), almost 18 million people need…
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UN pays tribute to victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
25 March 2024
Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly on Monday paid tribute to the millions of men, women and children who suffered as a result of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, one of most devastating chapters in human history.
Addressing a commemorative meeting…
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UN Security Council demands ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza, ending months-long deadlock
25 March 2024
The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in war-ravaged Gaza during Ramadan and calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.
This was the Council’s first explicit call for an immediate ceasefire since…
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Israel’s new aid ban on UNRWA in Gaza ‘a wrong move’: UN coordinator
25 March 2024
Israel’s ongoing restrictions and its new ban on aid deliveries by the largest United Nations agency on the ground in war-torn Gaza are already having a grave impact, the interim UN coordinator in the Occupied Palestinian Territory warned.
On the heels of Israel’s announcement on Sunday that…
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Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza
24 March 2024
Israeli authorities informed the United Nations on Sunday that it will no longer approve the passage of any UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, food convoys into northern Gaza.
“As of today, UNRWA, the main lifeline for Palestine refugees, is denied from providing lifesaving assistance to…
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At Rafah border crossing to Gaza, UN’s Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire
23 March 2024
UN Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists at the Rafah border crossing into Gaza that it is time for a ceasefire and for an "ironclad commitment by Israel" to allow unhindered aid deliveries into the besieged enclave as he began his annual Ramadan solidarity trip on Saturday with planned visits to Egypt and Jordan.…
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Earth Hour: Lights off, climate action on
23 March 2024
The largest global environment movement is happening on Saturday, when the UN invites people around the world to shut the lights to remember the planetary crisis during Earth Hour as young partners find new ways to drive climate action.
“Turn off the lights, and move the world towards a…
