UN chief calls for major aid boost to ease ‘immense’ Palestinian suffering
In the wake of the newly announced ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres emphasized the...
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WHO facilitates medical evacuations amid Israeli attacks on Gaza
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday the successful evacuation of 10 patients from Gaza to Jordan and the...
Israeli airstrike on northern Gaza residential building leaves dozens dead, others wounded
An Israeli airstrike early Sunday morning on a five-story residential building in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, has left dozens of...
COP29: UN chief calls for action on loss, damage funding
UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged nations to increase contributions to a fund supporting developing countries impacted by climate change on...
Sexual violence against children rises by 1,000% in Haiti, UN says
The year 2024 has seen a staggering 1,000 per cent or ten-fold surge in sexual violence against children in Haiti...
Gaza: Renewed Israeli airstrikes claim dozens of lives amid escalating conflict
At least 34 Palestinians have been killed on Tuesday as Israeli airstrikes targeted refugee tents and homes across the Gaza...
WHO reports tuberculosis as top infectious killer amid decline in global funding
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its Global Tuberculosis Report 2024, and the findings are alarming. Last year, TB...
UN Security Council sets to meet over Israeli attack on Iran
The United Nations Security Council is set to convene on Monday to discuss the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran....
Women killed in war doubled in 2023: UN Report
The proportion of women killed in armed conflicts doubled in 2023 compared to 2022, accounting for 40 per cent of...
UN boss fumes, denounces terror attack in Turkey
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries’ headquarters near Ankara, which resulted in...
