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Eight out of 10 Yemenis live on aid: ICRC
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 who can…
18 prisoners killed in clash inside Honduras prison
Dozens of prisoners have been killed after gunfights broke out inside a central prison in Honduras, international media reported on Monday.
According to the BBC, a gun fight broke out between a number of prisoners in Honduras, leaving more…
Acting Hodeidah governor, Abhijit Guha discuss steps regarding Hodeidah ceasefire
Acting Hodeidah governor Mohammad Qohim met on Saturday the head of the UN monitor Abhijit Guha to discuss further steps to enhance the ceasefire in Hodeidah province.
At the meeting, Qohim stressed on the importance of doubling the UN…
Top Criminal Court to conduct official probe into alleged war crimes in Palestine
Following a “thorough, independent and objective assessment”, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Friday that she plans to open a formal investigation into alleged war crimes in Palestine, but asked…
Tolerance key to tackling violent extremism: UN counter-terrorism chief
The head of the UN Counter-Terrorism Office (UNOCT) has highlighted the importance of tolerance in combating the “corrosive spread” of violent extremism.
Vladimir Voronkov was speaking in Abu Dhabi on…
Syria: Lack of consensus following face-to-face talks, underscores need for broader process
The second session of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, aiming to create a new post-war political road map for the country, failed to get off the ground due to lack of consensus over the agenda, the UN Special Envoy for the country…
Lesotho: Tens of thousands ‘one step away from famine’ as drought impacts harvests and UN launches…
Devastating drought in the southern African nation of Lesotho has left more than half a million people facing severe food shortages and tens of thousands “one step away from famine”, UN humanitarians said on Friday, in an appeal for…
Global Refugee Forum ends with hundreds of pledges
The first-ever Global Refugee Forum concluded in Geneva on Wednesday with more than 770 pledges of support, covering areas such as protection, employment, and education, for refugees and the communities which have taken them in.…
Low cost breast cancer medicine move good news for women: UN health agency
More women could soon have access to an affordable version of an expensive life-saving breast cancer treatment, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
The UN health agency has prequalified the…
UN health agency signals tobacco might be reaching burn-out among men
Two decades of increasing tobacco use around the world are set to go into reverse, UN health experts have predicted, after revealing data indicating that fewer men and boys are smoking than before.
“For…