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Fire destroys 50 houses in Chilean city of Valparaíso
A huge fire broke out in a poor neighborhood of the coastal Chilean city of Valparaíso and destroyed dozens of homes on Tuesday and firefighters struggled to control the blaze, authorities said.
According to a Reuters witness, residents…
217,000 Yemenis will suffer in Dhalea, after 12 organizations stopped their activities due to…
About 12 relief agencies in Dhalea province, southern Yemen, have suspended their work after the attacks on their offices, which the United Nations described as an “alarming escalation”, amid media campaigns against the relief…
UN chief urges action following execution, abduction of civilians in Nigeria
Those responsible for the recent execution and abduction of civilians in northeastern Nigeria must be held accountable, the UN Secretary-General has said, according to a statement issued on Tuesday by his spokesperson.…
Amidst uptick in violence and displacement, UN chief calls for ‘immediate cessation of hostilities’…
“Deeply concerned” over a recent military escalation in northwest Syria, Secretary-General António Guterres called for an “immediate cessation of hostilities”.
In a statement issued on Monday night by…
International organizations leave Dhalea province
International organizations working in the field of human rights and development in Dhalea province, southern Yemen, were evacuated, informed sources reported on Sunday.
This comes after the bombings that targeted a French…
ICRC: Eight out of 10 Yemenis live on aid
Eight out of every 10 Yemenis are living on aid as a result of the ongoing war in the country for the fifth year in row, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Sunday.
“There are seven out of 10 people in Yemen…
Foreign Minister Meets With Former Head Of OCHA Office In Yemen
Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf met on Sunday with the ongoing head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Yemen Sebastien Trives.
At the meeting, the minister appreciated efforts exerted by the UN…
FIRST PERSON: Chef’s ‘labour of love’ key ingredient for life in the kitchen
The International Labour Organization is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called “Dignity at Work: The American Experience” to document the working life of people…
The 2010 – 2020 UN News Decade in Review, part one
The teenage years of the Twenty-First Century are nearly over and, as we prepare to enter the 2020s, UN News takes a look back at some of the big stories on our global patch, that unfolded between 2010 and 2019: welcome to our…
Suicide attack leaves at least 17 causalities in Somalia
A car bomb exploded on Saturday outside a hotel in Galkayo city in the central province of Mudug, killing at least seven civilians and injuring others, a Somali army officer said.
Major Ali Omar said the driver failed to enter the hotel…