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Desperation grows in Gaza: At least 11 schools hit this month, nearly 100 dead
- UN News
At least 11 schools being used as shelters by internally displaced Gazans have been hit so far this month, with nearly 100 deaths reported, said UN aid coordination office, OCHA, on Friday.
‘We need a reset’ says Prime Minister of Barbados
- UN News
The world needs a “reset” the Prime Minister of Barbados told the UN General Assembly on Friday morning.
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Humanitarian system in Gaza ‘hanging by a thread’, says Guterres
- UN News
The UN Security Council debated the current situation on the ground in war-torn Gaza on Friday, where Israeli strikes have killed more than 41,500 Palestinians amid mass displacement and stymied humanitarian efforts as Israel continues hampering the entry of lifesaving aid. UN News app users can catch up with our live coverage here.
UN rights office calls for more action to combat ‘senseless criminality’ in Haiti
- UN News
At least 3,661 people have been killed in Haiti since January due to rampant gang violence, “maintaining the high levels of violence seen in 2023,” the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report issued on Friday.
Netanyahu defends Israel at UN; says he came ‘to set the record straight’
- UN News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had originally intended not to come to the UN General Assembly this year but after hearing the “lies and slander” levelled against his country by other leaders, he decided that he should come and “set the record straight”.
Lebanon crisis: ‘This is just the beginning’ say those impacted by deadly escalation
- UN News
The sudden and massive escalation between Israel and the Hezbollah armed group in Lebanon has created widespread fear that even worse is to come, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
Solar Panels Aim to Protect Mexican Family Farming
- Inter Press Service
SAN MIGEL TOPILEJO, Mexico, Sep 26 (IPS) - Verónica Molina, an indigenous Comcaac woman, first came into contact with solar energy in 2016, when she travelled to India for training on communal photovoltaic facilities. This later enabled her to take part in the installation of the first solar systems and family vegetable gardens in her community, Desemboque del Seri, in northern Mexico.
‘We Need Competitive Elections so Only Truly Committed States Are Elected to the UN Human Rights Council’
- Inter Press Service
Sep 26 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the upcoming election of new members of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council with Madeleine Sinclair, New York Office Director and Legal Counsel at the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR).
Rising Temperatures Devastate Agricultural Eden of India's Kashmir Region
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, India, Sep 26 (IPS) - Nearly 60 percent of Kashmir's agriculture relies on rainwater for irrigation, but this year the rainfall has been poor and the heat tremendous. With the hottest and driest seasons on record, how are farmers to survive?Abdul Hameed Sheikh sowed his crop, working tirelessly for days in his paddy field.
World Governments, NGOs Announce $350m Investments in Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 26 (IPS) - On the heels of the Summit of the Future and the sidelines of the United Nations High-Level Meeting Week, governments and philanthropies pledged to commit at least USD 350 million to boost family planning, sexual and reproductive health and supplies on the national and global level. As enshrined in the newly-adopted Pact for the Future, seeking new international finance models is critical to solving the issues that the world faces today. The decision to pledge forward is a demonstration of commitment to ongoing health issues.
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