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15 Palestinians arrested in West Ban, Palestinian prisoner’s house raided
Israeli occupation forces on Saturday night launched a campaign of arrest and raid in a number of cities in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian media reported.
According to The Palestine Now Agency, cited local and security sources saying…
World Migratory Bird Day highlights deadly risks of plastic pollution
Saturday marks World Migratory Bird Day which, this year, is raising awareness about the serious threats that plastic pollution poses to bird life, with a call for urgent measures to end the problem.
These…
After this year’s Climate Action Summit, what happens next?
People across the world need to embrace “fundamental change” in order to combat climate change and meet the target of restricting the increase in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, Claudio Forner, from UN Climate Change in…
Ethiopian Prime Minister awarded Nobel Peace Prize: Guterres hails his ‘people first’ agenda
The winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been praised by the UN Secretary-General for creating a pathway to stability in the Horn of Africa region.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was…
Car bomb explodes near ISIS prison in Syria’s al-Hasakah
A car bomb exploded near the central prison in Juiran district of al-Hasakah in Syria, where ISIS operatives are held, a spokesman for the SDF said on Saturday.
The spokesman said that the car explosion was followed by heavy gunfire in…
Ecuador: UN ‘stands ready’ to support talks, in bid to end political turmoil
Amid violent street protests that have rocked Ecuador’s Government, fomenting a political crisis, the UN Secretary-General has voiced his concern, saying the Organization is standing by to help mediate if politicians can agree to…
UN migration agency launches $10 million appeal to support hurricane recovery in The Bahamas
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched a $10 million appeal to assist The Bahamas as the country continues to recover from the devastation brought on by Hurricane Dorian just over a month ago.…
Turkey’s Syria offensive could spark another catastrophe, warn humanitarians
Airstrikes and a ground offensive by Turkey in northern Syria against Kurdish forces have left civilians dead and forced tens of thousands to flee, UN agencies said on Friday, amid fears of another “humanitarian catastrophe”…
Day of the Girl Child spotlights 25 years of progress, with more on the horizon
The world’s one billion young girls, are being celebrated on Friday as an “unscripted and unstoppable” force for change, with 11 October designated each year the International Day of the Girl Child.…
Climate emergency: City mayors are ‘world’s first responders’, says UN chief
City bosses are “the world’s first responders to the climate emergency” UN chief António Guterres declared on Friday, at an international mayors’ summit in Copenhagen.
In his opening remarks to the C40…