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Gaza: Nowhere to go, as humanitarian crisis reaches ‘dangerous new low’

·October 14, 2023·6 min read

The development follows an announcement by UN Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, just before midnight Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, that UN representatives in Gaza had been told by Israeli military liaison officers everyone living north of Wadi Gaza should relocate to southern Gaza within 24 hours. Some 1.1 million people would...

Sudan health crisis reaches ‘gravely serious levels’: WHO

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·July 31, 2023·2 min read

Cases of infectious diseases and other illness have been reported among displaced populations who have sought shelter in hard-to-reach locations, where health services are limited. “The scale of the health crisis is enormous. We are working hard to step up our response, delivering critical medical and other emergency health supplies,”...

‘Grim milestone’ as Ukraine war reaches 500-day mark

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·July 7, 2023·2 min read

The war began on 24 February 2022, and the UN’s Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has confirmed that more than 9,000 civilians, including over 500 children, have been killed since then, though the real number could be much higher. “Today we mark another grim milestone in the war...

More aid reaches Syria’s quake victims but it’s not enough, say UN aid agencies

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·February 10, 2023·4 min read

A total of 14 trucks crossed into opposition-held areas of Syria from Türkiye at Bab al-Hawa, the UN migration agency, IOM, confirmed. That crossing is the only one authorised for aid deliveries by the UN Security Council, which has prompted calls – including from the Secretary-General – “to explore all possible avenues to get aid...

First UN aid convoy reaches Syria’s quake-hit northwest since disaster

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·February 10, 2023·3 min read

“Aid, life-saving aid, is desperately needed by civilians wherever they are irrespective of borders and boundaries,” he told journalists in Geneva. “We need it urgently, through the fastest, most direct, and most effective routes. They need more of absolutely everything.” According to UN aid coordinating office, OCHA, six trucks carrying...

Ukraine: UN aid reaches Soledar area as IAEA boosts safety measures at nuclear sites

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·January 21, 2023·3 min read

Jens Laerke from UN aid coordinating office, OCHA, said that three trucks had been granted access to areas under Ukrainian Government control just a few kilometres from the heavily disputed city in the Donbas region, which has been an intense battleground, as Russian forces seek to advance on the strategically...

Iraq: Investigative team reaches ‘next level’ in bid to bring ISIL terrorists to justice

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·December 6, 2022·4 min read

Highlighting the progress made by Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD), he said evidence collected and analysed, substantiated preliminary findings from his previous report. He cited crimes committed against Christians such as enslavement and forced conversion; “notable progress” on the development and use of chemical...