TikTok sues U.S. govt to block potential ban
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UN rights office: Gaza conflict having ‘massive impact’ on West Bank |
This interview has been edited for length and clarityAjith Sunghay: Our biggest concern is the spike in violence that we are seeing, particularly coming from...
US Paused Weapons Shipment to Israel Over Rafah Operation Concerns, Pentagon Chief Confirms
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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday confirmed that the Biden administration halted the delivery of high payload munitions to Israel due to...
PODCAST: Barbados and the Blue Economy – Hope and hedgerows |
This is the second in a four-part mini-series, released in the run-up to the UN Oceans Conference, exploring some of the ocean-related issues facing...
No sign yet of H5N1 bird flu spreading between humans, says WHO chief
So far, one human case has been reported in the United States since the outbreak of bird flu among the millions of dairy cattle...
African Union launches strategy to combat desertification
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Another climate record: Extreme heat, hurricanes, droughts ravage Latin America and Caribbean
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) attributed the temperatures to a “double whammy” of El Niño and long-term climate change, leading to droughts and wildfires,...
DC Police End ‘Dangerous Occupation’ of George Washington University by Pro-Hamas Mob
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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) of Washington, DC has dispersed an unauthorized demonstration at the George Washington University (GW) in which...
News in Brief 8 May 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Aid still not getting through to Gaza, says UN aid agencyIsraeli military manoeuvres and shelling...
Vault Hill pledges to revolutionise Africa’s digital landscape
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Biden Admin Issues New Guidance Addressing Campus Antisemitism Amid Pro-Hamas Demonstrations, Violence
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The Biden administration has issued a new “Dear Colleague” letter that included guidance aimed at addressing rising antisemitism on university campuses,...
PODCAST: Barbados and the Blue Economy – Restoring the reef |
In our third episode looking at ocean-related issues facing the eastern Caribbean island nation of Barbados, released in the run-up to the UN Oceans...
Unprecedented flooding displaces hundreds of thousands across east Africa
In an alert, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) noted that torrential rains have unleashed catastrophic flooding and mudslides while also severely damaging roads, bridges...
Schools digitisation project expanded in SA
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PODCAST: Developing northern Uganda – pride in honey |
Northern Uganda has higher poverty and less employment that the south of the country, which is why the UN is backing projects aimed at...
PODCAST: Developing northern Uganda – connected farmers |
In Lumonga village, situated in a remote part of the West Nile region of northern Uganda, smallholder farmers have traditionally been cut off from...
Dutch Police End Pro-Hamas Demonstration at Amsterdam University
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Dutch riot police ended an anti-Israel demonstration at an Amsterdam university early on Tuesday, bulldozing barricades and detaining some 125 people in sometimes violent clashes, authorities said.
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PODCAST: Developing northern Uganda – a brighter life |
Hundreds of millions of people do not have access to electricity, seriously hampering their ability to improve their development prospects.
In Arua, northern Uganda, where...
Global Terror Threat Has Skyrocketed Due to Oct. 7 Hamas Attack, Gaza War, Experts...
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The threat of terrorist attacks in the West has escalated in the wake of the Hamas terror group’s Oct. 7 massacre...
PODCAST: Developing northern Uganda – Market forces |
Okubani Market is located in northern Uganda’s Yumbe District, within the Bidibidi refugee settlement which, during the South Sudan civil war, was the largest...
ADL Blasts Emerson College for Bailing Out Pro-Hamas Protesters
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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has implored Emerson College in Boston to enforce its “own policies” and discipline pro-Hamas agitators there who...
‘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...
Justice officer from DR Congo mission wins UN Trailblazer award
First awarded in 2022, it acknowledges the exceptional contributions made by women justice and corrections officers serving from Member States across the world, who...
