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Humanitarians locked in aid delivery ‘dance’ to avert famine in Gaza

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Andrea de Domenico was speaking via videoconference to journalists in New York, briefing them on developments in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. He said although humanitarians welcome recent Israeli commitments to improve aid facilitation...
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$2.8 billion appeal for three million people in Gaza, West Bank

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The UN and partner agencies insisted that "critical changes" were needed to provide urgent aid to Gaza and launched an appeal for $2.8 billion
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UPDATING LIVE: Head of Palestine relief agency due to brief Security Council on Gaza crisis

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1:40 PM - Philippe Lazzarini has said the agency is facing a “deliberate and concerted campaign” to undermine its operations at a time when it’s crucial services – delivered by over 12,000 mostly local...
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$414 million appeal for Palestine refugees in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan

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UNRWA on Wednesday launched a $414.4 million appeal for Palestine refugees in Syria and those who have fled the country for neighbouring Lebanon and Jordan due to the conflict.Continue the support The funding will be...
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Gaza: rights experts condemn AI role in destruction by Israeli military

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“Six months into the current military offensive, more housing and civilian infrastructure has now been destroyed in Gaza as a percentage, compared to any conflict in memory,” said the experts, who included Francesca Albanese,...
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Gaza: Aid worker killings prompt temporary halt to UN operations after dark

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UN humanitarians in Gaza have suspended operations at night for at least 48 hours in response to the killing of seven aid workers from the NGO.
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World News in Brief: Rights chief dismay over Uganda anti-LGBT law, Haiti update, aid for Sudan, executions alert in Egypt

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In a statement, Volker Türk urged authorities in Kampala to repeal it in its entirety, together with other discriminatory legislation passed into law by parliamentary majority.“Close to 600 people are reported to have been...
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Gaza: Resuming night-time aid deliveries, UN reports ‘dire’ conditions

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UN officials launched assessment visits to Gaza and its agencies will resume night-time aid deliveries on Thursday after a 48-hour pause.
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UN underscores commitment to stay and deliver in Myanmar

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The expansion of fighting throughout the country has deprived communities of basic needs and access to essential services and has had a devastating impact on human rights and fundamental freedoms, said Khalid Khiari, a...
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World News in Brief: $12 million for Haiti, Ukraine airstrikes condemned, support mine action

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A $12 million contribution from a UN emergency humanitarian fund will support people impacted by the violence that broke out in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, in March. 
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Gaza: Human Rights Council resolution urges arms embargo on Israel

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In a resolution adopted by 28 votes in favour, six against and 13 abstentions, the 47-member Human Rights Council backed a call "to cease the sale, transfer and diversion of arms, munitions and other...
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Israel must allow ‘quantum leap’ in aid delivery UN chief urges, calling for change in military tactics

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Israel must make meaningful changes in the way it is fighting in Gaza to avoid civilian casualties while also undergoing “a true paradigm shift” in lifesaving aid delivery
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Sudan: Aid lifeline reaches Darfur region in bid to avert ‘hunger catastrophe’

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“The UN WFP has managed to bring desperately needed food and nutrition supplies into Darfur; the first WFP assistance to reach the war-wracked region in months,” said Leni Kinzli, WFP Communications Officer in Sudan. The...
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Gaza: ‘No protection’ for civilians, aid workers, Security Council hears

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Briefing the Council on the current situation on the ground, Ramesh Rajasingham, coordination director with UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, and Janti Soeripto of the non-governmental organisation (NGO) Save the Children, outlined the latest...
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Gaza: Less than 1 in 2 UN aid missions allowed into northern zones this month

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In its latest update, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said that the first two weeks of March saw just 11 out of 24 missions “facilitated” by Israeli authorities. “The rest...
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Conflict driving hunger crisis in Sudan, UN officials tell Security Council

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“As we approach the one-year anniversary of the conflict, we cannot make clearer the desperation that civilians are facing in Sudan,” said Edem Wosornu of the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA – one of...
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Amid ongoing strife in Gaza and Ukraine, UN chief reiterates peace call

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“When we live in a chaotic world it’s very important to stick to principles and the principles are clear: the UN Charter, international law, the territorial integrity of countries and international humanitarian law,” the...
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‘Extremely alarming’ conditions worsen in Haiti’s capital: UN coordinator

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“It’s important we don’t let the violence spill over from the capital into the country,” said Ulrika Richardson, briefing journalists at UN Headquarters via videolink from Haiti.She said orchestrated gang attacks on prisons, ports,...
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Syria: Political deadlock and violence fuels humanitarian crisis

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Briefing ambassadors at the UN Security Council, Geir Pedersen said that recent spike in violence, including airstrikes, rocket attacks and clashes between armed groups, underscored the urgent need for a political resolution.In addition, protests...
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Russia and China veto US resolution stating imperative of ‘immediate and sustained ceasefire’ in Gaza

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The US-led draft, which took weeks to reach a vote, stated the "imperative" for “an immediate and sustained ceasefire to protect civilians on all sides”, facilitating “essential” aid delivery and supporting ongoing talks between...
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Gaza: UN aid team reaches stricken north, confirms ‘shocking’ disease and hunger

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The UN’s top aid official in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Jamie McGoldrick, reached Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia on Thursday, where children with the most severe and life-threatening hunger are being treated at...
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Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza

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“As of today, UNRWA, the main lifeline for Palestine refugees, is denied from providing lifesaving assistance to northern Gaza,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini wrote in a social media post on X.He called the decision...
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‘We must push for lasting peace in Gaza’, UN chief insists as starvation threat nears

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“The need is urgent,” Mr. Guterres said in Amman, alongside Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safady, as he pledged to keep pushing “for the removal of all obstacles to life-saving aid, for more access and...
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Gaza: Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an immediate ceasefire’ during Ramadan

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HIGHLIGHTSThe UN Security Council adopts a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza during Ramadan, by a vote of 14 in favour to none against, with one abstention (United States)Resolution 2728 also calls for the...
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Side Event minorities in South Asia

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On 22 March, a side event was held at the Human Rights Council on the situation of minorities in South Asia organized by NEP-JKGBL (National Equality Party Jammu Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan & Ladakh) in the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The panelists were Prof. Nicolas Levrat, Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Mr. Konstantin Bogdanos, journalist and former member of the Greek Parliament, Mr. Tsenge Tsering, Mr. Humphrey Hawksley, British Journalist and author, expert on South Asian Affairs and Mr. Sajjad Raja, Founder Chairman of NEP-JKGBL. Mr. Joseph Chongsi of the Centre for Human Rights and Peace Advocacy acted as moderator.
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