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UN chief ‘shocked’ at harrowing death and destruction in north Gaza
[ad_1] Since the offensive began earlier this month, hundreds of people have been killed, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, with more than 60,000…
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A letter from a mother in Gaza: Hardships, heartbreak and hope
[ad_1] That day was in November 2023, around a month into the war in Gaza. Ala’a is among an estimated 155,000 pregnant women and…
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Lebanon crisis: Guterres urges parties to ‘step back from the brink’
[ad_1] This follows Israeli airstrikes in southern suburbs of the city that targeted the leader of the Hezbollah armed group, Hassan Nasrallah, who was…
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Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies
[ad_1] Under shelling and gunfire, Esraa cradled her newborn son. As the war in Sudan broke out in April 2023, she was trying to…
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Investing in clean air can saves lives and combat climate change
[ad_1] This year’s International Day for Clean air and Blue Skies, celebrated annually on 7 September, is focused on the theme ‘Invest in #CleanAirNow’…
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Gaza polio vaccinations gets underway
[ad_1] Hundreds of Gazan families have been queueing to await the turn of their child to receive a polio vaccination since early Sunday morning,…
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Afghanistan: Meet the midwife who stayed
[ad_1] As foreign troops suddenly withdrew, life for millions of Afghans, especially women and girls descended into chaos. “If I had left, a mother…
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Shocking violence in Bangladesh must stop: UN rights chief
[ad_1] More than 80 people, including at least 13 police personnel, are said to have been killed in clashes between security forces and protesters,…
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Sustainable development: ‘Be leaders and inspire’ UN deputy chief urges, as 2030 deadline nears
[ad_1] The Special Event entitled Keeping the SDG Promise: Pathways for Acceleration is taking place on the sidelines of the High Level Political Forum…
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First Person: Filipino elderly ex-prisoner’s joy of ‘sleeping and eating’
[ad_1] According to Government figures, the number of inmates are four times over the planned capacity, making the Philippines one of the most overcrowded…
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Gaza: WHO chief highlights health risks of latest evacuation orders
[ad_1] WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists the Al-Ahli and Patient Friendly Hospitals in northern Gaza are the latest facilities unable to function…
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Guterres commends Turkmenistan’s ‘policy of neutrality’ amid troubled times
[ad_1] The Secretary-General expressed his appreciation to Turkmenistan for hosting the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia in Ashgabat, and commended…
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Haiti: Longing to live again, amid trauma of displacement
[ad_1] Displacements in this Caribbean country have reached record levels, with nearly 600,000 people forced to leave their homes this year – double the…
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Stop ‘vandalising’ Earth and help the planet thrive, UN chief urges
[ad_1] “Every second, around four football fields of healthy land are degraded,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “The security, prosperity and health of billions…
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UPDATING LIVE: Guterres issues hard-hitting call for climate action
[ad_1] Welcome to our live coverage of one of the most important speeches on climate change that António Guterres has made since becoming Secretary-General.…
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At World Health Assembly, countries agree on efforts to boost pandemic preparedness
[ad_1] Member countries of the UN World Health Organization (WHO), on the final day of the seventy-seventh World Health Assembly, adopted important amendments to…
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Amid ongoing Israeli incursions into Gaza, aid facilities shut ‘one after another’
[ad_1] “Humanitarian facilities in Rafah are forced to close one after another…The flow of humanitarian aid supplies into Gaza, already insufficient to meet the…
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Russian attack on Kharkiv shopping centre ‘utterly unacceptable’, says senior UN official
[ad_1] “I am appalled and shocked by the terrifying news arriving from Kharkiv”, said Ms. Brown in a statement. “This afternoon, in broad daylight…
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Gaza: Nearly 800,000 now displaced from Rafah
[ad_1] “Once again, nearly half of the population of Rafah or 800,000 people are on the road,” Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini wrote in post on…
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First Person: Women in Madagascar too ashamed to seek help giving birth
[ad_1] The predominantly rural region of Androy has been beset by a series of humanitarian crises which have affected the most vulnerable people there,…