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UN says Bucha, Irpin rise from the ashes of Russian military occupation
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 24th Feb. UN commission on Friday hailed that the city of Bucha and Irpin rising from the ashes of Russian military occupation as the full-scale invasion of Ukraine ended in March 2022 and…
OHCHR warns human rights violations across Sudan
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 24th Feb. According to a report from the UN Human Rights Office released on Friday stated that the armed conflict in Sudan has resulted in thousands of civilians killed, millions displaced,…
OHCHR head deplores ‘entrenched impunity’ by all parties in Israel, OPT
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 24th Feb. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker on Friday strongly called for accountability for serious violations committed by all parties in Gaza, the West Bank, including East…
PGA calls for solidarity with Ukraine as ‘needless war’ enters a third year
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 24th Feb. President of the UN General Assembly Dennis Francis on Friday urged countries to stand with the people of Ukraine “in their quest for justice and peace” at a meeting to mark two years…
UN agencies voices concern over families caught in DR Congo violence
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 24th Feb. UN agencies on Friday voiced alarm over the escalating violence and worsening humanitarian needs in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo where government troops have been…
UNRWA reports 7 out of 23 health centres in Gaza ‘operational’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 24th Feb. UNRWA on Friday said 7 of its 23 health centres in Gaza are operational, with only one still functioning in the north.
OCHA reported that 600 UNRWA staff continue to work in these…
Top official condemns attacks on Ukraine
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 24th Feb. Denise Brown, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine on Friday deplored new attacks on the cities of Odesa and Dnipro as the full-scale Russian invasion reached a third year.
She said…
Guterres calls Russia to honor sovereignty, independence, unity, territorial integrity of Ukraine
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 24th Feb. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday addressed the Security Council underscored the fundamental need to honor the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity…
Head of the independent review team on UNRWA may request Gaza visit
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 24th Feb. Head of an independent review team on UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, Catherine Colonna on Thursday briefed reporters in New York said that researchers have been…
ICJ calls world community to prevent genocide in Gaza
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 24th Feb. International Court of Justice on Friday declared that Palestinians had a right to be protected from acts of genocide, called on Israel to “take all measures within its power” to…