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Security Council meets on Syria transition and humanitarian crisis
The UN Security Council meets Friday morning in New York to discuss the evolving situation in Syria, as the country…
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LIVE UPDATES: UN committee commemorates the 78th anniversary of the Nakba
The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People meets Friday at the UN Headquarters to…
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Afghan mothers and children face worsening hunger crisis, WFP warns
“WFP has been sounding alarm bells for months,” Carl Skau, WFP Deputy Executive Director, said at the end of a recent…
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Blackouts and shortages disrupt healthcare across Cuba
Shortages of electricity, fuel, medicine and medical supplies are severely disrupting emergency care, blood banks, laboratories, immunization programmes and maternal…
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World News in Brief: UN relief vehicle struck in Ukraine, emergency airdrops in South Sudan, backlash against LGBTIQ+ rights
The vehicle was part of an inter-agency humanitarian mission led by OCHA, the UN humanitarian affairs office, and had been…
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Global energy and trade disruption pushing millions towards poverty
The warnings came during a special meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Friday focused on safeguarding…
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As war displaces millions in DR Congo, new schools offer children hope beyond violence
For another student, Jérémie, dreams are shaped by loss. Displaced by conflict and grieving family members killed in the fighting,…
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Somalia at ‘real risk of famine’ as Middle East war fallout continues
“The humanitarian context in Somalia is worsening faster than we originally projected and expected,” said George Conway, the UN’s top…
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Israeli military strikes add to civilian suffering in Gaza, West Bank and Lebanon
The latest UN humanitarian update on conditions in Gaza and the West Bank, released on 15 May, reports that most people…
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WHO sounds alarm over nicotine pouches targeting young people
In a new report, the UN health agency described the “deceptive tactics” manufacturers use to normalise nicotine use among young…
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