Particularly hard hit is El Fasher, where hunger is growing, with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warning of a deteriorating situation […]
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Ceasefire in doubt as Rwanda-backed rebels kill hundreds in eastern DR Congo
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said it had received first-hand accounts indicating that at least 319 civilians were killed by M23 fighters, aided by […]
Gaza: Alarm over Israeli move to deregister NGOs
The development – which also applies to the occupied West Bank – is a result of the Israeli requirement introduced on 9 March impacting international […]
Hiroshima, 80 years on: ‘Real change’ needed to end existential nuclear threat
While the city has been rebuilt, nuclear conflict remains a global threat, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said in remarks at the […]
Children are ‘skin and bones’ as Sudan marks a grim milestone
It is a grim milestone for Sudan, the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. But with insufficient funding, lack of access to key regions and intensifying violence, […]
Hunger in Gaza: Women and children face death in search of food
“I used to easily receive aid distributed by the UN,” Abir Safi, a displaced person from the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, told UN News. […]
Gaza: Security Council meets on hostage crisis amid ‘unbearable’ conditions facing Palestinian civilians
Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča briefed a Security Council meeting on Tuesday called by Israel to discuss the plight of hostages still being held in the […]
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Israel calls for focus on Gaza hostages’ plight
The Security Council is meeting to discuss rising concern in Israel and elsewhere over the dire conditions facing the hostages who remain in Gaza. It […]
Gaza: As aid trucks enter, videos of Israeli hostages and attack on Red Crescent staffers spark outrage
Meanwhile, on Thursday and again on Saturday, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas militants published disturbing videos of two emaciated Israeli hostages, sparking worldwide outrage and […]
First Person: Documenting despair and finding hope amidst the rubble of Gaza
Some 21 months have passed since the 7 October armed attacks on Israel which sparked the current brutal conflict. Thousands have died and much of […]
