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Israel-Gaza crisis: Competing Security Council resolutions reveal diplomatic fault lines
- UN News
The UN Security Council’s first intervention in the Gaza crisis – a Russian-led draft resolution calling for humanitarian ceasefire – was voted down on Monday. Despite this setback, diplomatic efforts are in full swing as ambassadors prepare to consider another text on the unprecedented crisis.
World News in Brief: 500 million heading into extreme poverty, Afghanistan quake latest, Darfur deaths mount
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed to the world to renew its commitment to a poverty-free world.
China urged not to repatriate DPR Korea escapees
- UN News
Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council urged China not to forcibly repatriate people who have escaped from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), warning that some returnees could even be put to death.
Explainer: How the UN works behind the scenes during crises
- UN News
In crises like the latest massive uptick in violence between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and talk of all-out war, the UN has a sensitive role to play – on both the political and humanitarian fronts.
Gaza-Israel conflict: deepening concern for civilians amid ongoing strikes
- UN News
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) issued a fresh alert on Tuesday for civilians left in northern Gaza, amid ongoing military operations in the enclave ahead of an anticipated full-scale Israeli response to Hamas’s 7 October attack.
UNRWA Warns of Unprecedented Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza
- Inter Press Service
EAST JERUSALEM, Oct 16 (IPS) - As of today, my UNRWA colleagues in Gaza are no longer able to provide humanitarian assistance.
As I speak with you, Gaza is running out of water and electricity. In fact, Gaza is being strangled and it seems that the world right now has lost its humanity.
UN Chief Urged to Create Civil Society Envoy
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (IPS) - When the United Nations commemorated the 75th anniversary of the UN Charter back in 2020, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres paid a supreme compliment to Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).
Security Council rejects Russian resolution on Gaza
- UN News
The UN Security Council on Monday night in New York failed to adopt a resolution proposed by Russia that would have called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, which has been ravaged by almost 10 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas militants.
World News in Brief: UN ‘committed’ to aid Ukraine, blue helmets exit northern Mali, Chad update
- UN News
Ukrainian civilians are committed to staying in their homes near the frontline, as the Russian invasion continues - and the UN “is committed to staying with them.”
Global leaders call for action to meet ambitious development boost
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for increased action to deliver $500 billion a year in affordable, long-term financing to developing countries at the eighth World Investment Forum held in Abu Dhabi.
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