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Stories from the UN Archive: Marian Anderson broke barriers with music and diplomacy

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Stories from the UN Archive: Marian Anderson broke barriers with music and diplomacy

Battling extensive racial prejudice, she broke many barriers, including as the first African American to perform with the Metropolitan Opera.UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld hailed her contributions to art and diplomacy,…

5 February 2025 · 2 min read

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Hospitals overwhelmed in DR Congo, food running out: Goma faces ‘devastation’

The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that food supplies are running dangerously low, as water and electricity outages exacerbate the crisis.The seizure and closure of Goma’s airport by…

4 February 2025 · 3 min read

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Gazans depend on us for ‘sheer survival’ insists UNRWA

The development came as more than 462,000 people are estimated to have crossed from south Gaza to the north since the opening of the Salah ad Din and Al Rashid…

4 February 2025 · 5 min read

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UN agencies warn of worsening humanitarian and human rights crisis in eastern DR Congo

The rebels have already seized the provincial capital, Goma, and reports indicate that they are closing in on the key city of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu province.The hostilities are…

3 February 2025 · 5 min read

Haiti: ‘I was deported to a country I never lived in’

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Haiti: ‘I was deported to a country I never lived in’

MireillePregnant and exhausted and clutching a small bag with all that was left of her belongings, Mireille* stood under the relentless Haitian sun, not sure what to do next.She had…

3 February 2025 · 5 min read

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‘Robbed’ of their childhood: UNICEF warns of crisis facing Haiti’s youth

In a briefing on Friday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric reported that more than 1,600 men, women and children have fled. Two-thirds are seeking refuge with host families and over 500 sheltering…

3 February 2025 · 3 min read

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UNOPS: the UN agency turning commitments into reality

Despite immense security risks and logistical challenges, the agency worked with international partners to transport and eliminate hundreds of tonnes of chemical materials under strict deadlines. This mission drew praise…

3 February 2025 · 2 min read

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DR CONGO CRISIS: Updates as top UN official tells emergency Security Council meeting ‘we are trapped’

Intensifying hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo involving the non-state armed group M23 have caused further mass displacement in the mineral-rich region, with fears that the regional capital…

1 February 2025 · 1 min read

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Guterres calls on US to exempt development and humanitarian funds from aid ‘pause’

President Trump’s executive order a week ago called for all foreign aid to be re-evaluated to ensure that it complies which his new foreign policy priorities. The immediate scope of…

1 February 2025 · 2 min read

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DR Congo: Battle for Goma continues as ‘volatile’ crisis unfolds

In a briefing on Monday, Mr. Lacroix told journalists in New York that some staff from the UN’s Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) was forced…

1 February 2025 · 3 min read