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Dealing with ‘unknowns’ flying in high-conflict Haiti
- UN News
Two women involved in the day-to-day operations in Haiti of the UN’s humanitarian air service, known as UNHASsay they have to manage “unknowns” and “dangers and stress” in order to keep aircraft flying.
UN security staff killed in Gaza; Guterres calls for probe
- UN News
A staff member of the UN Department of Safety and Security (DSS) died and another was injured when their UN vehicle was struck as they travelled to the European Hospital in Rafah, Gaza, on Monday.
Calls for sustained peace efforts in Yemen as cholera outbreak worsens
- UN News
The suffering of civilians in Yemen, a country enduring nearly a decade of conflict, remains severe and is worsened by a growing cholera outbreak, the UN’s top humanitarian official cautioned on Monday.
Nearly 2,000 children killed in Ukraine war: UNICEF
- UN News
Nearly 2,000 children in Ukraine have lost their lives amidst ongoing and escalating war, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, citing UN-verified data.
Rafah exodus reaches 360,000 as UN underscores $2.8 billion aid appeal for Gaza, West Bank
- UN News
Nearly 360,000 people have fled Rafah in the last week amid continuing Israeli bombardment that has crippled humanitarian aid deliveries and is believed to have killed another UN aid worker, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said on Monday.
Countless lives at stake in Sudan’s El Fasher, warn UN aid teams
- UN News
Reports have been coming in that a hospital in Sudan’s North Darfur has been damaged in a heavy uptick of hostilities, leaving two youngsters dead and fanning renewed famine fears, UN aid teams have said.
Gaza: We must prevent a large-scale offensive in Rafah, UN pleads
- UN News
The Secretary-General and the UN human rights chief said again on Sunday that a large-scale Israeli offensive in Rafah must be prevented at all costs, warning of catastrophic consequences in the densely populated southern area in Gaza.
UNRWA staff ‘not going anywhere’ despite forced closure of East Jerusalem compound
- UN News
Two arson attacks and growing protests forced UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA to temporarily close its office in East Jerusalem this week, but its vital work will continue as war rages in Gaza and violence rises in the West Bank, Senior Communications Manager Jonathan Fowler told UN News on Friday.
In Nairobi, Guterres reiterates appeal for end to Gaza war
- UN News
With the situation in Rafah “on a knife’s edge”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed again on Friday for Israeli and Hamas leaders “to demonstrate political courage and spare no effort” in reaching an agreement to end the war in Gaza and free all hostages.
UPDATING LIVE: General Assembly to hold emergency session on Israel-Palestine crisis
- UN News
The UN General Assembly is set to convene again at 10:00 AM New York time for an emergency special session on the Gaza crisis with the fate hundreds of thousands of civilians in Rafah hanging in the balance as Israeli forces continue their advance on the southern city.
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