News in Brief 1 February 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.In Gaza lifesaving aid operations are “in peril” amid ongoing Israeli bombardment because of the...
Amid Dimming Hopes That This Year Will Be in Jerusalem, Jews in Ethiopia Prepare...
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The Jewish community in the embattled region of Gondar, Ethiopia is preparing for the world’s largest Passover Seder this year, with...
Tourism ‘intrinsically susceptible’ to climate shocks, political unrest, pandemic threat
Addressing a high-level meeting on tourism as part of the General Assembly’s first ever Sustainability Week, Dennis Francis said it was a vital driver...
New Faculty Campaign Aims to Show Solidarity With Jewish Students
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Over 1,000 university professors will participate in a new campaign to show solidarity with Jewish students experiencing levels of antisemitism that...
Haiti: Top UN advocate for children caught in conflict committed to challenging gang leaders...
The gangs which now control up to 90 per cent of Haiti’s capital must be persuaded to end their campaign of violence which has...
Geneva conference pledges $630 million in life-saving help for Ethiopia
The UN-backed $3.24 billion humanitarian response plan for 2024 is only five per cent funded. Organised by the UN along with the Governments of Ethiopia...
Antisemitic Hate Incidents in US Soar 140 Percent, ADL Reports in Shocking Audit
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Antisemitism in the US surged to catastrophic and unprecedented levels in 2023, rising a harrowing 140 percent, according to the Anti-Defamation...
News in Brief 16 April 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Gaza: 10,000 Palestinian women killed since war beganNearly 10,000 women have been killed in Gaza...
Israeli Footballer Who Left Scottish Team After Oct. 7 Scores First Goal in American...
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Liel Abada, an Israeli footballer who left the Scottish club Celtic FC in March due to the war between Israel and...
Movie ‘Irene’s Vow,’ About Maid Hiding Jews in Nazi Officer’s Basement During Holocaust, Opens...
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A film about the true story of a Polish Catholic woman who risked her life to hide 12 Jews from the...
Gaza is ‘hell’ for newborns and mothers, warns UN Children’s Fund |
Emirati Hospital in southern Gaza is one of last functioning maternity facilities in all of Gaza where “there aren’t enough staff and not enough...
US House Speaker Says Bills on Israel Aid, Iran Sanctions to Come Tuesday
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US House Speaker Mike Johnson said spending legislation will be released later on Tuesday with lawmakers still hammering out final figures,...
News in Brief 2 February 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Gaza: Rafah now a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ as exodus south continuesThousands of Gazans have...
ISPA queries reduction in fixed call termination fees
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Gaza: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief demands end to suffering
Echoing new dire assessments of the catastrophic situation in the devastated enclave, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) issued a new ceasefire call so...
Nissan Daring Africa 2024 crosses into Zimbabwe
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Congo floods forcing some women to give birth ‘in the water’ |
Entire villages in the Republic of Congo have been affected by recent flooding, leaving more than 350,000 people in need of food, shelter, clothing...
Marathon Digital eyes EMEA expansion prospects
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News in Brief 5 February 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Gaza: Northern aid push frustrated as regional tensions riseUN humanitarians reported on Monday that a...
Opinion: The USA is nurturing wars, plea to Americans to choose wiser leaders
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‘These are not conditions meant for human beings’: UNRWA official on Gaza visit |
No food, water, or health care facilities, no communication with the outside world, and the constant threat of bombardments.These are the desperate conditions under...
France Bolsters Security at Jewish Schools, Synagogues Amid Mideast Conflict as Passover Approaches
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France will bolster security at Jewish schools and synagogues ahead of Passover, in part due to the ongoing war in Gaza and...
Pomona College Faculty Condemn Arrest of Anti-Zionist Protesters, Continuing Attacks on Black Officials Who...
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The faculty at Pomona College in Claremont, California have censured their school for calling the police to arrest nearly two dozen...
News in Brief 6 February 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.War crimes fears over Israeli ground invasion of RafahAny move by Israel to extend its...
