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    World News in Brief: Haiti aid delivery continues, South Sudan violence, pandemic treaty talks...

    Rampant gang violence has created a humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean country, whose Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, resigned last week. UN children’s agency UNICEF reported...

    Iran: Repression continues two years after nationwide protests

    Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran – a group of Council-appointed independent experts - said that Ms. Amini’s...

    For the first time in weeks, UN aid teams reach Gaza City

    “WFP delivered enough food for 25,000 people to Gaza City early Tuesday in first successful convoy to the north since 20 February,” the UN...

    More casualties in Russia’s war on Ukraine from strike on central city

    A Russian missile strike on a multi-storey apartment block in central Ukraine that left three dead and around 40 injured on Tuesday has been...

    World News in Brief: $850 million plan to support Rohingya refugees, child rights, Haiti...

    To address the ongoing Rohingya humanitarian crisis affecting 1.3 million people in Bangladesh, UN humanitarian agencies on Wednesday launched a $852.4 million appeal supporting...

    World News in Brief: Rights chief appalled at Nigeria mass abductions, ‘pervasive’ hunger in...

    “I am appalled by the recurrent mass abductions of men, women and children in northern Nigeria. Children have been abducted from schools and women...

    UN chief urges ‘genuine, credible’ political solution in Syria, as conflict marks thirteenth anniversary

    March marks the thirteenth anniversary of the conflict in Syria, with systematic atrocities and untold suffering of civilians. According to UN estimates, 16.7 million people,...

    Gaza: Kaag working closely with partners on new maritime aid lifeline

    In a joint statement released on Friday, the Commission, Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates, the United States and the United Kingdom announced their intent...

    ‘Mega election’ 2024 could be a landmark for democracy: UN rights chief

    In an update to the UN Human Rights Council, Mr. Türk described 2024 as a “mega election year” with more than 60 countries slated...

    World News in Brief: Another month of extreme heat, Sudan exodus continues into Chad,...

    Summarizing the state of the climate, the month ended with extreme heat in the southern hemisphere where it’s summer, while high temperatures atypical of...

    Gazans eating wild plants to survive

    Their journey begins in the open fields every morning in search of these plants, which include cheeseweed - known locally as khubeezeh - which...

    World News in Brief: Air travel boom erases COVID dip, ‘disturbing’ new anti-LGBT bill...

    Civil aviation organization ICAO said that the numbers for the first quarter of 2024 indicate that airlines will sustain the return to profitability recorded...

    World News in Brief: Noncommunicable diseases in emergencies, aid plan for Haiti, peace efforts...

    NCDs are responsible for 75 per cent of deaths worldwide, and it is estimated that strokes and heart attacks are up to three times...

    Aid delivery to Gaza falls by half since January: UNRWA

    Writing on the social media platform X, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said that “aid was supposed to increase not decrease” to meet the huge needs...

    World News in Brief: Fresh Ukraine attacks condemned, Gaza healthcare, DR Congo needs escalating

    The latest strikes in the centre and south occurred on the eve of the solemn commemoration marking two years of war and one day...

    World News in Brief: Millions battle hunger due to Sudan war, human rights essential...

    Thousands of families continue to be displaced and forced across borders into Chad and South Sudan each week while fighting between Government forces and...

    Rights experts call for probe into alleged violations against Palestinian women and girls

    Palestinian women and girls have reportedly been arbitrarily executed in Gaza, often together with family members, including their children, according to information they have...

    Despite myriad challenges, UNRWA continues lifesaving work in Gaza

    Agency employees and volunteers at the UNRWA-affiliated Deir Al-Balah Preparatory School in central Gaza told UN News that despite difficult conditions restricting the movement...

    Gaza: UN rights chief warns against potential ‘carnage’ in Rafah

    Nearly 1.5 million people are now crammed into the southern city on the border with Egypt, and with nowhere further to flee. ‘Terrifying’ situation  Mr. Türk...

    Gaza: Relief over rescued hostages as Tedros warns of ‘ocean of need’

    “So far, we have delivered 447 metric tons of medical supplies to Gaza, but it’s a drop in the ocean of need, which continues...

    Sudan war leaves 700,000 children facing life-threatening malnutrition

    “The world’s largest displacement of children has been seen in Sudan,” said UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder. “Four million children have been displaced. ...

    Gaza ‘buffer zone’ possible war crime: UN human rights chief

    The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) are reportedly destroying all buildings in the Gaza Strip that are within a kilometre of the Israel-Gaza fence and...

    UN Middle East envoy upholds need for Gaza ceasefire

    Tor Wennesland is in New York for discussions on how to “chart a way out of this crisis and how we can do it...

    World News in Brief: Unprecedented cholera spike in Africa, Julian Assange extradition update, locusts...

    Dr. Fiona Braka from WHO’s regional office in Brazzaville, Congo, said that eastern and southern Africa have been particularly badly affected. In just the first...