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“Today, we have a new Syria, one that's brimming with hope and opportunity,” David Carden told journalists at UN Headquarters in New York.He warned, however, that “while the levels of…
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Renewed attacks on camps – including Zamzam and Abu Shouk – that were sheltering those displaced by earlier violence have now forced an estimated 400,000 to 450,000 people to flee…
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The earthquakes – which hit central Myanmar on 28 March – killed at least 3,700 people, injured 4,800 more and left 129 still missing. However, humanitarians warn the true toll…
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More than 500,000 people are reported to have been newly displaced since 18 March, many of them uprooted multiple times due to ongoing military operations across the Gaza Strip.Conditions on…
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In a briefing to ambassadors, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region Huang Xia called for increased coordination of peace processes.He noted that the Congo River Alliance-M23 rebel group…
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“Palestinian journalists continue to do heroic work, paying a heavy price; 170 have been killed to date,” said UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini. “The free flow of information and independent reporting are…
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Into its third year, the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has created the world’s largest displacement crisis, devastating infrastructure and essential services…
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The UN agency is sounding the alarm following the release of the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report, which uses a scale from 1 to 5 to assess…
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And amid spiralling violence and the massacre of civilians linked to advancing opposition forces in the Darfurs at the weekend, the UN chief called for an end to outside interference…
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The flight was chartered by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and delivered tents and household items for some 16,000 people.Myanmar continues to reel from the quake, which struck on 28…
