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No respite to Ukraine -‘No end in sight’ to war, UN political chief warns

The new year has brought no respite to Ukraine, with recent weeks seeing some of the worst attacks of the nearly three-year war

Recurring denials hamper aid delivery to north Gaza

Recurring denials and severe access constraints continue to paralyze aid teams trying to respond to the immense needs in northern Gaza

Deep concern over Afghan arrests, UN commits to stay and deliver in Mali, new migrant support plan

In the capital, Kabul, large numbers of Afghan women and girls have been warned and detained. Some have also been detained in Daykundi province.

How is the UN helping civilians in Gaza?

How is the UN helping civilians in Gaza? Source link

Gaza: ‘One door’ insufficient as aid lifeline for 2.2 million people |

At least 200 truckloads each day are needed and despite the “outstanding” efforts of national and international partners, UN humanitarians are stuck having to bring all supplies through a single choke point on Gaza’s...

Gaza crisis: aid agencies warn of ‘tragic, avoidable surge’ in child deaths

“About 160 children are killed every day; that’s one every 10 minutes,” said UN World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Christian Lindmeier, echoing concerns from the UN Children’s Fund about the serious additional threat of...

Giorgia Meloni and Viktor Orban’s Secretive Negotiations on EU Aid for Ukraine

According to an article by Bloomberg, there have been reports of secretive negotiations between Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. It is said that Meloni has urged Orban to...

Desperate Afghan returnees from Pakistan face uncertain future: IOM

According to IOM, in the past two months alone, nearly 375,000 Afghans left Pakistan, primarily utilizing the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossings, near Kabul and Kandahar, respectively.The number of daily border crossings has...

Funding shortfall puts WFP operations in Chad at risk

The warning comes as aid agencies scramble to respond to a fresh wave of displacement sparked by the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Darfur region of Sudan, with reports of mass killings, rapes and widespread...

Ukraine: Civilian casualties mount as war enters second winter

The Monitoring Mission stated that the casualty figure represents deaths verified according to its methodology, cautioning that the actual figure may be significantly higher given the challenges and time required for verification.“Ten thousand civilian...

Gaza: UN welcomes deal for pause in fighting, hostage-release pact

“This is an important step in the right direction, but much more needs to be done,” Mr. Guterres said via a statement from his spokesperson Farhan Haq.  The top UN official leading efforts to...

UN agency heads unite in urgent plea for women and children in Gaza

Briefing the Security Council, Sima Bahous, Catherine Russell and Natalia Kanem – heads of UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and UN Population Fund...

With Gaza truce on horizon, UN relief teams stand ready to ramp up aid

According to media reports, ongoing negotiations over the Israel-Hamas agreement on a four-day humanitarian pause and the freeing of hostages held by the Palestinian armed group since its 7 October terror attacks indicated that...

INTERVIEW: A humanitarian’s painful decision to leave her home and work in Gaza |

As UNRWA’s Warehousing and Distribution Officer, Maha Hijazi was responsible for securing food for hundreds of thousands of displaced people who have sought refuge in its shelters.Mission impossible“UNRWA teams in Gaza are working hard...

Gaza: start of truce feeds hopes for respite, access to people in need: UN humanitarians

They reiterated calls for access to all parts of the war-shattered enclave where the death toll inched towards 15,000 and many displaced people were sleeping in the streets.UN humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) spokesperson...

Clashes in eastern DR Congo displaced 450 000 in six weeks

Violent clashes between non-state armed groups and government forces have displaced 450000 people in the last six weeks

Haiti – Elections amid rising gang violence, UN envoy upholds their critical role

“Elections are the only path and the only imperative to restore democratic institutions in Haiti. Only democracy and the rule of law can form the basis from which Haiti can progress

Human right to food needs ‘massive investment’: Guterres

Addressing the UN-backed body meeting in Rome on Monday, António Guterres underscored that the session was taking place “at a moment of crisis for global food security" and provided some sobering statistics. "Last year, 735...

UN marks poignant birthday as staff deaths mount in Gaza

UN Day on 24 October marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter – the day the Organization officially came into being.  ‘We grieve, and we remember’The dead...

Israel-Palestine: Gaza buckles under fuel shortage, healthcare in crisis

UPDATED: The bombardment of Gaza has taken a devastating toll on its children said the UN Children's Fund UNICEF on Tuesday, with a reported 2,360 fatalities and a reported 5,364 injuries suffered.This amounts to...

NY 75 Commitment promotes rescue of original meaning of the UDHR

A commitment to rescue the original meaning of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) emerged at the United Nations (UN) headquarters endorsed by more than 200 political and civic leaders from 40 countries...

Transformation Europe Lab in Kolding (Denmark)

The “Europe Transformation Lab” gathered (between 25th of October 2023 – 2nd of November 2023) 26 participants from different European Countries who agreed with the founding values of the European Union on human dignity,...

Israel-Palestine: Protection of civilians ‘must be paramount’ in war Guterres tells Security Council

The UN Security Council has been meeting at UN Headquarters in New York for what was a scheduled quarterly open debate on the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.

Israel-Palestine: Lack of fuel in Gaza now critical says WFP

In an interview with UN News, the agency’s Alia Zaki emphasized that shortage of fuel is a major concern.

From Cairo, Guterres appeals for ‘sustained’ humanitarian access to Gaza

UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed for humanitarian access to Gaza as essential supplies running out in the besieged enclave,.
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