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OCHA chief says telecoms blackout in Sudan ‘unacceptable’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 13th Feb. UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths on Monday in a post on X said that the “unacceptable” telecommunications blackout in Sudan is affecting humanitarian response in the…
UN reports aid delivery extended to Syria for 3 months
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 13th Feb. UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric on Monday told reporters in New York that the aid delivery to millions of people in north west Syria have been extended for an additional three…
UNEP report reveals complex threats to migratory species
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 13th Feb. UN Environment Programme released a report on Monday pointed out that migratory species globally are facing critical challenges, with half in decline and over 20 per cent threatened…
WHO chief hails rescued hostages, warns ‘ocean of need’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 13th Feb. WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is still not over with anywhere near sufficient aid relief.
He praised the release of two…
OHCHR head warns of potential ‘carnage’ in Rafah
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 13th Feb. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday appealed for restraint over a possible Israeli military incursion in Rafah, warned of potential carnage in Rafah.
OHCHR…
Top official urges to address root causes of Ukraine war
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 13th Feb. UN Assistant Secretary-General for Europe at the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Miroslav Jenča on Monday voiced deep concern over the escalatory trajectory of…
Guterres marks International day of women, girls in science, gender bias ‘deprives great talent’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 12th Feb. UN head António Guterres on Sunday stressed that gender equality in science is essential to build a better future for all as he marked the International Day of Women and Girls in…
OCHA warns Rafah escalation
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Feb. UN humanitarian affairs office OCHA on Friday warned that the unprecedented population density in Rafah in southern Gaza makes it impossible to protect civilians in the event of ground…
WHO warns relentless attacks on Gaza health care
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Feb. World Health Organization on Friday unveiled data indicated over 350 attacks on healthcare the war in Gaza hasn’t spared hospitals, their staff or the people sheltering there.
WHO …
UN agencies reports 700,000 children face malnutrition in Sudan war
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 9th Feb. UN agencies on Friday warned that 700,000 children in Sudan facing life threatening malnutrition form of hunger due to the ongoing war.
UNICEF spokesperson James Elder said “The…