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Everyone is hungry in Gaza now: UN humanitarians
© UNICEF/Abed Zagout - An eight-year-old child waits her turn to receive food in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Human Rights

Everyone is hungry in Gaza now: UN humanitarians

UN humanitarians repeated dire concerns for civilians caught up in the war in Gaza amid reports of continued Israeli bombardment of the southern towns

4 January 2024 · 4 min read

Security Council adopts key resolution on Gaza crisis
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International

Security Council adopts key resolution on Gaza crisis

The Security Council has adopted a resolution on Gaza crisis, among other points, demands immediate, safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance

23 December 2023 · 3 min read

World News in Brief: Wave of ‘fear and dread’ in Ukraine, UN expert slams Navalny disappearance, youth leaders for nuclear disarmament meet
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Human Rights

World News in Brief: Wave of ‘fear and dread’ in Ukraine, UN expert slams Navalny disappearance, youth leaders for nuclear disarmament meet

That’s according to UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Regional Director Regina De Dominicis who said in a statement on Monday that bombardment was “particularly unrelenting” in the east and south of...

21 December 2023 · 5 min read

Ukraine: Türk calls on Russia to silence the guns in appeal for ‘a just peace’
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Human Rights

Ukraine: Türk calls on Russia to silence the guns in appeal for ‘a just peace’

Since the onset of the invasion the UN human rights office (OHCHR) has meticulously monitored the situation. As of December 4, there have been over 10,000 civilian deaths, including 560...

20 December 2023 · 5 min read

‘Humanitarian disaster zone’: Gaza hospital capacity decimated
© WHO - An injured Palestinian child is rushed to Al Shifa hospital in Gaza. (file)

International

‘Humanitarian disaster zone’: Gaza hospital capacity decimated

The last barely functioning hospital in northern Gaza is a “humanitarian disaster zone”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday

12 December 2023 · 5 min read

Desperation intensifies for Gazans amid uncertainty of ‘safe zones’
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International

Desperation intensifies for Gazans amid uncertainty of ‘safe zones’

The situation for Gazans is “getting worse by the hour”, the UN health agency WHO said on Tuesday

6 December 2023 · 4 min read