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Syria: Assad’s armed forces must face accountability, says rights probe

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Syria: Assad’s armed forces must face accountability, says rights probe

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria’s latest report follows the lightning operation led by mainly Hayat-Tahrir al-Sham fighters that toppled President Bashar al-Assad last December, ending the 13-year war...

6 February 2025 · 3 min read

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Aid efforts in Gaza escalate, as risk from deadly unexploded ordnance grows

“Hope returns to Gaza, but it’s fragile,” said Corinne Fleischer, World Food Programme (WFP) Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa. “With open crossings and sustained efforts, Gaza’s...

6 February 2025 · 3 min read

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Syria: Hostilities and aid challenges persist across devastated country

In an update, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said more than 25,000 people have been newly uprooted from the northeastern city of Manbij where shelling and airstrikes have been reported.OCHA noted...

6 February 2025 · 2 min read

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UNRWA ‘continues to deliver’ as Israeli ban comes into effect

“UNRWA continues to deliver assistance and services to the communities we serve,” the agency said in a post on the social media platform X.“Our clinics across the occupied West Bank...

5 February 2025 · 2 min read

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Human rights situation in Haiti remains ‘very alarming’, UN report finds

Released on Tuesday, the new report highlights that at least 5,626 people have been killed and more than 2,213 injured in the past year, due to the armed gangs who...

5 February 2025 · 3 min read

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Dreams of returning home dashed by reality in Gaza City

Tess Ingram, Communications Manager for UNICEF Middle East and North Africa, is in the northern city where she witnessed people moving through the streets on donkeys, in cars, or by...

5 February 2025 · 5 min read

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