Gazans search for firewood in cemeteries in ‘catastrophic’ situation |
Cemeteries in Gaza are being raided for wood as people affected by the ongoing bombardments look for ways to cook food and feed themselves;...
Israel Furiously Counters Top EU Official’s Claim That ‘Starvation Is Being Used as Weapon...
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Israeli officials reacted with outrage on Monday in the face of a claim by the EU’s foreign policy chief that Jerusalem...
Biden Declares ‘Ironclad’ Support for Israel in Passover Message Amid Tensions Over Gaza War
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US President Joe Biden expressed “ironclad” support for Israel in a message marking the coming of Passover, linking the Jewish holiday...
Every single minute ‘a life is lost to AIDS,’ says UNAIDS deputy chief |
Despite intense national efforts geared towards eliminating AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, the Deputy Executive Director for the UN Programme on...
Food provides much more than nutrition: UN expert on right to health |
During the COVID-19 pandemic, some households missed out on food aid “simply because their family looks different,” such as members of the LGBTQI community.That’s...
Colombia’s President Announces Plan to Break Diplomatic Ties With Israel
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday that his country will sever diplomatic ties with Israel over its military campaign in...
Human rights are a solution to the climate crisis |
Clear and unequivocal language on the phasing out of fossil fuels is the only way forward to prevent the human rights crisis that is...
Kremlin, Commenting on Blinken Lobbying China on Russia, Says Moscow and Beijing Ties to...
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The Kremlin shrugged off a trip to China by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during which he raised concerns about...
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...
CAIR Accuses ADL of Spreading Hate, Despite Controversial Oct. 7 Comments
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has accused the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) of fanning the flames of hate and called for...
‘Patients are afraid’: Top WHO official in Rafah describes rising alarm amid Israeli strikes...
Despite the risk of new strikes in Rafah, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners continue to establish field hospitals and get services back...
Ex-prisoner Faye tipped for Senegal presidency
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Afghanistan: UN appalled at revival of public floggings, executions
“We are appalled by the public executions of three people at sports stadiums in Afghanistan in the past week, said OHCHR spokesperson Jeremy Laurence...
Rosatom discussed the BRICS energy transition skills at the Africa Energy Indaba 2024
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‘Just in case’ antibiotics widely overused during COVID-19, says UN health agency
In an alert, WHO noted that although just eight per cent of hospitalized coronavirus patients also had bacterial infections which can be treated with...
Assembly President calls for massive investment in sustainable infrastructure
In a special meeting dedicated to building resilience and promoting sustainable development through infrastructure connectivity, Dennis Francis emphasized the importance of quality and endurance.“Quality,...
Gaza: Rafah invasion would ‘break the back’ of UN aid response warns veteran aid...
Israel’s planned invasion of Rafah would “break the back of our response” when it comes to preventing the aid crisis in Gaza from getting...
US State Secretary Blinken to Travel to Saudi Arabia Next Week
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia on Monday and Tuesday to meet with regional partners and discuss...
WATCH: Unexploded bombs in Gaza will take years to clear |
The residents of Gaza have faced unimaginable horrors since October. The massive bombardments that pummelled the territory over the last five months have flattened...
World News in Brief: $236 billion a year profit from forced labour, Senegal election...
In an alert, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said that this increase had been fuelled by the growing number of people forced to work...
World Radio Day interview: UN radio in South Sudan, a channel for peace |
Radio Miraya has been broadcasting across South Sudan since 2006 and in that time its core message of peace hasn’t changed – and it...
Unexploded weapons in cities create new danger zone in Sudan |
More than a year of fighting between Sudan’s rival militaries has the country’s people on the verge of famine and uprooted huge numbers caught...
Entire Gaza population now in need of food assistance: WFP |
Food systems in Gaza are collapsing and the food aid entering the enclave is barely 10 per cent of the amount needed for the...
Syria: Political deadlock and violence fuels humanitarian crisis
Briefing ambassadors at the UN Security Council, Geir Pedersen said that recent spike in violence, including airstrikes, rocket attacks and clashes between armed groups,...
