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Gaza: As last fuel supplies run out, aid teams warn of catastrophe
United Nations
Speaking from Gaza City in the north of occupied territory, Olga Cherevko from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said that water pumps had stopped at one site for displaced…
United Nations
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday called for “maximum restraint” and reiterated that both Israel and Iran are bound by international humanitarian law.“The widescale, continuing attacks…
Human Rights
The European Parliament has adopted new legislative proposals to strengthen the fight against child sexual abuse in the EU, including tougher penalties and adapting the law to new technologies. The…
United Nations
Tom Fletcher was speaking at the annual stock-take of his sector known as the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment, which brings together UN Member States and organizations, humanitarian and development partners,…
United Nations
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Wednesday called on the Israeli military to cease the use of lethal force near aid convoys and food…
United Nations
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this sort of large-scale life-saving is possible, if midwifery care is universally accessible and consistent with international standards.“Expanding and investing in midwifery models…
United Nations
“We are walking the fine grey line between operational capacity and full disaster, every day,” said Dr Thanos Gargavanis, WHO trauma surgeon and emergency officer, speaking from the enclave. The…
United Nations
But recently, the level of participation has reached a new low – zero.Zero women in national or local decision-making bodies.Zero girls projected to be in secondary education following a December…
United Nations
“Syria simply cannot withstand another wave of instability,” UN Deputy Special Envoy Najat Rochdi said on Tuesday in a briefing to the Security Council in New York. “The risks of further…
United Nations
“We have been forced into a triage of human survival,” said Mr. Fletcher. “The math is cruel, and the consequences are heartbreaking. Too many people will not get the support…
