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Sudan: UNHCR warns Darfur atrocities of 20 years ago may reoccur

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UNHCR warns Darfur atrocities of 20 years ago may reoccur 10 November 2023 © UNHCR/Jutta Seidel Une famille du Darfour, au Soudan, fuit vers le Tchad. Escalating violence across the Darfur region in Sudan has sparked fears that atrocities committed two decades ago could be repeated, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday, voicing grave concern over the development.…

Gaza conflict could spark rise in poverty, UN agencies fear

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza conflict could spark rise in poverty, UN agencies fear 10 November 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba A 9 -year-old boy stands inside the rubble of his house destroyed by an aerial bombardment in Rafah city. Nearly 20 years of development progress could be wiped out in the Occupied Palestine Territories if the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues for a second full month, according to a…

70 UN Ambassadors in Geneva call for international action on Gaza

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home 70 UN Ambassadors in Geneva call for international action on Gaza 10 November 2023 UN Geneva 70 Ambassadors to the UN Office in Geneva, issue a joint call to end the bloodshed in Gaza.  The international community must act now to end the bloodshed and suffering in Gaza, scores of UN Ambassadors in Geneva said in a joint call on Friday.…

'Nowhere and no one is safe' in Gaza, WHO chief tells Security Council

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home 'Nowhere and no one is safe' in Gaza, WHO chief tells Security Council 10 November 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Members of the UN Security Council stand in silence to honour those affected by the Israel-Palestine conflict. The UN Security Council met again on Friday to discuss the ongoing Israel-Palestine crisis as negotiations continue behind the scenes within the 15 member body to…

Updated guidelines on COVID-19 revise risk of hospitalisation

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Updated guidelines on COVID-19 revise risk of hospitalisation 10 November 2023 © UNICEF/ Azizullah Karimi Teachers at a high school in Kabul Afghanistan are vaccinated against COVID-19. (file) The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its guidelines on COVID-19 treatment, with revised recommendations for non-severe cases of the disease.…

Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine Press Stakeout

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine Press Stakeout 10 November 2023 Press Conference Announcement Humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Ambassador Ibrahim Khraishi, Permanent Observer of the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations Office at Geneva A representative of the group of ambassadors will deliver a joint statement (name speaker to be determined…

Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Denmark’s Global Efforts to Combat Torture, Ask about the Use of Coercive Measures in Psychiatric Institutions and Pre-Trial Detention

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Denmark’s Global Efforts to Combat Torture, Ask about the Use of Coercive Measures in Psychiatric Institutions and Pre-Trial Detention 09 November 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the eighth periodic report of Denmark, with Committee Experts welcoming Denmark’s global efforts to combat torture and raising…

Israel-Palestine crisis: Silence the guns, UN relief chief tells Paris forum

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine crisis: Silence the guns, UN relief chief tells Paris forum 09 November 2023 © WHO Many families have moved to the Khan Younis refugee camp, in southern Gaza. The UN’s top relief official Martin Griffiths travelled to the Paris humanitarian conference on Gaza on Thursday to issue an appeal for a significant break in the fighting there, urging greater protection for displaced…

Five judges elected to United Nations’ top court

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Five judges elected to United Nations’ top court 09 November 2023 UN Photo The United Nations flag flies in front of the Peace Palace, home of the International Court of Justice at The Hague. The General Assembly and the Security Council on Thursday elected five judges to serve on the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations…

World News in Brief: ‘Outrage’ over Black Sea attack, funding pledge to alleviate El Niño, breast cancer alert

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: ‘Outrage’ over Black Sea attack, funding pledge to alleviate El Niño, breast cancer alert 09 November 2023 © IMF/Brendan Hoffman A woman crosses a boulevard in central Odesa in Ukraine in May 2022. The UN’s top aid official in Ukraine said on Thursday she was “outraged” over a Russian attack on a civilian ship in the Black Sea Port of Pivdennyi in Odesa which left a…