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Israel-Palestine: Gaza death toll passes 5,000 with no ceasefire in sight

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine: Gaza death toll passes 5,000 with no ceasefire in sight 23 October 2023 © UNRWA Some families are living in municipal areas in the south of Gaza. The number of people killed in Gaza has exceeded 5,000 according to latest reports from de facto authorities there, amid intensifying Israeli airstrikes in response to Hamas attacks, while humanitarians repeated urgent calls for a…

UN marks poignant birthday as staff deaths mount in Gaza

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN marks poignant birthday as staff deaths mount in Gaza 23 October 2023 UN Photo/Mark Garten The UN Flag flies at the Organization's Headquarters, in New York. Tuesday’s annual observance marking the official creation of the United Nations was overshadowed by the rising toll of suffering and sacrifice in Gaza, where 35 staff members with Palestine refugee agency UNRWA have now lost…

Human right to food needs ‘massive investment’: Guterres

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human right to food needs ‘massive investment’: Guterres 23 October 2023 © UNICEF/Tiécoura N’Daou A displaced child eats nutrition paste at a clinic in Bawa, Mali. With 735 million people going hungry last year and three billion unable to afford a healthy diet, the world is “going backwards on our goal of zero hunger by 2030”, the UN chief told the Committee on World Food Security on Monday…

Kosovo: Dialogue and building trust, key to defusing tensions

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Kosovo: Dialogue and building trust, key to defusing tensions 23 October 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Caroline Ziadeh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, briefs members of the Security Council. Recent developments in Kosovo highlight ongoing security challenges and political tensions in the region, highlighting the need…

New Permanent Representative of Tanzania Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Tanzania Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 23 October 2023 Presentation of Credentials Abdallah Saleh Possi, the new Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of…

New Permanent Representative of Andorra Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Andorra Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 23 October 2023 Presentation of Credentials Ferran Costa Marimon, the new Permanent Representative of Andorra to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.  Prior to his appointment to…

UNRWA fuel supply set to run out in three days

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA fuel supply set to run out in three days 22 October 2023 © UN Photo/Srdjan Slavkovic Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), briefs journalists at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland. The UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, will run out of fuel in three days, putting humanitarian response in Gaza at…

Second aid convoy ‘another glimmer of hope’ for millions in Gaza: UN relief chief

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Second aid convoy ‘another glimmer of hope’ for millions in Gaza: UN relief chief 22 October 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe شاحنات تقل مساعدات إنسانية تنتظر السماح لها بدخول غزة عبر معبر رفح المصري. More aid arrived in Gaza on Sunday aboard 14 trucks that passed through the Rafah crossing with Egypt, the UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator said in a post on social media…

Government urged to support safe withdrawal of UN Mission from Mali

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Government urged to support safe withdrawal of UN Mission from Mali 22 October 2023 MINUSMA/Gema Cortes UN peacekeepers visit a remote part of Northern Mali and provide free medical assistance to isolated communities. Mali must ensure that the UN Mission in the country, MINUSMA, can safely complete its drawdown by the end of the year, amid insecurity in the north and other restrictions.…

‘The world must do more’ for Gaza, 5 UN agencies say

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘The world must do more’ for Gaza, 5 UN agencies say 21 October 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba فلسطينيون يفرون من حي تل الهوى الذي دمر، متجهين إلى الجنوب. The aid that entered Gaza on Saturday "is only a small beginning and far from enough", five UN agencies said in a joint statement.  They called for a humanitarian ceasefire and safe access to civilians in efforts to save lives and prevent…