International
How is the UN helping civilians in Gaza?
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Human Rights
Gaza ceasefire ‘more urgent than ever’ as conflict approaches 100-day mark
Speaking ahead of Sunday’s grim milestone, Spokesperson Liz Throssell reiterated the need for OHCHR staff to have access to Israel and all parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territory to investigate...
United Nations
Gaza: ‘One door’ insufficient as aid lifeline for 2.2 million people |
At least 200 truckloads each day are needed and despite the “outstanding” efforts of national and international partners, UN humanitarians are stuck having to bring all supplies through a single...
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Human Rights
War against Hamas in Gaza is act of self-defence, Israel tells world court
On the second and final day of preliminary hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel’s legal team insisted that the twin military objectives were to eradicate the existential...
United Nations
Gaza crisis: aid agencies warn of ‘tragic, avoidable surge’ in child deaths
“About 160 children are killed every day; that’s one every 10 minutes,” said UN World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Christian Lindmeier, echoing concerns from the UN Children’s Fund about the...
© UNICEF/UNI492302/Mohamdeen - Les enfants et les familles fuient à pied Wad Madani, dans l'État d'Al Jazirah, à la suite des récents combats.
International
World News in Brief: Griffiths demands end to ‘ruinous’ Sudan conflict, Ukraine-Russia prisoner exchange, Iran bombings latest
World News: the international community must take “decisive and immediate action” to bring nearly nine months of brutal civil war in Sudan to an end
© OMS - Les personnes blessées lors des bombardements sont soignées à l'hôpital Al-Shifa, dans la ville de Gaza.
International
Gaza crisis: another hospital facing dire shortages after an evacuation order, warns WHO
After an evacuation order according to the facility’s director forced over 600 patients and most health workers to leave. Their locations are not currently known.
United Nations
Desperate Afghan returnees from Pakistan face uncertain future: IOM
According to IOM, in the past two months alone, nearly 375,000 Afghans left Pakistan, primarily utilizing the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossings, near Kabul and Kandahar, respectively.The number of...
United Nations
Funding shortfall puts WFP operations in Chad at risk
The warning comes as aid agencies scramble to respond to a fresh wave of displacement sparked by the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Darfur region of Sudan, with reports of mass...
United Nations
Ukraine: Civilian casualties mount as war enters second winter
The Monitoring Mission stated that the casualty figure represents deaths verified according to its methodology, cautioning that the actual figure may be significantly higher given the challenges and time required...