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Gaza is now a graveyard and there’s no escape, say UN aid teams

“The world is not seeing what’s going on with these people, it’s impossible for families to shelter in these conditions,” said…

Avian flu reported in 108 countries across five continents, says UN health agency

In an update on the mutating virus – known as H5N1 – Dr. Madhur Dhingra from the Food and Agriculture…

Syria crisis: ‘Key priority’ is preserving evidence of crimes, say UN investigators

The head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism Investigating Serious Crimes in Syria (IIIM), Robert Petit, told reporters in…

WFP delivers aid to over 800,000 in Sudan

The surge in aid follows a large-scale effort launched by WFP to address the growing humanitarian crisis caused by the…

Middle East crisis: Live updates as Security Council meets on Syria

Senior UN officials have been meeting representatives of the new caretaker authorities in Damascus in the past few days, following…

World News in Brief: Floods compound misery in Gaza, UN relief chief in Sudan, civilians under attack in Syria

Citing reports from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday that…

Youth take over at UN Alliance of Civilizations

Kicking off day one was the Youth Forum, where more than 150 youth delegations gathered at the 16th century military…

Lebanon: UNIFIL concerned by attacks on Lebanese Armed Forces

The UN Interim Force Lebanon (UNIFIL) is also seriously concerned by numerous strikes on the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) despite…

‘No excuse’: A global call to end violence against women

With the theme “No Excuse,” the event served as a powerful call to action against gender-based violence, highlighting both progress…

No end in sight to ‘horror’ in Gaza, UN official tells Security Council

Briefing Ambassadors on the Security Council, Muhannad Hadi, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, outlined the impact…