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UNHCR warns displaced face uncertainty in Ukraine
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 21st Feb. UN refugee agency on Tuesday warned prolonged uncertainty and exile for millions who have been displaced in the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine enters a third year this week.…
OCHA reports ‘Surge of hostilities’ in Ukraine
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 20th Feb. The UN aid coordination office in New York said that there was a surge in fighting across the frontline in Ukraine over the weekend, which resulted in civilian casualties, the UN…
Human rights ‘key’ in transition to ‘durable peace’ in South Sudan says UN
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 20th Feb. UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan on Monday said that the South Sudan’s leaders must carefully navigate the period of transition towards “durable peace”, to prevent ng…
WFP warns 25M battle hunger in war torn Sudan
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 20th Feb. World food Programme on Monday has warned that 25 million people are facing hunger and malnutrition as the war in Sudan continued sends shockwaves around the region, in a press release…
UNSOM head calls to fight terrorist insurgency in Somalia
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 20th Feb. UN Assistance Mission in Somalia UNSOM head Catriona Laing on Monday briefed the members of the UNSC told that Somalia remains resilient and strongly committed to state-building but…
Top envoy on Gaza says Israeli advance on Rafah ‘dire consequences’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 20th Feb. UN top Humanitarian Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag said on Monday that an extension of Israel’s military operation in Rafah, where over a million internally displaced Palestinians…
UN experts calls to probe into alleged violations against Palestinian women, girls
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 20th Feb. Group of human rights experts on Monday called for investigation into alleged rights violations against Palestinian women and girls in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
The experts said…
OHCHR chief says UK asylum bill on Rwanda ‘undercuts human rights’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 20th Feb. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday warned that the United Kingdom’s legislative moves to facilitate the prompt removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda run contrary…
Guterres calls Taliban to end restrictions on women, girls in Afghanistan
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 20th Feb. UN head Antonio Guterres on Monday called the de facto Taliban authorities to end the restrictions imposed on women and girls in Afghanistan, as he was addressing a conference in Doha.…
India Stresses Need for Comprehensive Reform at United Nations Security Council
GG News Bureau
United Nations, 19th Feb. In a resounding call for substantial reforms, India has once again emphasized the necessity of broadening the scope of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). India raised questions regarding the…