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Haiti: Surge in gun trafficking fuels spike in gang violence

Increasingly sophisticated and high-calibre firearms and ammunition are being trafficked into Haiti, fuelling an ongoing surge of gang violence that has plagued residents for months, according to a new UN…

9 March 2023 · 2 min read

More aid reaches Syria’s earthquake victims but it’s not enough, say UN aid agencies
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Asia

More aid reaches Syria’s earthquake victims but it’s not enough, say UN aid agencies

A second UN aid convoy reached northwest Syria on Friday to help earthquake victims, but humanitarians have warned that far more lifesaving help is needed, and much more quickly. A…

11 February 2023 · 6 min read

First Person, Türkiye earthquake – 60 seconds of terror
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First Person, Türkiye earthquake – 60 seconds of terror

When Monday’s devastating earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria, killing thousands of people, Olga Borzenkova, a spokesperson for the UN migration agency (IOM), was in Gaziantep, Türkiye, one of the most affected areas. She describes her experience, and…

8 February 2023 · 4 min read

UN Development Programme calls for debt relief now for 54 countries
© UNDP - Rich countries have the resources to end the debt crisis, which has deteriorated rapidly in part as a consequence of their own domestic policies

International

UN Development Programme calls for debt relief now for 54 countries

The UNDP calls for urgent debt relief for 54 countries with high poverty rates. Without action, poverty will increase and climate investments will suffer. Learn more: [link not provided]

12 October 2022 · 3 min read

Ukraine: de-escalate the situation around the embattled Zaporizhzhia
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Europe

Ukraine: de-escalate the situation around the embattled Zaporizhzhia

Briefing the Security Council on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres again underlined the need to de-escalate the situation around the embattled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. 

7 September 2022 · 3 min read

Ukraine: ‘Physical integrity’ of Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant ‘has been violated several times’
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Europe

Ukraine: ‘Physical integrity’ of Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant ‘has been violated several times’

Further damage to the embattled Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine “cannot” be allowed to happen, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said. 

3 September 2022 · 4 min read

World food prices have fallen for fifth consecutive month
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World food prices have fallen for fifth consecutive month

World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month but are still nearly eight per cent higher than a year ago

3 September 2022 · 3 min read

China: “serious human rights violations” in Xinjiang says UN
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Asia

China: “serious human rights violations” in Xinjiang says UN

China responsible for "serious human rights violations" in Xinjiang province according to the UN human rights report

1 September 2022 · 6 min read