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Gaza: ‘Every day without a ceasefire will bring more tragedy’
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Gaza: ‘Every day without a ceasefire will bring more tragedy’

Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini stressed that no place and no one in Gaza has been safe since the war began in October 2023. “As the year begins, we got reports of…

19 January 2025 · 4 min read

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UNRWA chief: Ceasefire is the start, not the solution

Speaking to reporters at UN Headquarters in New York, Mr. Lazzarini emphasised that the agreement is only the first step in addressing the region’s overwhelming humanitarian challenges.He joined UN Secretary-General…

18 January 2025 · 3 min read

Haiti gangs crisis: Top rights expert decries attacks on hospitals
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Haiti gangs crisis: Top rights expert decries attacks on hospitals

William O’Neill, who reports to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, highlighted an attack on the Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince on 17 December and the killing of several…

18 January 2025 · 2 min read

World News in Brief: Deadly China quake, Killings of Alawites in Syria, executions in Iran, CAR rights defenders, finance and food crises
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World News in Brief: Deadly China quake, Killings of Alawites in Syria, executions in Iran, CAR rights defenders, finance and food crises

At least 126 people were killed and 188 injured in the 7.1-magnitude quake in Dingri county, a remote region near Mount Everest, according to media reports.  Tremors were reportedly felt…

18 January 2025 · 6 min read

First Person: Syrian refugee shipwreck survivor vows to help reconstruct shattered country
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First Person: Syrian refugee shipwreck survivor vows to help reconstruct shattered country

After the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011, Ms. Al Zamel and her family relocated to Egypt. She stayed there with her family for three years but the situation…

18 January 2025 · 4 min read

Al Jazeera ban must be lifted, rights experts urge Palestinian Authority
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Al Jazeera ban must be lifted, rights experts urge Palestinian Authority

The development comes one week after a court in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank ordered the closure of several Al Jazeera websites. A Palestinian Authority ministerial committee had earlier…

18 January 2025 · 3 min read

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Lebanon: Appeal for $371.4 million to boost life-saving support

Announced at the Grand Serail in Beirut by Deputy Prime Minister Saade el-Shami and UN Humanitarian Coordinator Imran Riza, the appeal extends emergency efforts through March 2025.It builds on the original…

17 January 2025 · 3 min read

Sudan war becomes more deadly as ethnically motivated attacks rise
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Sudan war becomes more deadly as ethnically motivated attacks rise

His warning comes in the wake of reports that dozens were brutally killed in ethnically targeted attacks in Al Jazirah state in the southeast, and amid reports of an imminent…

17 January 2025 · 4 min read