Dozens of Palestinians killed, others wounded in latest Israeli offensives
No fewer than 40 Palestinians were killed and several others severely injured in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, according...
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UN issues concerning hunger alert in Sudan, Chad amid funding gaps
About 25 million people across Sudan, South Sudan and Chad are struggling with soaring rates of hunger and malnutrition as...
US calls for immediate restoration of Senegal’s election schedule amid soaring protests
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Senegalese President Macky Sall to restore Senegal's electoral calendar and timeline...
South Africa dispatches 2,900 troops to DR Congo to tackle insecurity
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has sanctioned the deployment of nearly 3,000 soldiers to the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Just in: UN warns Israel against violating international humanitarian law in Gaza
The United Nations human rights chief has cautioned Israel against its planned full-fledged military operation in Rafah. Volker Türk explained...
UN seeks funds to alleviate humanitarian crisis in Sudan
The United Nations appealed for $4.1 billion to provide desperately needed aid to civilians in war-ravaged Sudan and those who...
World Cancer Day 2024: Remi Tinubu calls for awareness, early detection and treatment
President Bola Tinubu’s wife, Oluremi Tinubu, has highlighted the need for corporate awareness of cancer for prevention, early detection and...
African Union peacekeeping force completes second phase of troop drawdown in Somalia
The African Union's peacekeeping force in Somalia, known as the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), announced the successful...
Palestinian aid agency UNRWA can’t be replaced – UN official
Nothing can "replace or substitute" the UN Palestinian refugee agency, whose staff were implicated in the Hamas attacks on Israel,...
Concerns mount as major donors pause funding for Gaza aid agency
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is in intense need of...
