Speaking from Gaza, WHO Representative Rik Peeperkorn described a scene of widespread destruction, overwhelmed medical facilities and growing mental health needs, as the population in […]
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Guterres appeals for mediation to end crisis in eastern DR Congo
António Guterres made the “special appeal for peace” ahead of two major meetings to address the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group’s brutal offensive across the region. […]
US Video Shows Indian Migrants In Shackles, Sent Back On Military Plane
New Delhi: Amid fury in India over the way the United States deported a first batch of illegal Indian immigrants – 104 people were handcuffed […]
UN Chief Warns Against Gaza “Ethnic Cleansing” After Trump Remarks
New Delhi: The UN chief warned Wednesday against ethnic cleansing in Gaza as he rejected US President Donald Trump’s bombshell proposal for the United States […]
After US, Israel Halts Participation In UN Human Rights Council
Jerusalem: A day after US President Donald Trump announced America’s withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gideon […]
5 Obstacles To Trump’s Designs On Taking Control Of Gaza
Jerusalem: Donald Trump on Tuesday announced his intent to “take over” and “own” Gaza but despite the US president’s escalating rhetoric there are overwhelming obstacles […]
DR Congo: UN mission offers protection to ‘vulnerable populations’, despite huge challenges
Vivian van de Perre, briefed from the ground in Goma, the regional capital, telling journalists that “the situation is still highly volatile, with persistent risks […]
48 Below Age Of 25 In First Batch Of Illegal Indian Immigrants From US
Amritsar: A US military aircraft carrying first batch of 104 illegal Indian immigrants, with the highest number of 30 each were from Haryana and Gujarat, […]
UNRWA delivers bulk of aid in Gaza, as destruction mounts in West Bank
UNRWA’s communications director Juliette Touma described catastrophic scenes at the camp, where some 100 buildings had been “destroyed or heavily damaged” by the detonations at […]
Why have UN peacekeepers been in DR Congo for 65 years?
DRC gained independence in 1960 and since then the UN has played a crucial role in the country, notably through the deployment of three peacekeeping […]