Organized crime gangs in Southeast Asia grow networks through innovative use of technology |
Criminal networks in Southeast Asia are growing their illegal operations in through the innovative use of technology, according to the UN Office on Drugs...
News in Brief 8 February 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Gazans ‘stalked by hunger, disease and death’ warns UN’s top aid official Amid further fighting across...
Gulf States, Vulnerable But Influential, Seek to Stop New Iran-Israel War
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Gulf states are pushing to stop a full-blown regional war after Iran’s unprecedented retaliatory strikes on Israel, sources in the region...
UN trade agency assesses economic impact of Gaza devastation |
Restoring the social and economic conditions that existed in Gaza before the current conflict will take tens of billions of dollars and several decades,...
US Will Not Take Part in Retaliatory Action Against Iran, White House Says
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President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the U.S. will not take part in a counter-offensive against Iran if Israel...
Iran Told Turkey in Advance of Its Operation Against Israel, Turkish Source Says
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Iran informed Turkey in advance of its planned operation against Israel, a Turkish diplomatic source told Reuters on Sunday, adding that...
News in Brief 9 February 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Gaza: UN health agency warns over continuing attacks on healthcareThe unrelenting war in Gaza hasn’t...
G7 Leaders to Discuss Iranian Attack
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Italy, which holds the rotating presidency of the G7, has called a video meeting of G7 leaders to start at 1400...
Mossad: Hamas Rejected Latest Ceasefire-Hostage Deal Proposal
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i24 News – Israeli Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the Mossad released a statement on Sunday morning, saying Hamas rejected a...
Madagascar prepares for effects of El Niño as humanitarian crisis continues |
Thanks to careful forward planning, Madagascar is better prepared now to deal with the impacts of the current El Niño phenomenon and climate change,...
Iranian Attack on Israel: 7-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized in Serious Condition
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i24 News – Following an Iranian attack on Israel, a 7-year-old Arab Israeli girl was seriously wounded by shrapnel falling on...
IDF Says 99 Percent of Launches Intercepted, Iran’s Attack ‘Failed’
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i24 News – Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, addressed the overnight Iranian attack during a morning...
News in Brief 12 February 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Gaza: Relief over rescued hostages as Tedros warns of ‘ocean of need’Amid reports on Monday...
FGM costing ‘$1.4 billion per year,’ says global coordinator |
February 6 marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, or FGM. In 2024, some 4.4 million girls are still considered...
News in Brief 13 February 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Gazans ‘living in fear’ of Israeli assault on Rafah, warns top UN aid officialInternational efforts...
Dreaming of home, Gazans determined to stay inside shattered enclave |
The UN agency assisting Palestinians, UNRWA, will continue delivering services as best it can to the people of Gaza and will play no part...
Guterres condemns Iran’s attack on Israel, calls for immediate end to hostilities
“I call for an immediate cessation of these hostilities,” said the Secretary-General in a statement issued in New York early Saturday evening, shortly after...
News in Brief 14 February 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Gaza: Rafah invasion would be a disaster “beyond imagination”, warn UN medics UN medical staff said...
Missing Israeli Teen Found Dead in West Bank
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Israeli military and police said the body of a missing Israeli teenager who was likely killed in a Palestinian attack was...
Iran Seizes Cargo Ship in Strait of Hormuz After Threats to Close Waterway
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, days after Tehran said it could...
UNRWA will ‘come to a halt’ in March, warns agency director in Lebanon |
Dorothee Klaus: The agency will no longer have no funding as of the end of February. So that means our operations would come to...
Israel Calls Off School Trips, Puts Forces on Full Alert Amid Iran Threat
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Israel called off on Saturday school trips and other youth activities planned for the coming days, the beginning of the Passover...
Explosion from Hezbollah Drone Leaves Man Seriously Injured in Northern Israel
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i24 News – A resident of northern Israel sustained serious injuries on Saturday after an explosive-laden drone, believed to be dispatched...
News in Brief 15 February 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.In Gaza, the situation in Rafah is dire say UN agencies, amid reports that Israeli forces...
