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UN News Today 01 August 2025

Dianne Penn — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:36:43 +0000

Gaza: People continue to be killed seeking food as starvation deepens First UN aid mission arrives in Sweida, Syria Support mums and babies during World Breastfeeding Week

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UN News Today 31 July 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:20:22 +0000

Starving Gazans reduced to picking up spilled lentils from aid convoysIOM sounds Somalia alert amid deepening climate and displacement crisisHaitians in ‘despair’ following abrupt suspension of US aid support - OCHA

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UN News Today 30 July 2025

United Nations — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 16:55:44 +0000

In Gaza, a ‘man-made drought’ is causing more misery: UNICEFTsunami early warning system kicks in across Pacific after Russia quake: UNDRRCholera alert could impact 80,000 children across Central and Western Africa

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UN News Today 29 July 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:11:33 +0000

In Gaza, mounting evidence of famine and widespread starvation: WFP, IPCA Russian strike on a Ukrainian prison ‘kills at least 16’: OHCHRViolence in Somalia displaces 100,000: OCHA

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UN News Today 28 July 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:25:09 +0000

Gaza: as starvation worsens, UN aid teams push to flood enclave with foodIran: UN rights chief Volker Türk condemns proposed extension of espionage lawTedros pays tribute to David Nabarro, a ‘great champion’ of global health

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UN News Today 25 July 2025

Dianne Penn — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:12:32 +0000

Syria: WHO confirms five attacks on healthcare in SweidaUN agencies urge more support for Sudan returneesWorld marks first International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent

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UN News Today 24 July 2025

Dianne Penn — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 15:53:23 +0000

UNRWA warns of ‘walking corpses’ in Gaza Afghan returnees face serious rights abuses: UN report UN rights chief welcomes landmark climate change ruling

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UN News Today 23 July 2025

Dianne Penn — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:56:40 +0000

UNFPA warns of ‘catastrophic birth outcomes’ in Gaza Nigeria: WFP aid for 1.3 million at risk of ending$10 million allocation to support Afghans returning from Iran

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UN News Today 22 July 2025

United Nations — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 18:37:22 +0000

Gaza crisis: Babies have to use plastic bags for nappies, UNRWA reports South Sudan South Sudan’s hunger crisis worsens amid ongoing conflict, climate shocks Chikungunya: Urgent action needed as global cases surge, says WHO

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UN News Today 21 July 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:53:48 +0000

Terror and chaos for Gaza’s people now entering the ‘death phase’ Syria crisis: Aid reaches Sweida’s displaced for first time DR Congo moves a step closer to peace as agreement is signed

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UN News Today 18 July 2025

daniel — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:49:58 +0000

Syria crisis: ‘Bloodshed and violence must stop’, urges UN human rights chief Volker Türk Aid cuts leave millions of vulnerable people without assistance: UN refugee agency Afghanistan returnees face a lack of food, work and discrimination, UN agencies warn

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UN News Today 17 July 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:25:40 +0000

DR Congo sees dramatic increase in sexual violence linked to conflict Ukraine: With no end to war in sight, UN launches $277 million winter appeal Peru amnesty for atrocity crimes ‘violates international standards’, claim top rights experts

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UN News Today 16 July 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:30:16 +0000

UNICEF condemns mass killings in Sudan’s North KordofanGaza: Tens of thousands affected by latest Israeli displacement orderBelarus: Top rights experts call for investigations into prison deaths

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UN News Today 15 July 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:52:26 +0000

Gaza: 875 people confirmed dead trying to source food in recent weeksNo let-up in occupied West Bank killings linked to settlers and Israeli militaryUkraine: Civilians under fire in record numbers as attacks surge

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UN News Today 14 July 2025

Anna O'Donnell — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:43:54 +0000

UNICEF mourns the killing of seven children killed queuing up for aid in Gaza Syria: Senior UN envoy speaks out against rising intercommunal violence UN human rights chief underscores the importance of advancing the rights of Indigenous Peoples at high-level forum

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UN News Today 11 July 2025

Matt Wells — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 15:54:58 +0000

Gaza: Deadly choice for civilians between getting shot, or getting fedGang violence is escalating across HaitiRenewed fighting leads to surge in Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar

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UN News Today 10 July 2025

Dianne Penn — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:37:27 +0000

Funding cuts to HIV services put millions of lives at riskUkraine recovery ‘more than just returning home’: IOM chiefUkraine civilian casualties at a three-year high: UN rights experts

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UN News Today 09 July 2025

Anna O’Donnell — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 16:23:00 +0000

Lifesaving medical supplies reach Gaza, but much more neededAnaemia risks for women and girls grow in South AsiaUN continues response to deadly floods in DR Congo

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UN News Today 08 July 2025

Emma Trager-Lewis — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:04:41 +0000

Thirty years on, the UN urges the world to remember the victims of the Srebrenica genocide and amplify the voices of survivors At least 10 people killed as violent protests erupt in Nairobi and across Kenya World leaders push for the safe and human rights-conscious use of artificial intelligence at the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva

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UN News Today 07 July 2025

Emma Trager-Lewis — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:18:00 +0000

One in three people going without food for days in Gaza, warns WFPUN airdrops food supplies in South Sudan’s remote areasTop official calls for inclusive and rights-friendly digital technologies

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UN News Today 03 July 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:31:44 +0000

’Somalia is on fire’ and development investment can put it out, Sevilla financing conference hearsUkraine crisis: heavy weapons still causing death and destructionGaza: Fear of starvation still looms, warns UN emergency food relief agency

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UN News Today 02 July 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:22:49 +0000

Investing in communities beats border spending, says IOM in SevillaGaza: People now fainting in the streets from hunger, warns UNRWASyria: Aid teams provide vital assistance, but massive needs remain: OCHA

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UN News Today 01 July 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:53:34 +0000

Gaza: aid teams report more essential services are shutting downIran crisis: top UNOCHA official in Tehran highlights scale of needsNorthern hemisphere heatwave underscores value of early-warning alerts

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UN News Today 30 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:44:12 +0000

This content originally appeared on UN News - Global perspective Human stories and was authored by Daniel Johnson.

UN News Today 30 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:44:12 +0000

This content originally appeared on UN News - Global perspective Human stories and was authored by Daniel Johnson.

UN News Today 30 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:44:12 +0000

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UN News Today 27 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:25:48 +0000

Gaza’s health system crumbles amid ongoing aid relief denials: WHOMyanmar generals' ‘corruption’ has left people in poverty: UN rights chiefViet Nam urged to continue on path to complete death penalty abolition: OHCHR

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UN News Today 26 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:34:50 +0000

UN Human Rights condemns latest killings in occupied West BankMore than two billion people lack access to safe drinking waterInvestment in AI is triple that spent on climate adaptation

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UN News Today 25 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:16:39 +0000

Funding urgently needed to reach 666 million people without electricity: WHOGaza food aid remains drastically insufficient, warns OCHANiger’s cancer care services get a boost from IAEA initiative

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UN News Today 24 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:59:54 +0000

Iran-Israel crisis: concerns over political prisoners in Tehran's Evin prisonGaza: At least 410 Palestinians killed by IDF at private aid hubs2.5 million refugees need resettlement, says UNHCR

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UN News Today 23 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:42:07 +0000

Iran-Israel crisis: Nuclear watchdog chief urges access to damaged sitesRisk of genocide in Sudan still very high, warns top UN official tells HR CouncilDR Congo crisis must not be forgotten, insists OCHA chief

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UN News Today 20 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 17:03:01 +0000

Iran-Israel crisis: Diplomatic push for peace shifts up a gearGazans are dying from lack of food and medicine: UNICEFWHO warns of a health financing emergency

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UN News Today 19 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 17:25:33 +0000

Gaza: As last fuel supplies run out, aid teams warn of catastropheUNHCR gravely alarmed at Iran-Israel escalationGlobal investment fell 11 per cent to $1.5 trillion in 2024: UNCTAD

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UN News Today 18 June 2025

Anna O’Donnell — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:51:27 +0000

Iran-Israel crisis: UN rights office issues appeal for urgent de-escalationNearly one in two Yemenis facing acute hungerGlobal support for refugees holding firm

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UN News Today 17 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:59:49 +0000

Gaza health system close to disaster: WHOUkrainians suffer another night of heavy Russian bombingAfghanistan and Yemen are worst in world for gender, says UN Women

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UN News Today 16 June 2025

Dianne Penn — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:59:58 +0000

UN nuclear watchdog stands ready amid Iran-Israel crisisUNRWA chief appeals for peace in Gaza and the regionHumanitarian aid appeal slashed due to ‘brutal funding cuts’

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UN News Today 13 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:17:33 +0000

Israel-Iran crisis: UN chief urges calm after overnight strikesVictims of DRC violence start to rebuild shattered lives and livelihoodsEastern Chad ‘reaching a breaking point’ as Sudan war refugees continue to arrive

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UN News Today 12 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:55:49 +0000

Oceans summit biodiversity czar warns over lack of ambitionDisplacement doubles while funding shrinks, warns refugee agency Atomic watchdog says Iran not complying with nuclear safeguards

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UN News Today 11 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:58:48 +0000

At least eight migrants are dead after smugglers force passengers off Red Sea boat: IOMGaza aid obstacles remain, say UN aid teams in shattered enclaveThe world pledged to ban child labour – so why are 138 million kids still working?

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UN News Today 10 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:25:21 +0000

We’re nearly at point of no return to save our oceans: UN chiefSudan emergency: We need more help to prevent famine, says WFPAt least three dead in new Russian drone assault on Ukrainian cities

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UN News Today 10 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:25:21 +0000

We’re nearly at point of no return to save our oceans: UN chiefSudan emergency: We need more help to prevent famine, says WFPAt least three dead in new Russian drone assault on Ukrainian cities

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UN News Today 09 June 2025

Dianne Penn — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:50:10 +0000

From the Mediterranean coast, Guterres calls for action to save our oceansIran urged to ‘cooperate fully and effectively’ with the IAEAUN allocates $6 million to tackle Nigeria malnutrition crisis

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UN News Today 05 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:19:18 +0000

Gazans’ daily food intake set to fall well below survival level: FAO33 million children suffer from 'wasting' in 15 countries: WFPBelarus: UN experts alarmed by persisting violations of trade unionists’ rights

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UN News Today 04 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:45:54 +0000

Libya: UN Human Rights condemns detention centre killingsIn Gaza, another school comes under attack Oceans conference highlights lack of investment in clean seas

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UN News Today 03 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:39:56 +0000

In Gaza, more Palestinians reported killed at private aid hubNo end to Sudan crisis amid ongoing violence and mass displacementCondemnation for deadly new Russian attacks on Ukraine

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UN News Today 02 June 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 17:29:14 +0000

UN chief condemns latest Gaza killings linked to private aid planGetting help to Ukraine’s frontline communities Digital platforms in spotlight at UN labour conference

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UN News Today 30 May 2025

Dianne Penn — Fri, 30 May 2025 16:11:57 +0000

Gaza ‘hungriest place on earth’ as Israel blocks aid: UN humanitarians WHO urges countries to ban flavoured tobacco and nicotine products DR Congo: Violence in Ituri pushes more children out of school

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UN News Today 29 May 2025

Matt Wells — Thu, 29 May 2025 17:25:54 +0000

WFP food warehouse stormed by desperate civilians, as starvation loomsThe UN honours the service and sacrifice of peacekeepersA new $15 million initiative to boost sustainable development in the Congo Basin

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UN News Today 28 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 28 May 2025 14:08:41 +0000

Climate change: World likely to breach 1.5°C limit in next five yearsGaza: 50,000 children killed in less than 600 days warns UNICEFEssential supplies reach Sudanese hospital: WHO

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UN News Today 27 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 27 May 2025 16:35:18 +0000

Gaza: UN agencies call for an aid ‘surge’ as Israeli distribution plan beginsUkraine’s battered communities face ongoing deadly Russian attacksSudan’s health system is on the brink of collapse, warns the WHO

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UN News Today 26 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 26 May 2025 16:14:35 +0000

Alcohol consumption linked to higher risk of pancreatic cancerGaza: Trickle of aid allowed into war-torn enclave ‘will not halt famine’In Lebanon, top marks for an inclusive schooling project

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UN News Today 23 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 23 May 2025 17:28:13 +0000

Syria: Humanitarian crisis is looming over shattered countryUN rights chief Volker Türk in peace appeal to South Sudan’s warring sidesReal cost of disasters is 10 times higher than previously thought: UNDRR

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UN News Today 22 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 22 May 2025 15:34:45 +0000

Gaza: Aid teams pick up vital relief supplies at the borderSouth Sudan exodus continues: UNHCRJailed Russian activist must be freed immediately, says rights expert

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UN News Today 21 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 21 May 2025 16:41:02 +0000

Gaza: aid trucks not allowed to move deeper into GazaOccupied West Bank demolitions continue ‘every day’ as settlers advanceUrgent call for greater vigilance over scam farms

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UN News Today 21 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 21 May 2025 16:41:02 +0000

Gaza: aid trucks not allowed to move deeper into GazaOccupied West Bank demolitions continue ‘every day’ as settlers advanceUrgent call for greater vigilance over scam farms

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UN News Today 20 May 2025

Dianne Penn — Tue, 20 May 2025 16:36:19 +0000

Countries adopt first-ever treaty to guard against future pandemicsUN life-saving aid allowed to trickle into Gaza as needs mount Mass returns push Afghanistan to the brink, as aid levels fall

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UN News Today 19 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 19 May 2025 17:23:21 +0000

OCHA says Israel has made an approach to resume limited aid deliveriesAttacks on healthcare killed 900 people last year: WHO’s TedrosAustralia justice system in spotlight over child offenders’ reform

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UN News Today 16 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 16 May 2025 16:49:47 +0000

Gazans leave aid lines empty-handed as more soup kitchens close – OCHASudan situation is the worst aid teams have seen in decadesMali: UN's Türk slams draconian decree limiting dissent

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UN News Today 15 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 15 May 2025 16:15:11 +0000

Gazans leave aid lines empty-handed as more soup kitchens close – OCHASudan’s Adre crossing must remain open despite dangers, insist aid agenciesDeep concern at alleged Myanmar pushbacks by Indian navy

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UN News Today 14 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 14 May 2025 14:40:30 +0000

Over 40,000 Sudanese refugees flee to Chad in just one monthSyria returnees need international help for immediate needs: IOMVenezuela urged to end holding political opponents incommunicado

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UN News Today 13 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 13 May 2025 16:39:59 +0000

Gaza: more than 50 children have died from acute hungerDeep concerns over US deportations to El Salvador prisonNumber of internally displaced breaks new record

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UN News Today 12 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 12 May 2025 16:08:10 +0000

Gaza: UN agencies insist Israeli aid plan leaves most vulnerable at riskClimate change takes extreme toll on African countries: WMORoad Safety Week begins with call to tackle ‘silent pandemic’: UNECE

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UN News Today 09 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 09 May 2025 18:39:47 +0000

Gaza: UN agencies insist Israeli aid plan leaves most vulnerable at riskDeepening hunger alert for West and Central Africa: WFPCosta Rica’s refugee lifeline at breaking point amid funding crisis: UNHCR

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UN News Today 08 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 08 May 2025 16:54:33 +0000

Port Sudan: No let-up in drone attacks as UN chief urges peaceGazans suffer while supplies remain blocked outside the enclave: OCHACondemnation as Israeli troops force closure of occupied West Bank schools

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UN News Today 07 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 07 May 2025 14:43:15 +0000

Gaza: Another school is hit in devastated enclaveOngoing Russian attacks in Ukraine hit civilians hardest, warns top UN aid officialVital food aid reaches DR Congo city of Beni for thousands of displaced

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UN News Today 06 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 06 May 2025 16:18:32 +0000

Gaza: Humanitarians reject Israeli proposal to take over aid deliveryExhausted Sudanese women, children flee into Chad ‘with nothing’ as fighting escalatesSouth Sudan: Hospital bombing in South Sudan may be war crime, UN warns

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UN News Today 05 May 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 05 May 2025 13:08:31 +0000

Israeli aid blockade on Gaza has caused stillbirths and more: UNFPAAid teams condemn deadly hospital bombing in South SudanMyanmar: early monsoon rains add to survivors’ misery: OCHA

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UN News Today 02 May 2025

Matt Wells — Fri, 02 May 2025 16:26:57 +0000

Aid blockade of Gaza threatens mass starvationSyria: Independent UN rights investigators’ accountability call, amid sectarian violence“Unbearable suffering” in Myanmar in quake aftermath must not be forgotten: human rights chief

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UN News Today 01 May 2025

Dianne Penn — Thu, 01 May 2025 15:43:29 +0000

UN Humanitarian Coordinator denounces impact of sweeping aid cutsIsrael urged to allow lifesaving aid into GazaUN rights chief fears more bloodshed in El Fasher, Sudan

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UN News Today 30 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:21:26 +0000

Impact of funding cuts is that millions will die, warns UN aid chiefSudan violence continues to displace thousands who need everything: OCHAHaiti: UNICEF deploys mobile health clinics amid spiralling gang

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UN News Today 29 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:07:37 +0000

Children in Gaza are going to bed starving, says UNRWATerrifying aftershocks continue to hamper Myanmar quake responseAfghanistan’s forced returnees need protection: UNHCR

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UN News Today 28 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:51:18 +0000

Gaza: Israel’s aid restrictions highlighted at world courtHealth workers linked to rising ‘medicalization’ of female genital mutilationCondemnation for strike on migrants’ detention centre in Yemen

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UN News Today 25 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:31:10 +0000

Ongoing Russian attacks in Ukraine force frontline areas to empty: UNHCRAid teams reach desperate families in Khartoum: WFPMyanmar quake survivors almost defenceless against disease threat: WHO

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UN News Today 24 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:57:10 +0000

Condemnation for deadly Russian attacks on Ukraine citiesSudan: Hundreds killed and over 330,000 civilians forced to flee shellingClimate change: How mountain communities are scaling new heights

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UN News Today 23 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:25:18 +0000

Gazans almost defenceless against rising disease threat, warns UNRWAAI in the workplace is improving workers' safety, says UN labour agencyWHO steps up efforts to end 'fundamental inequalities' of teen pregnancy

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UN News Today 22 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:31:35 +0000

UNRWA chief's outrage at 50 days of Gaza siege by Israeli forces Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cutsFAO announces $9 million boost to biodiversity restoration efforts

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UN News Today 21 April 2025

Matt Wells — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:32:39 +0000

The UN remembers Pope Francis as a ‘transcendent voice for peace’The UN envoy for Haiti calls on the Security Council to stay engaged as gangs continue sowing chaosAsian crime syndicates are expanding worldwide, a new UNODC report warns

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UN News Today 17 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:01:30 +0000

Gaza war grinds on with journalists banned, but aid teams make gains in healthcare, water, food and moreDRC violence impacting children and women especially, warns UNICEFMyanmar: risk of disease spread is real and dangerous, warn health teams

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UN News Today 16 April 2025

Dianne Penn — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:11:44 +0000

Countries finalize new pandemic agreementGlobal growth to slow to 2.3 per cent this yearSharp increase in grave violations against children in Myanmar

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UN News Today 15 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:17:22 +0000

External flow of weapons into Sudan must end, insists UN’s GuterresLebanon: UN human rights office condemns deadly Israeli strikes on civilians40 tonnes of relief supplies arrive for Myanmar’s quake survivors: UNHCR

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UN News Today 14 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:24:24 +0000

Sudan: UN chief condemns killings amid gains by rebel forces in DarfurIsraeli attack puts Gaza City hospital out of service: WHOMyanmar: Farmers helped to rescue crops after quake devastation: FAO

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UN News Today 11 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:19:55 +0000

After two years of war in Sudan, famine is spreading, warn UN teams Tariff uncertainty also offers potential for developing economies Democratic Republic of the Congo emergency sees one child raped every 30 minutes

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UN News Today 10 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:38:24 +0000

WHO targets ‘meningitis belt’ deaths with new action planUN top economist appeals for tariff damage-limitation measuresIsraeli aid blockade and bombardment of Gaza continues

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UN News Today 09 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:29:55 +0000

Two years into Sudan war, UNHCR chief urges help for host country ChadGaza: fears and uncertainty persist amid ongoing warYet another wave of attacks in Ukraine, warn UN aid teams

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UN News Today 08 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:01:35 +0000

Myanmar: unseasonably early rains fuel fears of disease spreadDemocratic Republic of the Congo crisis: 41,700 refugees have fled violence to Uganda: UNHCRGaza: UN aid teams and partners continue essential humanitarian work

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UN News Today 07 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:25:43 +0000

Myanmar: unseasonably early rains fuel fears of disease spreadWith aid blockade into its second month, misery deepens for GazansUkraine: mine contamination is the lethal legacy of Russian invasion

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UN News Today 04 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:22:41 +0000

Myanmar quake: Airstrikes continue despite ceasefire, says OHCHRSudanese suffering continues amid massive destruction across Khartoum: IOMCholera is surging globally, warns UN health agency

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UN News Today 03 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:34:58 +0000

Sudan emergency: UN rights chief condemns widespread extrajudicial killingsNicaragua rights probe names 54 officials over alleged violations Cyprus: after talks in Geneva, leaders agree on landmine clearance plan

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UN News Today 02 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:55:50 +0000

Myanmar quake response hampered by lack of cash, says UN relief chief FletcherGaza: UN rights chief Türk urges independent probe into killing of aid workersBiological Weapons Convention turns 50, an international success story

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UN News Today 01 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:06:10 +0000

Gaza aid worker killings: one humanitarian still missingUN teams say whole communities have been flattened in Myanmar quakeDR Congo crisis: UN deputy rights chief condemns ongoing violence

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UN News Today 01 April 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:06:10 +0000

Gaza aid worker killings: one humanitarian still missingUN teams say whole communities have been flattened in Myanmar quakeDR Congo crisis: UN deputy rights chief condemns ongoing violence

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UN News Today 28 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:08:11 +0000

UN teams ramp up response to deadly quake in Myanmar and ThailandGaza: Acts of war bear hallmarks of atrocity crimes, warn UN humanitariansMeasles risk remains high in United States, notes WHO

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UN News Today 27 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:21:05 +0000

DR Congo: record 28 million people now face acute hungerGaza: aid teams warn of war’s impact on children as supplies run out UN rights body sounds alarm over South Sudan crisis

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UN News Today 26 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:26:46 +0000

In Gaza, Israeli evacuation orders cover an area the size of Manhattan, warns OCHASyria: Devastated country’s people live on less than $2 a day, say Human Rights Council-appointed investigatorsMalnutrition starts in the womb, warns WFP in urgent call for preventive action at Paris summit

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UN News Today 25 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:50:50 +0000

In Gaza, UN aid workers continue vital work for most vulnerable communities Yemen: One in two children severely malnourished after 10 years of conflictSudan’s people uprooted by conflict drag themselves across Chad’s border, says UNDP

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UN News Today 24 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:20:53 +0000

Gaza: UN relief chief Tom Fletcher condemns new Israeli attacks on medics, hospitalsUNAIDS chief warns of surge in deaths unless US restores funding$934.5 million appeal launches for life-saving aid to 1.5 million Rohingya

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UN News Today 21 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:23:43 +0000

Exhausted Gazans wake from another night of Israeli bombing2024 was deadliest year on record for migrantsChild rights in Ukraine under attack

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Breaking barriers in law and beyond: Ghanaian judge champions women’s empowerment

Pia Blondel — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 21:36:44 +0000

Despite some gains, women remain significantly underrepresented in decision-making positions – especially at senior levels of the judiciary worldwide.Judge Angela Attachie, from Ghana, is both a Circuit Court Judge and the Queen Mother of Ho Bankoe – a dual role that makes her as a key figure in community governance and social development.Speaking to UN News’ Pia Blondel, she talks about her journey to the courtroom, her experience as a woman in a traditionally male-dominated field, and what needs to change for more women to rise in leadership positions.

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UN News Today 20 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:29:33 +0000

UN’s Guterres welcomes deals to halt energy attacks in Ukraine, RussiaGaza: UNRWA chief condemns killing of five more staff as Israel steps up offensiveWHO hails cities taking action against preventable diseases

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UN News Today 20 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:29:33 +0000

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UN News Today 19 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:51:47 +0000

Gaza: UN staffer killed at UNOPS premisesUkrainians tortured, raped, executed by Russian captors, UN Human Rights Council hearsBelarus in spotlight at Human Rights Council

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UN News Today 18 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:17:53 +0000

Gaza: the UN condemns the killing of hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli strikes – UNWRA, OHCHR, OCHAIran, Syria in spotlight at Human Rights CouncilCyprus talks resume at UN Geneva in a positive ‘new atmosphere’

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UN News Today 17 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:37:30 +0000

Syria’s disappeared: relative of Assad regime’s victims speaks of anguish searching for truth and justiceGaza: Israeli aid blockade is impacting people and relief teams’ work, warns supply teamsInterest payments outweigh climate investments in almost all developing countries: UNCTAD

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UN News Today 14 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:11:05 +0000

Bangladesh: UN chief pledges to help stave off food rations cut to RohingyaIran ramps up rights restrictions on women and girls, Human Rights Council probe warnsCoffee price hike blamed on climate change, says FAO

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UN News Today 13 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:46:57 +0000

Rights investigators pin war crimes allegations on Israeli forces amid Gaza warEurope, Central Asia report highest number of measles cases in more than 25 yearsConflict, hunger, poverty impede children's early development: Türk

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UN News Today 12 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:33:03 +0000

Afghanistan: Opium prices approach historic peaks, organised crime benefitsSignificant increase in child victims of trafficking over the last five yearsBrain-changing tech in spotlight at Human Rights Council

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UN News Today 11 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:29:50 +0000

Syria’s Alawite families ‘summarily executed’, the UN human rights office warnsMyanmar’s Rohingya facing worst levels of hunger in years: UNICEFRodrigo Duterte arrest: UN rights office hails courage of families of Philippines’ ‘drug war’ victims

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UN News Today 10 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:44:22 +0000

Syria escalation: UN aid teams working to reach civilians in danger: OCHAGazans face substantial drop in drinking water access from Israel power cutDR Congo crisis: mpox centre looted amid ongoing violence

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UN News Today 07 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 18:18:18 +0000

As thousands continue to flee violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the aid effort in Burundi is ‘buckling’, warns UNHCRSyria crisis: with hundreds of thousands returning, UNHCR issues urgent appealSudan: UN Human rights office issues alert on plight of thousands of detained civilians

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UN News Today 06 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:53:17 +0000

Sudan: Access to stricken Zamzam camp ‘is nearly impossible’UN emergency aid fund releases $110 million for neglected humanitarian crisesClimate change: La Niña fades, as global heat keeps rising

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UN News Today 05 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:12:35 +0000

Gaza: Israeli aid restrictions threaten care for most vulnerable, warns UNICEFUkraine’s Odesa hit in Russian attacks disrupting power supplies: OCHASeventy per cent of targets of hate speech are minorities, Human Rights Council hears

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UN News Today 04 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:08:29 +0000

Gaza’s recovery must be built on more than steel and concrete, says UN chiefThe crisis in DR Congo continues to spiral, warns the UN refugee agencyIn Somalia, famine looms without emergency funding: WFP

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UN News Today 03 March 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:25:49 +0000

At a time of war, nations must stop global order from crumbling: UN rights chiefDeep concern from humanitarians over the announced halting of aid into Gaza by IsraelOceans of opportunity are being squeezed dry by unsustainable use, say UN economists UNCTAD

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UN News Today 28 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:57:27 +0000

There can be no ethnic cleansing as part of reconstruction in Gaza, insists UN chief António GuterresHaiti gangs recruiting children as young as eight: UNICEFSudan crisis: Children are already dying in stricken Zamzam camp, says WFP

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UN News Today 27 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:39:43 +0000

Thailand called out for forcible return of Uyghurs to ChinaUN rights chief condemns ‘dehumanizing’ narratives around Gaza, OPT debateEritrea, Sudan and Afghanistan face Human Rights Council scrutiny in Geneva

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UN News Today 26 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 18:13:45 +0000

Gaza ceasefire must hold, human rights chief insistsWest Bank security situation deeply alarming, warns UNOCHANicaragua’s ‘systemic’ repression in human rights spotlight

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UN News Today 25 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:30:23 +0000

UN human rights chief decries substantial increase in executions globallyEurope faces a ‘cradle to cane’ health crisis, warns WHODRC update: civilians and aid workers killed in ongoing violence – OCHA

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UN News Today 24 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:37:31 +0000

World’s ‘warmongers must end disdain for global order, UN chief insistsGaza polio vaccination update Breast cancer expected to surge between now and 2050

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UN News Today 21 February 2025

United Nations — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:10:29 +0000

UN chief condemns ‘parading’ of hostages by Hamas in GazaThree years since Russian invasion, Ukrainians still bearing brunt: OCHADR Congo crisis: UN refugee agency boosts support to tens of thousands seeking shelter in Burundi

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UN News Today 21 February 2025

United Nations — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:10:29 +0000

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UN News Today 20 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:11:10 +0000

DR Congo violence has pushed 35,000 to Burundi, says UN refugee agencyUN chief outlines peacekeeping proposal for Haiti to end gang terrorSouth Sudan: UN force urges respect for peace deal

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UN News Today 19 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:45:30 +0000

DR Congo crisis: Civilians at breaking point in eastern DR Congo warns top aid official, in call to resume talksUNRWA chief condemns Israeli efforts to shut down education in occupied West BankDiscussions over our differences are essential to progress, insists Human Rights Council President

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UN News Today 18 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:22:55 +0000

Alarm as Sudan violence intensifies and abuses surgeDR Congo crisis: Outrage at reported summary executions of childrenUkraine: Three years after full-scale Russian invasion, Ukrainians need peace and aid, insists UNHCR

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UN News Today 17 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:22:39 +0000

UN launches $6 billion appeal for 26 million people in Sudan and regionDR Congo crisis: WFP condemns looting of warehouse in Bukavu after M23 rebels move inTop rights experts probe South Sudan’s ongoing conflict-related abuses

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UN News Today 14 February 2025

Dianne Penn — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:04:23 +0000

Displacement crisis worsens in eastern DR CongoFrom Ethiopia, Guterres urges greater international support for SudanUkraine: Chernobyl nuclear plant attack underscores need for ‘maximum military restraint’

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UN News Today 13 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:00:44 +0000

Aid surge into Gaza continues, UN teams prioritize immediate needsUNICEF sounds alarm over child crisis in eastern DR CongoYoung artists sing for social justice at UN Geneva

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UN News Today 12 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:48:39 +0000

UN human rights probe into Bangladesh protests finds top leaders led brutal repression13 Palestinian children killed in West Bank violence so far this year: UNICEFNew childhood cancer meds platform is ‘a beacon of hope’ for families, says WHO

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UN News Today 11 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:49:27 +0000

Gaza: a return to war must be avoided at all costs, insists UN chiefAt AI Summit in Paris, diplomats and Pharrell mull destiny of tech revolutionDR Congo: alarm over dismantling of IDP camps amid sporadic fighting

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UN News Today 10 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:23:08 +0000

Gaza crisis: Amid winter storms, humanitarians appeal for full aid accessLibya mass graves discovery reveals extent of human trafficking miseryTo Syria, where UN investigators hear victims of the Assad regime say, ‘We all have someone missing'

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UN News Today 07 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:36:58 +0000

The DR Congo crisis must be stopped, or the emergency will only get worse, the UN human rights chief tells a special session of the Human Rights CouncilUNAIDS warns that US funding cuts are already impacting HIV prevention globallyChildren’s bodies have become battlegrounds in Haiti, warns UNICEF

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UN News Today 06 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 18:25:53 +0000

January was warmest on record, confirms WMOGaza: 10,000 aid trucks have reached war-ravaged enclave since 19 Jan ceasefire says UN relief chiefFemale genital mutilation continues to harm millions: UN agencies

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UN News Today 5 February 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:32:45 +0000

How the latest US executive orders will impact the UN’s work135,000 women in Africa could die from breast cancer by 2040, warns WHOTunisia: top rights experts demand immediate release of activist on hunger strike

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UN News Today 4 February 2025

Dianne Penn — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 17:00:39 +0000

UNRWA updates on detonations at West Bank camp, Gaza aid effortsWomen and girls bearing the brunt of crisis in eastern DR Congo, UN Women saysWHO honours people affected by cancer on World Day against the disease

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UN News today 3 February 2025

United Nations — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:05:22 +0000

DR Congo crisis has increased risk of mpox transmission, warns WHO’s TedrosApproximately one in three women experiences physical and/or sexual violence, warn top rights expertsIt’s time to cut back on alcohol, UN health agency warns EU

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UN News Today 31 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:26:23 +0000

DR Congo emergency leaves civilians trapped and running out of food, warns WFPAs Gazans hurry back to war-ravaged north, WHO warns over desperate health needsFour years since Myanmar coup, violence reaches unprecedented levels, warns UN rights office

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UN News Today 30 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:27:53 +0000

In DR Congo, the situation is worsening, warn WFP, OCHAAid workers from UNRWA condemn ‘eviction’ by Israel from East Jerusalem baseSyria: hostilities persist in northeast affecting Aleppo, Hasakeh and Raqqa, warn UN humanitarians

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UN News Today 29 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:01:37 +0000

DR Congo: public health ‘nightmare’ is unfolding linked to Goma violence, warns WHOIn Gaza, UN agency for Palestinians distribute 60 per cent of all aid since ceasefire beganBelarus election outcome will likely flout democratic rights, warn top independent experts

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UN News Today 28 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:48:48 +0000

DR Congo emergency: next 24 hours are critical, agencies warnIn Gaza, countless unexploded weapons threaten those returning to northSyrians need more help to return home, insists UN refugee chief

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UN News Today 27 January 2025

Matt Wells — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 19:02:22 +0000

Security Council demands an end to M23 rebel offensive in DR CongoWHO calls for action on clean airUN marks 80 years since the end of the Holocaust

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UN News Today 24 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:16:56 +0000

Nearly 250 million children’s schooling disrupted by climate crises in 2024: UNICEFDR Congo emergency: More civilians uprooted by hostilities amid fears that regional capital Goma could come under attackNigeria humanitarian response plan aims to help 3.6 million people: OCHA

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UN News Today 23 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:38:06 +0000

Gaza: UN delivers millions of litres of fuel for critical needs - UNOPSWest Bank: UN human rights office deeply concerned at escalating violencePeacekeepers in DR Congo deeply concerned about deteriorating security in east

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UN News Today 22 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:19:03 +0000

At Davos, UN chief @AntonioGuterres slams backsliding on climate commitmentsSomalia: Aid partners seek $1.42 billion to help 4.6 million peopleMyanmar crisis: intensified airstrikes in multiple regions reported

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UN News Today 21 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:59:04 +0000

UN regrets US exit from global health cooperation and climate change agreementAid now reaching Gaza at scale but huge needs remain, say OCHA, WHOSyria: intensifying hostilities in northeast spark deep concern

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West Bank: Greater freedom of movement, ‘extremely critical’

Khaled Mohamed — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:41:33 +0000

Freedom of movement is “massively restricted” in the West Bank, having a major impact on Palestinian’s daily lives, and “implications on everything from education to family unification”.Speaking to UN News’s Khaled Mohamed, Ajith Sunghay, Head of the UN human rights office, OHCHR, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, underscored that massive movement restrictions escalated even further following the Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023.Elaborating also on the situation in Gaza, Mr. Sunghay said that the documentation of violations has never stopped, but the holding ceasefire allows for “the possibility of information sharing.”

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UN News Today 20 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:46:05 +0000

Gaza: over 630 aid trucks have entered since ceasefire says UN aid chiefSudan famine: UN’s World Food Programme sends aid convoy to help most vulnerable in Gezira stateMarburg virus alert: WHO’s Tedros advises against travel restrictions

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UN News Today 17 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:29:48 +0000

600 trucks per day need to reach Gaza after the ceasefire begins, says the World Health OrganizationIn Sudan, deadly ethnic violence is on the rise as the country’s long-running war goes on, says the UN human rights officeDignity for migrants should be our guiding objective, insists ‘Cabrini’ actress: UNHCR

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UN News Today 16 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:10:43 +0000

Ukraine humanitarian and refugee response plan launchEconomic recovery is not contributing enough to jobs or wages: ILORecovery underway in Mozambique after two storms hit in a month, says OCHA

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UN News Today 15 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:13:58 +0000

‘Hope rooted in action’ with UN at centre will propel humanity forward in 2025, insists UN Secretary-GeneralUN rights chief meets Syria’s caretaker authority leader in DamascusSuspected Marburg virus outbreak declared in Tanzania – WHO

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UN News Today 14 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:29:06 +0000

Syria emergency: Four children a day killed or injured by leftover explosivesHaiti: gang violence forces one million from their homesMozambique: UN human rights office urges calm ahead of president’s inauguration

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UN News Today 13 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:10:43 +0000

Top UN aid official Tom Fletcher pledges solidarity with UkraineMpox outbreak: New travel-related cases identified around the world Child rights panel meets at UN against backdrop of conflict and economic woes impacting world’s youngsters

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UN News Today 13 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:10:43 +0000

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UN News Today 10 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:37:53 +0000

Confirmed: 2024 was warmest year on record, says WMOIt’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN human rights chiefLebanon crisis: $30 million from UN fund allocated to conflict victims

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UN News Today 09 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:42:10 +0000

UN chief’s shock and sorry over LA wildfire emergencySyria: More than 125,000 refugees have gone home since fall of Assad regime, says UNHCR, OCHAGaza: only three weeks remain until Israel’s ban on UNRWA comes into force, warns WHO’s Tedros

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UN News Today 08 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:44:37 +0000

Ukraine in grip of third winter of Russian attacks: Human Rights CouncilThe Security Council holds its first meeting of the year on the Syria crisisIn Gaza: More than 70 children have been killed since the new year: UNICEF

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UN News Today 07 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:38:48 +0000

Syria crisis: UN rights office urges restraint amid reported Alawite killingsAvian flu alert: No sustained circulation in people of H5N1 virus, says UN health Iran in international spotlight amid ‘sharp rise’ in executions: OHCHR

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UN News Today 06 January 2025

Matt Wells — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:25:37 +0000

South Sudan: communal violence the primary driver of conflictIn Gaza, a clearly-marked WFP convoy comes under attack by Israeli forcesFirst WHO humanitarian air charter of 2025 lands in Syria

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UN News Today 03 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:00:22 +0000

Haiti gangs crisis: top rights expert decries attacks on hospitals, clinics, and heath care workers Syria cholera emergency: UNICEF teams reach thousands at Al Hol, Roj detention camps Gaza war: UN migration agency IOM urges Israeli authorities to let in lifesaving supplies

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UN News Today 02 January 2025

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:12:20 +0000

UN chief leads condemnation for New Orleans truck attackIsraeli strike on ‘humanitarian zone’ kills three brothers in Gaza tent as harsh winter rains fallVenezuela in human rights spotlight ahead of Presidential inauguration

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UN News Today 20 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:22:33 +0000

Syria may sink if support lifeline is delayed, says IOM chiefGaza has become a graveyard and there’s no escape, warn UN aid teamsAs avian influenza infections continue to rise, UN health experts believe that the risk to humans from the H5N1 virus is ‘low’.

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UN News Today 19 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:08:22 +0000

Ukraine: more than 2,180 people killed and injured in last two months: OCHASyria’s war has left villages, towns and cities “completely empty”: UNICEFVanuatu earthquake emergency response ramps up

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UN News Today 18 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:02:41 +0000

UN negotiator leaves Damascus, describes ‘a lot of hope’ for a new SyriaWinter rains and aid convoy obstacles worsen ordeal for one million Gazans87 children among those arbitrarily detained in South Sudan: OHCHR, UNSMISS

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UN News Today 17 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:22:56 +0000

Syria: ‘key priority’ must be preserving evidence of crimes, say UN investigatorsAvian flu has been reported in 108 countries across five continents: UN health officials Sudan: UN aid teams deliver emergency food relief to more than 800,000 people facing famine

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UN News Today 16 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:24:33 +0000

Gaza death toll passes 45,000 as UNRWA school is hit in new strikeCyclone Chido: Humanitarians warn of scale of need in devastated areasMigrant workforces are key to global economy: ILO

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UN News Today 13 December 2024

Matt Wells — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 17:24:15 +0000

Gaza: Civilian suffering has become “sickeningly normalised”, UNRWA warnsSyria’s de facto authorities offer constructive support to UNHCR’s work thereRights experts condemn growing “pattern of repression” against protests in Georgia

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UN News Today 12 December 2024

Dianne Penn — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:09:44 +0000

WFP ramps up distributions in SyriaGuterres calls for justice for Africa in speech to Lesotho parliamentUN drugs report finds Myanmar remains a leading source of opium and heroin

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UN News Today 11 December 2024

Matt Wells — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:30:24 +0000

The UN is “totally committed” to supporting a smooth transition of power to a new Government in Syria, says GuterresPoverty, war and climate change are fuelling a rise in human trafficking victims: UNODCDR Congo: it’s high time an effective torture prevention mechanism was in place to end “inhuman prison conditions”

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UN News Today 10 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 17:14:09 +0000

Syria crisis: Nothing must stop peaceful transition, says UN Special EnvoyUNHCR raises alarm on surge of new arrivals in South SudanPaper and wood’s 12% fall in demand linked to digital media

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UN News Today 09 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 19:09:39 +0000

Syria crisis: UN’s Türk insists on inclusive transfer of powerHaiti massacre takes this year’s toll to 5,000: OHCHRGaza: 945,000 at risk of exposure to winter rain and cold, says UNRWA

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UN News Today 06 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 17:29:08 +0000

Syria escalation sees more than 280,000 uprooted in a matter of daysUN health agency condemns Gaza hospital attackWHO infection control experts rush to DR Congo to probe mystery illness

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UN News Today 05 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 18:21:03 +0000

António Guterres calls for ‘serious dialogue’ to end surging violence in SyriaUN health agency green lights first ‘groundbreaking’ TB diagnostic testWorld faces $23 trillion loss from land degradation

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UN News Today 04 December 2024

Sarah Daly — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 17:04:35 +0000

305 million people worldwide need lifesaving aid next year say UN humanitarians…The ceasefire in Lebanon is still “delicate” and will need continuous international support, says the top UN humanitarian there. And independent rights experts voice alarm over Saudi Arabia’s execution of foreign nationals for drugs-related offences.

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UN News Today 03 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 17:46:07 +0000

Condemnation for Syria escalation impact on civilians, healthcareCondemnation for shelling of Sudan IDP camp - UNOCHAAn inclusive initiative for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

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UN News Today 02 December 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:26:38 +0000

Gaza: Organized looting forces UNRWA to halt relief deliveriesSyria escalation forces continued suspension of aid operations across Aleppo, Idlib, Hama: OCHAUN convenes summit to combat desertification, drought and promote land restoration COP16Riyadh

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UN News Today 29 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 17:10:57 +0000

Escalating fighting in El Fasher, in Sudan’s North Darfur State threatens aid delivery, says OCHAUkraine: UN leads condemnation of fresh Russian strikes on power stationsGaza: Even bread is slipping out of people’s reach, warns WFP

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UN News Today 27 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:15:27 +0000

Parts of North Gaza have been under siege for more than 50 days: UNRWALebanon ceasefire deal: displaced communities start to return homeInternational Criminal Court Prosecutor seeks arrest of Myanmar’s top general

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UN News Today 26 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:18:02 +0000

UN rights chief pushes for Lebanon ceasefire deal – OHCHRSudan: first WFP food trucks reach Zamzam famine campFAO warns over extremely critical hunger in strife-hit DRC

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UN News Today 25 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:43:13 +0000

One woman killed every 10 minutes by their intimate partners or other family members #NoExcuse: UN Women, UNODCUN’s Tedros alert over stricken Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza: WHO Talks begin in Busan to clinch a deal on plastics pollution: UNEP

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UN News Today 22 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:10:05 +0000

Deadliest year for humanitarian workers, says UN emergency relief chiefLebanon: UN peacekeeping force reports rocket strike injuriesCOP29: Wealthy nations mull $250 billion climate finance assistance deal

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UN News Today 21 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:38:05 +0000

Acute hunger stalks one in four people in DR Congo, warn UN humanitariansCOP29 countdown: Failure on climate finance ‘not an option’, says GuterresMiddle East update: ICC arrest warrant for Israeli PM

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UN News Today 20 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:24:13 +0000

In the 2050s, eight times as many children globally will be exposed to heatwaves – UNICEFSudan: Rape and criminality stalk communities uprooted by warGaza: US delegation vetoes new Security Council draft resolution

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UN News Today 19 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:05:45 +0000

Lebanon war: ‘Renewed intensity’ of exchanges of fire across Blue Line, warns UNIFILGaza: UN health agency alert for stricken hospital in besieged northHong Kong sentencing of pro-democracy activists in UN rights office spotlight

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UN News Today 18 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:17:02 +0000

At least 16 children killed or injured in Ukraine every week: UNICEFGaza: Condemnation for deadly strike on apartment blockLebanon crisis: Culture experts meet in call for stronger safeguards: UNESCO

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UN News Today 15 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:30:39 +0000

1,000 days into Ukraine war, winter poses critical challenge for millionsIn Gaza: aid deliveries have reached a ‘low point’, displacement soaring: OCHAAt COP29 climate talks, governments, industry must stop ‘lip-service’ to methane: UNEP

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UN News Today 14 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:05:51 +0000

COP29 news: UN’s Guterres appeals for ‘robust’ net zero plansTorture is never justified, says UN human rights chiefIn Gaza: aid is still blocked from reaching desperate communities in the north: OCHA

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UN News Today 13 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:17:25 +0000

#COP29 renewable energy transition must not be a ‘stampede of greed’, warns UN chiefLebanon’s displaced are exhausted and face constant danger: UNHCRGaza: Markets are ‘in decay’, warn WFP, OCHA

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UN News Today 12 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:31:58 +0000

Dead bodies lie in northern Gaza’s streets and people beg for bread: UNRWACOP29 update: Time is not on our side to save planet from climate crisis, says UN chiefUkraine braces for grim winter with power shortages a daily reality, says UNHCR

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News in Brief 11 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:14:22 +0000

COP29: UN envoy calls for countries to agree on new climate financing dealLebanon’s food insecurity ‘set to worsen’ amid ongoing conflict: WFPSouth Sudan election delay offers time for democracy to take root: top UN official

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UN News Today 08 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:18:13 +0000

Sudan’s displaced have endured ‘unimaginable suffering, brutal atrocities’: UNHCRUN’s rights chief Volker Türk demands justice for violations in Gaza and IsraelClimate crisis: Samoa is facing a plastic tide, warns top rights expert

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UN News Today 07 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:27:41 +0000

Ukraine nuclear security situation ‘highly challenging’ warns UN atomic watchdog chiefMyanmar’s Rakhine state is ‘a famine in the making’: UNDPCountries pledge to tackle childhood violence affecting one billion youngsters: WHO

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UN News Today 06 November 2024

Matt Wells — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 16:08:39 +0000

The war in Lebanon has reached a ‘critical point’ with more than 3,000 confirmed dead: OCHAIn Gaza, specialist newborn care has been decimated, warns UNICEFRise in Afghan opium production reflects hardships, despite Taliban ban: UNODC

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UN News Today 05 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:36:17 +0000

Gaza’s polio vaccination campaign in north nears targetMore than two billion people in cities face 0.5C rise warns UN HabitatWHO publishes first list of ‘top pathogens’ requiring new vaccines

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UN News Today 04 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:33:04 +0000

First famine, now cholera and dengue fever surge hits war-torn SudanGaza: polio vaccination successes achieved despite deadly weekend airstrikesWest Bank: mobile health clinics provide a lifeline, says UNFPA

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UN News Today 01 November 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 17:41:26 +0000

Gaza: polio vaccination campaign to resume in shattered north UNRWALebanon war sees 50,000 displaced in a matter of days UNOCHAMpox update from WHO for DR Congo and region

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UN News Today 31 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:13:16 +0000

‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries, warn food agenciesIn Lebanon, aid teams tackle obstacles faced by pregnant women impacted by warSudan: nearly 120,000 displaced by conflict in Al-Jazirah state

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UN News Today 30 October 2024

Dianne Penn — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:02:43 +0000

Top UN Middle East negotiator condemns deadly strike on Beit Lahiya in northern GazaBelarus: Engagement with UN rights system at historic low, warns expert UN migration agency IOM expands its appeal to battle the mpox outbreak in Africa.

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UN News Today 29 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:38:39 +0000

We cannot replace ‘vital lifeline’ of UNRWA, insist partner UN agenciesSudan: 11 million now internally displaced, warns UN migration agencyHealthy diet recommendations to take away from WHO and FAO

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UN News Today 28 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:59:44 +0000

Greenhouse gases surged to new highs in 2023In Gaza, no let-up in Israel’s military offensiveFrance should reverse hijab sports ban, say independent rights experts

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UN News Today 24 October 2024

Sarah Daly — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:32:28 +0000

In Gaza, children are dying while waiting for medical evacuation, UNICEF revealsSudan’s humanitarian crisis continues to spiral as aid is blockedAttacks continue against UN peacekeepers on Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel

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UN News Today 24 October 2024

Matt Wells — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:43:27 +0000

‘Crunch time’ for reducing carbon emissions says new UN reportThe war between Israel and Hezbollah threatens to push Lebanon ‘off a humanitarian cliff’Marking UN Day, Guterres says hope for the future means “all countries working as one”

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UN News Today 23 October 2024

Ana Carmo — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:38:59 +0000

UN agency UNRWA targeted again in Gaza as fighting postpones polio campaign in the northPercentage of women killed in conflict zones doubles year-on-yearRights experts demand clarification from Russia following reported death of Ukrainian journalist

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UN News Today 22 October 2024

Matt Wells — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:50:02 +0000

North Gazans just ‘waiting to die’ as Israeli bombardment continues: UNRWALebanon: UN rights chief slams deadly strike near major Beirut hospitalWFP reaches one million people this year across crisis-wracked Burkina Faso

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UN News Today 21 October 2024

Dianne Penn — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:18:58 +0000

Israel still preventing aid missions to northern Gaza, UNRWA reportsUN chief calls for swift probe into the killing of two opposition figures in MozambiqueWHO supports South Sudan in the face of severe flooding

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UN News Today 18 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:28:43 +0000

Many Gazans hope Hamas leader’s death will end conflict: UNICEFLebanon: Peacekeepers pledge to stay, doing ‘whatever they can to help’West Bank Palestinians facing deadly ‘war-like tactics’, warns OCHA

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UN News Today 17 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:49:45 +0000

Lebanon: Cholera fears for communities uprooted by warRisk of famine remains high across the entire Gaza StripUNDP poverty and conflict report

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UN News Today 16 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:13:05 +0000

Lebanon crisis: Essential services in south close to collapseOn World Food Day, aid coordination office warns that women and girls suffer most in conflict settingsUN human rights office, OHCHR, urges halt to execution of two men

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UN News Today 15 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:06:54 +0000

Lebanon crisis: UN Human Rights office calls for probe into Israeli strikeHistoric drought in Southern Africa leaves millions facing hunger: WFPTwo billion women without access to social protection, says UN Women

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UN News Today 14 October 2024

Julia Foxen — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:49:56 +0000

Gaza: School set for polio vaccine campaign hit in overnight strike, says UNRWAUN peacekeepers update after Israeli tank ‘breach’ A surge in new disease outbreaks raises risks of a new pandemic

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UN News Today 11 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:23:00 +0000

Myanmar is spiralling, warns UN chief in peace call to ASEAN nationsMiddle East sees worsening violence300 million children a year are victims of online abuse

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UN News Today 10 October 2024

Matt Wells — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:58:22 +0000

Lebanon crisis: health workers and facilities targeted or hit, warns UN OCHANorth Gaza aid missions impeded or denied, say UN humanitariansMore than 370 million girls and women globally raped or sexually assaulted: UNICEF

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UN News Today 09 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:47:58 +0000

Lebanon on verge of all-out war, warns UN chief,Northern Gaza: No end to hell, warns head of UNRWAEnd ‘collective amnesia’ over COVID-19, says UN health agency WHORefugee agency awards top honour to campaigning nun in Brazil

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UN News Today 08 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:48:03 +0000

Fears grow that Lebanon may become another Gaza, warn UN aid agenciesDR Congo still in the grip of violence including a rise in sexual slavery, warns UN’s TürkHurricane Milton gathers off Florida coastline: WMO

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UN News Today 07 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:00:22 +0000

UN’s Guterres calls for peace in Gaza, one year since war eruptedLebanon: UN refugee agency chief urges global support amid ‘overwhelming need’Glaciers suffer largest melt in 50 years, warns WMO

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UN News Today 04 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:43:05 +0000

Lebanon: Desperate scenes at Syrian border after Israeli airstrikesNuclear legacy in Marshall Islands in spotlight Human Rights Council WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use

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UN News Today 03 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 17:01:25 +0000

Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing ‘total destruction’In Ukraine, aid teams report that another apartment block has been hit by Russian shelling in the city of KharkivMore justice is needed for people of African descent who’ve died in police custody, human rights chief Türk underlines.

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UN News Today 02 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:33:49 +0000

Middle East escalation: UN human rights chief adds voice to calls for peaceAt least 700,000 displaced in Haiti, half are children, says UN migration agencyGlobal immunization coverage remains below pre-pandemic levels: WHO

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UN News Today 01 October 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:28:49 +0000

UN chief ‘extremely concerned’ over Lebanon escalationUkrainian prisoners of war tortured at scale by Russian captors, says UN Human Rights officeBrazil eliminates elephantiasis as a public health problem WHO

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UN News Today 30 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:43:22 +0000

Lebanon crisis: over one million people flee deadly escalationAlgerian court urged to reverse ‘abusive sentence’ against poetCondemnation for Ukraine hospitals attacks: OCHA

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UN News Today 27 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:56:37 +0000

Lebanon crisis: ‘This is just the beginning’ say those impacted by deadly escalationHaiti’s “senseless criminality” responsible for thousands of killings: UN rights chiefSexual violence in Sudan’s affects millions of women and girls: UN Women

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UN News Today 26 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:10:33 +0000

Lebanon crisis: 90,000 displaced in last 72 hours, warns UNHCRUN human rights chief sounds alarm over Sudan’s El FasherUkraine’s children face a freezing winter amid ongoing energy strikes

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UN News Today 26 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:10:33 +0000

Lebanon crisis: 90,000 displaced in last 72 hours, warns UNHCRUN human rights chief sounds alarm over Sudan’s El FasherUkraine’s children face a freezing winter amid ongoing energy strikes

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UN News Today 25 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:22:56 +0000

UNHCR scales up support as Lebanon’s Syrians head homeTop ministers demand urgent action at UNGA to end Sudan crisisUkraine war: Children among victims of latest attacks on power plant city, say UN humanitarians

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UN News Today 24 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:18:36 +0000

Lebanon escalation is worst in 18 years, warns UNICEFSudan famine must not be forgotten by world leaders, says WFPMyanmar military has ‘doubled down on repression’, Human Rights Council hears

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UN News Today 20 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:51:40 +0000

Lebanon escalation: 1,500 blast victims still in hospital, says WHOMpox alert: UNICEF issues $58.8 million appeal to stop outbreak in six African countriesFood security under more pressure from La Niña weather phenomenon, warns FAO

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UN News Today 23 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:46:11 +0000

Middle East crisis: No let up in spiralling violence in Gaza, Israel and LebanonAt least one in seven youngsters have a mental disorder, says WHO’s TedrosBelarus authorities quell ‘all avenues of dissent’, Human Rights Council hears

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UN News Today 19 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:20:48 +0000

HIV services in sub-Saharan Africa choked by growing debt crisis: UNAIDSIndependent rights panel expressed deep concern at Palestinian children held by IsraelRussian attacks on Ukraine power stations set to push 500,000 people out of country

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UN News Today 18 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:58:33 +0000

Satellites and AI offer hope for climate change solutions: WHOSoutheast Asia Typhoon Yagi impacts millions of children, warns UNICEFRefugee agency urges end to arbitrary detention of asylum-seekers

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UN News Today 17 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:55:31 +0000

Venezuela: Rights probe points to ‘unprecedented’ repression of criticsAt least 1,800 people have died in custody in Myanmar jails since coup, says OHCHRUN aid teams warn of increasing challenges delivering relief in war-torn Ukraine

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UN News Today 16 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:21:58 +0000

Nigeria floods: humanitarians ramp up emergency responseSanitary disaster in Gaza ‘worsening by the day’, warns UNRWAGaza’s civil society activists have nowhere safe to work, warn top rights experts

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UN News Today 13 September 2024

Matt Wells — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:49:31 +0000

UNRWA mourns loss of first staffer in West Bank for ten yearsWHO approves first mpox vaccine in big boost to fighting disease across AfricaHumanitarians rush to Nigeria to assist flood victims following dam collapse

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UN News Today 12 September 2024

Matt Wells — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:56:24 +0000

UNICEF scales up protection for Congolese children amid mpox outbreakSudan’s cultural heritage under “unprecedented” threat from looting and destruction, warns UNESCOCambodia: Independent experts call for suspension of new Government-mandated journalism code

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UN News Today 11 September 2024

Shanaé Harte — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:20:38 +0000

U.S. government needs to deliver justice for 9/11victims: human rights expertUN refugee agency seeks millions to combat mpox outbreak in AfricaUNICEF condemns migrant family separation in Latin America and the Caribbean

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UN News Today 10 September 2024

Julia Foxen — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 17:50:40 +0000

The UN’s top envoy in the Middle East condemns a deadly strike inside Gaza’s humanitarian zoneWar-torn Syria falls deeper into crisis, warn UN rights expertsNicaragua’s people left “defenceless” in the face of grave rights violations

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UN News Today 9 September 2024

Shanaé Harte — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:25:55 +0000

Humanity at ‘fork in the road’ amid global crises: UN rights chiefUN expert concerned over worsening detention conditions for Palestinians in Israeli custodyUN chief urges global action to protect education

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UN News Today 06 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 16:57:47 +0000

Sudan war: Rights investigators demand arms embargo extension to end ‘rampant’ abusesFlooding affects more than 710,000 people in South Sudan: OCHAMiddle East crisis: top UN envoy condemns latest West Bank killings

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UN News Today 05 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:13:31 +0000

Air pollution kills 4.5 million people a year, warns UN weather agency WMOViolence and insecurity close 14,300 schools in West and Central Africa: OCHAGaza: UNRWA reports positive start to mass polio vaccination campaign in south

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UN News Today 04 September 2024

Shanaé Harte — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:48:09 +0000

AI in the workplace could be linked to shrinking pay packets: ILOGaza: Despite vaccination success, children still in front line of disease, war, says UNRWAIn Ukraine, humanitarians mobilize as Russian attacks kill and injure scores of civilians: OCHA, UNHCR

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UN News Today 03 September 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:23:20 +0000

Venezuela: UN Human Rights office concern over ‘climate of fear’Gaza polio vaccination campaign extended by a day to meet increased demand: UN health agencyYemen: UN appeals for immediate release of staff held by de facto authorities

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UN News Today 02 September 2024

UN News/ Daniel Johnson — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:00:01 +0000

Gaza polio vaccination campaign day two: thousands more children protectedA teenager in Cambodia has died from avian flu but risk of spread is low, says WHOUN agencies welcome Ecuador’s efforts to regularize Venezuelan refugees and migrants

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UN News Today 30 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 15:59:08 +0000

Libya: mass graves at Tarhuna in human rights spotlightGaza polio vaccine workers prepare to roll out campaignNeeds grow in Yemen amid catastrophic flooding, warns UNHCR

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UN News Today 29 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:38:47 +0000

UN chief calls for immediate halt to Israeli military operation in West BankRates of unprotected sex among European teens ‘worryingly high’: WHOAfghanistan: more than six in 10 women feel unsafe leaving house alone, warns UN Women

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UN News Today 28 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:47:12 +0000

UN rights office condemns large-scale Israeli escalation in occupied West Bank.Viet Nam in the spotlight over alleged misuse of counter-terrorism lawAs Paralympics begin, WHO’s Tedros urges support for crucial prosthetic aides

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UN News Today 27 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 14:30:38 +0000

Sudan dam burst threatens communities as far as Port Sudan, say aid teamsGaza: humanitarian aid hub faces being uprooted once again, warns OCHAAfghanistan: Taliban’s new ‘virtue and vice’ order makes situation even worse for women, says UN human rights office

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UN News Today 26 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:54:07 +0000

Ukraine: UN top aid official condemns latest Russian attacks.Gaza: Vitally needed polio vaccines reach embattled enclave at lastMyanmar: UN and partners boost flooding response

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UN News Today 23 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:11:44 +0000

Aid teams highlight dangers of new cholera outbreak in SudanGaza: First polio case is confirmed in war-shattered enclaveA top rights committee urges UK to do more to tackle hate speech

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UN News Today 22 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:39:34 +0000

UN chief urges climate justice for Pacific nations hit by rising oceansMpox: WHO highlights ‘higher risk’ to children under fiveGaza: UN agency UNRWA mourns another deadly school strike

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UN News Today 21 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:00:23 +0000

UN migration agency issues $18.5 million appeal to prepare for likely mpox ‘surge’In Gaza, the latest evacuation orders leave civilians dangerously close to the frontlineA week out from the Paralympics, UNESCO supports push for inclusivity

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UN News Today 20 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:11:53 +0000

Combating mpox is a ‘litmus test for global equity’, says UN health agencyAttacks on civilians in Ukraine must stop, top UN aid official insistsGaza evacuation orders have uprooted 13,500 Palestinians: OCHA

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UN News Today 19 August 2024

Dianne Penn — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 15:58:46 +0000

An appeal for greater protection of aid workers on World Humanitarian DayNearly 2,000 attacks on healthcare since Ukraine war began: WHOGuterres welcomes move to reopen key border crossing for aid delivery to Sudan

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UN News Today 16 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 15:02:55 +0000

UN rights office calls for accountability after deadly settler violence in occupied West Bank: OHCHRIn Gaza, more evacuation orders add more pressure on those seeking shelter: UNRWA, OCHAIn Sudan, vital border crossing is set to open from Chad: WFP, WHO

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UN News Today 15 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 18:00:56 +0000

Relentless rain and flooding batter desperate families in Yemen, warn UNFPA, UNICEFBahrain: prisoners’ treatment in human rights spotlightMost of the 40,000 Gazans killed in the war were women and children says UN rights chief

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UN News Today 14 August 2024

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:33:46 +0000

Gaza remains at high risk of polio virus spread, warns WHOExtreme heat increasingly disrupting children’s health: UNICEFWomen face being erased, three years since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

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UN News Today August 13 2024

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:54:19 +0000

Mpox still being transmitted ‘across the world’, says WHOSexual violence and famine stalk Sudan’s displaced: UNICEF, IOMMyanmar rights probe warns over ‘incredible brutality’ of warring forces

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UN News Today August 12

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:25:44 +0000

Youth unemployment rate at 15-year low, says ILOUNICEF highlights plight of children caught up in Sudan warGaza: clean water crisis adds to latest evacuation order misery, say humanitarians UNICEF, UNRWA

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UN News Today August 9

Shanaé Harte — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:07:15 +0000

IOM says urgent humanitarian aid is needed in the Democratic Republic of the CongoOHCHR calls for the release of peaceful post-election protesters in VenezuelaUNHCR aids flood-affected families in Sudan

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UN News Today August 8

Shanaé Harte — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 17:58:10 +0000

UNDP and UNHCR launch joint programme to aid war-affected civilians in UkraineWHO elevates Mpox response as cases rise in the African regionWHO provides humanitarian care in Yemen following heavy rainfallWMO says extreme levels of heat continued through July

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UN News Today August 7

Shanaé Harte — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:36:09 +0000

UNRWA says “swift and safe delivery” of vaccines essential for GazaUNIFIL provides free medical care for south LebaneseWFP aids flood-affected civilians in Myanmar

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UN News Today August 6

Matt Wells — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:08:59 +0000

COVID-19 infections are surging, with over 40 Olympians testing positive in ParisUN chief António Guterres condemns nuclear sabre rattling as the world marks the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945An independent rights expert denounces the “deliberate targeting” and killing of two Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza

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UN News Today August 5

Shanaé Harte — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:08:36 +0000

UN rights chief expresses concern over growing conflict risks in the Middle East: OHCHRIran's protest crackdown disproportionately targets minorities, new report findsUN refugee agency shocked by violent protests in United Kingdom

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UN News Today August 2

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 13:52:31 +0000

Heat claims more than 175,000 lives annually in Europe, numbers set to soar: WHOUN’s Middle East peace negotiator urges action to address ‘growing risk’ of escalationFamine in Sudan: WFP calls for unfettered access to hunger hotspots

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UN News Today August 1

Dianne Penn — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:25:04 +0000

More access to breastfeeding support could save 820,000 infants annuallySenior UN officials welcome verdict in 2009 stadium massacre trial in GuineaA new programme aims to get Gaza’s children back to learning

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UN News Today July 31

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:43:39 +0000

Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of PalestiniansUN health agency leads bid to tackle acute diarrhoea outbreak in Yemen AI set to transform jobs rather than replace workers: ILO

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UN News Today July 30

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:53:01 +0000

Gazans need polio vaccines amid ‘deathly cycle’ of malnutrition, heat and disease, say UNICEF, WHO1 in 3 victims of trafficking is a child, warns UN migration agencyOver 6 million youngsters at risk as deadly floods lash across South Asia: UN Children’s Agency

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UN News Today July 29

Katy Dartford — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 14:16:35 +0000

Sudan: UN condemns deadly attack on a hospital and residential areas in North DarfurWHO and partners launch project to speed up bird flu vaccine development in low-income countriesThousands of Gazans forced to flee amid rising regional tensions, continued evacuation orders

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UN News Today July 26

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:00:01 +0000

Deadly West Atlantic shipwreck highlights victims’ desperation, says UNHCRIn Ethiopia, UN agencies boost response to killer landslidesWHO sending one million polio vaccines to Gaza

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UN News Today July 25

Katy Dartford — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:46:05 +0000

New avian flu variant threatens Asia-Pacific: FAO calls for immediate responseEurope Tops Global Alcohol Consumption Charts: WHO Urges ActionGaza: Hunger fears persist as Israeli operations further harm enclave’s farmers

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UN News Today July 25

Katy Dartford — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:46:05 +0000

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UN News Today July 24

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:48:20 +0000

The world has been set back 15 years in its fight against hunger, according to a new UN reportA massive exodus from Gaza’s Khan Younis puts pressure on aid resources already under huge strain…And, nearly 400 children a year are dying from rising heat in Europe and Central Asia….

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UN News Today July 23

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:24:03 +0000

In Gaza, the UN health agency says polio and other diseases could prove deadlier than bombs and bullets…Meanwhile in the Sahel, insurgents force thousands to flee Burkina Faso for neighbouring Niger, and...On your marks, get set, go…the UN chief issues a peace call - in the ‘spirit’ of the Olympics

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UN News Today July 22

Katy Dartford — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:51:38 +0000

UN convoy hit by 'heavy shooting' en route to Gaza city, UNRWA reportsClimate change heightens threats to global forests, FAO report urges innovationWHO report highlights the need for accessible neurological treatments

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UN News Today July 19

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 18:31:18 +0000

Polio stalks Gazans as 'anarchy' spreads, humanitarians warnIn Afghanistan, with 33 of 34 provinces hit by natural disasters, the UN refugee agency steps up assistanceFighting in Sudan holds up lifesaving aid deliveries in Darfur and Sennar state

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UN News Today July 18

Katy Dartford — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:42:38 +0000

‘Largest’ displacements so far in Gaza’s war of attrition: UN aid agenciesUN calls for urgent action on human rights violations in Central African Republic's detention centresUNFPA warns of maternal death crisis in Yemen: One woman dies every two hours

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UN News Today July 17

Shanaé Harte — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:38:50 +0000

Over 1,000 attacks on healthcare facilities across Occupied Palestinian Territory since OctoberHaiti: Displaced women lack basic safety and servicesUN chief marks 10 years since MH17 tragedy, urges accountability

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UN News Today July 16

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:14:36 +0000

Gaza: Five UNRWA schools hit in 10 days, reports UN agencySudan: 800,000 still trapped in El Fasher warns WHOForced labour in North Korea is ‘widespread and institutionalized’: UN human rights office

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UN News Today July 15

Katy Dartford — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 16:13:44 +0000

Conflict in Gaza continues with airstrikes: UN shelters hitSouth Sudan faces growing humanitarian crisisIncrease in conflict, main cause of stalled child immunization rates

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UN News Today July 12

Katy Dartford — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:18:47 +0000

The UN continues to mediate peace talks in Geneva between the warring factions in Sudan.Conflict escalates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, sparking disease outbreaks.And…an ambitious UN bid to connect every school in the world to the Internet by 2030…

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UN News Today July 11

Katy Dartford — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:44:28 +0000

Sudan: Conflict spreads, displacing another 136,000 peopleWorld population to peak at 10.3 billion by 2080s, decline by 2100UN humanitarians and partners launch $9 million response plan for Hurricane Beryl victims

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UN News Today July 10

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:31:28 +0000

Schools ‘bombed-out’ in latest Gaza escalation, says aid agencyFirst hepatitis C self-test gets health agency pre-approvalAnd… the real cost of the booming digital economy

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UN News Today July 9

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:27:47 +0000

Ukraine’s main children’s hospital likely received a direct hit when it was struck on Monday, say UN rights monitorsGazans are continue to reel from intensified malnutrition and heat risks Arbitrary detentions and impunity are happening on a massive scale in Libya, the Human Rights Council hears

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UN News Today July 8

Shanaé Harte — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:09:32 +0000

After nine months of war in Gaza, another UN school is hit by an Israeli airstrikeSeveral Ukrainian cities have been hit during a new wave of Russian strikes, including a children’s hospitalThe record temperature streak continues worldwide through June

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UN News Today July 5

Daniel Johnson — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 16:13:02 +0000

Refugees and migrants face violence, abuse and death on Africa routesOngoing and generalized impunity in Burundi for the ‘Imbonerakure’ youth wingAnd …Hurricane Beryl - just an indication of a long storm season to come

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UN News Today July 4

Daniel Johnson — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 15:44:17 +0000

Gaza’s forcibly displaced run out of space to shelterMyanmar’s military ‘doubling down’ on its attacks against civiliansAnd…UN chief António Guterres urges peace above all else, and an end to multiple conflicts

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UN News Today July 3

Daniel Johnson — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 16:44:05 +0000

Belarus is not safe for anyone critical of authorities, warns rights expertIn Ukraine, May was bloodiest month in a year, says UN missionSyria still in grip of appalling violence, the Human Rights Council hears

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UN News Today July 2

Daniel Johnson — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 16:28:53 +0000

Gaza: 250,000 feared displaced in new Khan Younis escalationNear-famine conditions only one of Sudan’s problemsIn Haiti, a child a minute is uprooted by gang violenceAnd… a 5,000-metre mountain is named in honour of the UN

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UN News Today July 1

Daniel Johnson — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:59:14 +0000

This is UN News Today with me Daniel Johnson....the headlines:Tens of thousands displaced in new Gaza City escalationAfghanistan’s de facto authorities take part in international talks in DohaAnd…why UN rights chief Volker Türk believes that the world of sports is not immune from the goal of human rights for all

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UN News Today June 28

UN News/ Daniel Johnson — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:36:56 +0000

Over 10,000 patients still waiting to be evacuated from GazaUN Refugee Agency sounds alarm as climate change pounds displaced communitiesUN sexual health agency launches new strategy to help end FGM and child marriage in East and Southern Africa

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UN News Today June 27

UN News/ Daniel Johnson — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:53:32 +0000

Famine risk is real for 14 areas of Sudan amid ongoing fighting Andaman Sea among most deadly for migrants zones for migrantsRoad safety experts wheel in fix for pedal error accidents

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UN News Today June 27

UN News/ Daniel Johnson — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:53:32 +0000

Famine risk is real for 14 areas of Sudan amid ongoing fighting Andaman Sea among most deadly for migrants zones for migrantsRoad safety experts wheel in fix for pedal error accidents

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