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UN Middle East envoy upholds need for Gaza ceasefire

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN Middle East envoy upholds need for Gaza ceasefire 07 February 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Children walking through the rubble of their destroyed houses in Rafah city, southern the Gaza Strip. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced after losing their homes as a result of the ongoing escalation in the Gaza Strip. The top UN official in the Middle East underscored the importance…

World News in Brief: UN official condemns attacks in Ukraine, DR Congo faces fresh fighting and devastating floods

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UN official condemns attacks in Ukraine, DR Congo faces fresh fighting and devastating floods 07 February 2024 © UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov Rescuers work at a building in Kyiv, damaged by shelling.(File) The UN’s top aid official in Ukraine has condemned a new wave of attacks on cities and towns early on Wednesday…

Gaza war enters fifth month amid reports of potential ceasefire deal

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza war enters fifth month amid reports of potential ceasefire deal 07 February 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba One of the schools serving as a shelter in the city of Khan Younis, Gaza. As the devastating Gaza-Israel war entered its fifth month on Wednesday leaving a reported 27,585 Palestinians dead and nearly 70,000 injured, the UN’s top humanitarian official welcomed early indications of a “…

OCHA / UNHCR Press Conference

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home OCHA / UNHCR Press Conference 07 February 2024 Press Conference Announcement Joint launch of the Sudan Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan and the Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan 2024 Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Watch the video…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Greece on Efforts to Combat Domestic Violence, Ask about Trafficking and the Representation of Women in Parliament and the Judiciary

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Greece on Efforts to Combat Domestic Violence, Ask about Trafficking and the Representation of Women in Parliament and the Judiciary 06 February 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined eighth and ninth periodic report of Greece, with Committee Experts commending…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 06 February 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing 6 February 2024Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Food…

UN’s political chief warns of escalating toll as third year of war in Ukraine looms

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN’s political chief warns of escalating toll as third year of war in Ukraine looms 06 February 2024 © UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov People watch a building on fire following a missile attack in Ukraine. (file) With the war in Ukraine about to enter its third year, the damage wrought by the conflict to the country and to global peace and security is becoming increasingly clear, the UN’s top…

UN food agency ramps up deliveries amid worsening food security in Ethiopia

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN food agency ramps up deliveries amid worsening food security in Ethiopia 06 February 2024 © UNICEF/Raphael Pouget A 13-month-old girl is treated for severe malnutrition at a hospital in Mekelle in Tigray, Ethiopia. As severe hunger ripples across northern Ethiopia, the World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up efforts to deliver lifesaving assistance to three million people in the coming…

UN rights office voices concern ahead of elections in Pakistan

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights office voices concern ahead of elections in Pakistan 06 February 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten Badshahi Mosque in Lahore in the Punjab province of Pakistan close to the border with India. UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk has urged authorities in Pakistan to ensure that parliamentary elections this week are free and fair, his office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.…

War crimes fears over Israeli ground invasion of Rafah

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home War crimes fears over Israeli ground invasion of Rafah 06 February 2024 © OHCHR/ Media Clinic Displaced Palestinians at a temporary shelter in the Southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. (file) Any move by Israel to extend its full-scale invasion of Gaza into the massively overcrowded southern city of Rafah could lead to war crimes which must be prevented at all costs, the UN aid coordination…