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Gaza: Over 400 Palestinians killed around private aid hubs, UN rights office says

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Gaza: Over 400 Palestinians killed around private aid hubs, UN rights office says

The alert comes nearly a month since the Israeli and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) started operating on 27 May in select hubs, bypassing the UN and other established NGOs.Its food distribution…

24 June 2025 · 4 min read

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Human Rights Council hears concerns over displacement, genocide risks and migrant trafficking

Of the record 83 million people internally displaced worldwide, at least 1.2 million were displaced by crime-related violence in 2024 – more than double the 2023 figure – amid a…

24 June 2025 · 4 min read

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Yemen: Nearly half the population facing acute food insecurity in some southern areas

Yemen remains trapped in a prolonged political, humanitarian and development crisis, after enduring years of conflict between government forces and Houthi rebels, with populations in the south of the country…

23 June 2025 · 2 min read

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Gaza: UN warns of ‘weaponised hunger’ and growing death toll amid food chaos

Speaking to journalists in Deir al Balah on Saturday, Jonathan Whittall, who heads the UN humanitarian coordination office (OCHA) in Gaza and the West Bank, said: “The attempt to survive…

23 June 2025 · 2 min read

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UN reiterates call for urgent de-escalation amid Iran-Israel conflict, worsening Gaza crisis

In a joint call to de-escalate, UN agencies have warned that further conflict risks triggering new displacement in a region already strained by decades of war and instability.The UN refugee…

22 June 2025 · 4 min read

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For too long, ‘unbound horrors’ have unfolded in Sudan

Since civil war erupted in April 2023 between the generals of the national army and their former allies-turned rivals, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, vast areas of the country…

21 June 2025 · 2 min read

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WHO warns of a health financing emergency

Speaking at the regular Friday press briefing in Geneva for humanitarian agencies, she warned that as wealthier nations make deep spending cuts, both international aid and national health systems are…

21 June 2025 · 2 min read

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Ukraine: Security Council hears of escalating attacks, diplomatic developments

“As we are facing renewed escalation on the ground and crisis elsewhere, it is critical to maintain focused attention on the urgent need for peace in Ukraine,” said UN Assistant…

21 June 2025 · 5 min read

Why is the manosphere on the rise? UN Women sounds the alarm over online misogyny

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Why is the manosphere on the rise? UN Women sounds the alarm over online misogyny

With more than 5.5 billion people connected online – nearly all of them active on social media – digital platforms have become central to how people interact, UN Women highlights.However,…

21 June 2025 · 4 min read

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World News in Brief: Global investment plunges, hurricane season in Haiti, rising cholera and hunger in South Sudan

Their latest data shows that the outlook for international investment this year “is negative”, a sharp course correction from January, when “modest” growth seemed possible. The reasons for this range…

20 June 2025 · 3 min read