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Gaza: Looming offensive and restrictions on humanitarians
In the past 24 hours in Gaza, there have been more reports of casualties in shootings along aid convoy routes, where desperate crowds of civilians often wait to take supplies…
Human Rights
Survivors’ voices ‘integral’ to preventing terrorism
This year marks the eighth commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism. It serves to honour victims and survivors, elevate their voices,…
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Amid ongoing Israeli attacks, ‘the systematic destruction of Gaza City is already underway’: UN rights office
Recent attacks have been particularly devastating in the Az Zaytoun neighbourhood, where airstrikes, artillery shelling and gunfire are continuous and intense, causing a high number of civilian casualties and the…
Human Rights
World News in Brief: Sudan hospitals under fire, world remembers victims of terrorism, DR Congo
A grenade attack inside Zalingei Hospital in Darfur State, led Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to suspend all of its activities there yesterday. MSF had previously led a cholera emergency response…
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Amid massive destruction of Gaza City, UN chief renews ceasefire call
“It is vital to reach immediately a ceasefire in Gaza,” the Secretary-General told reporters on the sidelines of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), “and the unconditional release of…
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Syria: Political transition on ‘a knife-edge’ amid military skirmishes
Geir Pedersen told ambassadors that in Sweida governate, where sectarian violence in July also spurred conflict in the capital Damascus, the 19 July ceasefire has come under strain, but the conflict has not…
Human Rights
It’s time to end physical punishment of kids once and for all, WHO says
Corporal punishment refers most frequently to hitting children but can refer to any punishments inflicted by parents, caregivers or teachers which are intended to cause some degree of discomfort. It…
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First Person: ‘Tomorrow is too late’ to scale up humanitarian aid in Haiti
Women and girls face the brunt of this crisis. Gender-based violence (GBV) such as gang rape is rampant, particularly in the capital Port-au-Prince, and is exacerbated by precarious conditions in…
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World Humanitarian Day 2025: Aid workers mull record toll of their own
Speaking to UN News from the wartorn enclave to mark World Humanitarian Day, Olga Cherevko from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said that exhausted aid workers continue to show…
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‘Our work is largely invisible’: Journey from outer space to frontline aid worker
Ahead of donning a beige WFP vest and boots to face hurricanes, wars and refugee camps, the Portuguese scientist worked with satellite imagery and cartography, creating maps to support humanitarian…