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UN interim mission to evacuate Kadugli base in Sudan
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN Interim Security Force for Abyei on Thursday said that it will evacuate its logistics base in Kadugli, Sudan, in the wake of the “heinous attack” this past weekend that killed 6 Bangladeshi peacekeepers…
WFP says access to food improves, living conditions remain dire in Gaza
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS –World Food Programme representative in Palestine on Thursday said that facilities that are back up and running again, a pregnant woman in Gaza thought she might lose her child because of malnourishment but…
Top officials warns relief aid needs remain high despite reduced violence in Syria
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - Head of UN political affairs Rosemary DiCarlo and Joyce Msuya, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator on Thursday briefed the members of the UN Security Council stated that humanitarian needs in Syria remain…
UN rights chief warns civilians at risk as Thailand-Cambodia conflict escalated
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on Thursday that intensifying air strikes and heavy artillery fire across Thailand and Cambodia have left civilians increasingly at risk,
“I am…
Guterres calls for restraint, immediate de-escalation in Caribbean
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS- UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday has called for restraint and the immediate de-escalation of the situation in the Caribbean, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in New York
UN deputy…
UN expert alarmed over ‘inhumane, undignified’ imprisonment of Imran Khan
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN Special Rapporteur on Wednesday has called on the government of Pakistan to take immediate and effective action to address concerns over “inhumane and undignified” detention conditions of Pakistan…
UNGA pledges people-first digital future, tight AI safeguards
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – World body on Wednesday pledged to narrow widening digital divides and put stronger safeguards around artificial intelligence as the General Assembly concluded a major review of how the world manages the…
Top official says Hurricane Melissa destruction estimates $8-15b damage, loses in Jamaica
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN Resident Coordinator for Jamaica, the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos Dennis Zulu on Wednesday said that hurricane Melissa ravaged Jamaica, left behind an unprecedented trail…
Aid agencies urged Israel to lift new restrictions, Gaza at breaking point
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN humanitarian agencies on Wednesday said that they are working in the Occupied Palestinian Territory have warned that life-saving aid operations risk collapse unless Israel immediately lifts new barriers…
UN says civilians fled fighting in Kordofan, aid on rise
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq on Wednesday in an update told reporters in New York that families are fleeing intense hostilities across the Kordofan region of Sudan and humanitarian needs are surging.…