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Israel-Palestine crisis has ‘reached an unprecedented level of dehumanisation’: Independent rights expert
- UN News
The crisis sparked by the Hamas terrorist attack and ongoing Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip is a "political and humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions” said the UN’s independent human rights expert for the Occupied Palestinian Territory this week.
Thousands in Gaza storm UN warehouses; a sign of desperation after weeks-long ‘siege’
- UN News
Relief agencies warned on Sunday that civil order is starting to break down in Gaza after thousands of desperate people stormed UN-operated warehouses and other aid distribution centres in the ravaged enclave, taking wheat flour, hygiene supplies and other basic survival goods.
Situation in Gaza ‘growing more desperate by the hour’, says UN chief Guterres
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres began his official visit to Nepal by extending deep condolences to the families of the 10 Nepalese students killed in the terror attacks by Hamas in Israel, and once again called for the protection of all civilians in Gaza, where, he said, “the situation is growing more desperate by the hour.”
Türkiye: Rebuilding lives in quake-affected communities
- UN News
The ancient city of Antakya, in Türkiye’s southeastern province of Hatay, was once a hub of history, culture and diversity. Today, it bears the scars of a series of catastrophic earthquakes that struck in February and an emergence of scattered signs of life.
Gaza Crisis: UN ramps up calls for humanitarian truce as Israeli bombardments cut communications, cripple healthcare
- UN News
United Nations agencies and officials on Saturday reiterated calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza after another night of heavy bombing left hospitals and healthcare facilities without electricity and civilians across the enclave virtually “cut off from the outside world”.
Mauritius Begins to Correct a Historic Wrong Towards LGBTQI+ People
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct 27 (IPS) - In response to lawsuits brought by LGBTQI+ activists, the Mauritius Supreme Court has issued two landmark judgments striking down the criminalisation of consensual sex between adult men as unconstitutional. Its reasoning turned upside down the argument used by anti-rights forces to attack LGBTQI+ activists in many African countries: it acknowledged that criminalisation is the foreign import rather than gay sex, and a relic of colonialism it’s high time to shake off.
The Worst Addiction: Population Growth
- Inter Press Service
PORTLAND, USA, Oct 27 (IPS) - Among the various troubling human addictions the one having the most worrisome consequences for humanity and planet Earth is population growth.
Gaza crisis: General Assembly adopts resolution calling for ‘humanitarian truce’, civilian protection
- UN News
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday adopted a major resolution on the Gaza crisis, calling for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce leading to a cessation of hostilities.”
World News in Brief: Ukraine aid convoy, attacks in South Sudan, radioactive discharge update
- UN News
Humanitarian operations continue to deliver life-saving assistance in Ukraine, amid ongoing attacks across the country, the UN said on Friday.
Explainer: What is a UN General Assembly emergency special session and why it matters
- UN News
As the UN’s 193 Member States meet on how to address the ongoing Israel-Palestine crisis, we took a look at how the current rarely convened General Assembly emergency special session came about, what it means and why it matters.
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