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Libya: ‘Dire and untenable’ situation for tens of thousands of children in unrelenting conflict
The world should not accept the “dire and untenable” situation facing children in wartorn Libya the head of the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Friday.
“Children in Libya, including refugee and migrant…
Urgent need for ‘immediate’ solutions to combat drug-resistant infections, warns WHO
Drug-resistant infections are on the rise as private investment in new antibiotic development declines, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Two new WHO reports reveal that while some 50 new…
Child killed and his brother wounded in blast of remnants of aggression cluster bombs
At least one chiled was killed and another one critically wounded when Saudi-led aggression coalition’s cluster bomb remnants exploded in al-Zubairat area of the Kataf district of Saada governorate, a security official said on Saturday.…
UN committed to helping Haiti build better future, says Guterres, marking 10-year anniversary of…
On 12 January 2010, a 7.0 magnitude quake struck the Haiti, devastating its capital, Port-au-Prince. About 220,00 people were reportedly killed, among them, 102 UN staff who lost their lives when the stabilization mission there, known…
Killings and violence targeting ethnic group in DR Congo ‘may amount to crimes against humanity’
The targeting of the Hema community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with violence, including killings and rape, may amount to crimes against humanity, said the UN on Friday.
An…
New El Salvador law, a victory for forced displacement victims: UN refugee agency
A new law in El Salvador opens a door for tens of thousands of forced displacement victims in the country to access to life-saving humanitarian assistance and have their basic rights restored, said the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on…
Security Council beats midnight deadline, renews Syria cross-border aid in contentious vote
The Security Council on Friday evening renewed a UN operation delivering humanitarian aid across the Syrian border to millions of civilians, but some of the body’s members expressed disappointment that the “watered down” measure…
UN chief monitoring Venezuela developments ‘with concern’
The latest twist in Venezuela’s ongoing political crisis “make urgently needed dialogue even more difficult to achieve”, the UN Secretary-General has said.
In addition to rival Presidents, the oil-rich…
Sudan: Intercommunal clashes displace tens of thousands in volatile Darfur region
Around 40,000 have been displaced in Sudan’s West Darfur State in recent days, following intercommunal clashes, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday, citing Sudanese Government…
Spread of polio still an international public health concern
The spread of polio internationally remains a global public health concern, experts meeting in Geneva have concluded.
The opinion comes in a statement released on…