News headlines for “Foreign Policy — Projecting Power”, page 46

  1. Deep concerns over ‘inhuman’ detention of Gazans by Israeli authorities

    - UN News

    Amid further reported bombardment of Gaza overnight into Tuesday, UN and partner organizations have expressed deep concern over the “inhuman” detention of suspected Palestinian fighters in the enclave by Israeli authorities, alleging treatment so poor that some had to have limbs amputated “due to prolonged shackling”.

  2. Gaza: Mass casualties reported in Israeli attack on camp for displaced

    - UN News

    Dozens of people are believed to have died in an Israeli overnight attack on a camp for displaced Gazans in Rafah in the south of the enclave, the latest gruesome development in more than seven months of war between the Israeli military and Palestinian fighters, UN humanitarians said on Monday.

  3. Russian attack on Kharkiv shopping centre ‘utterly unacceptable’, says senior UN official

    - UN News

    An attack by Russian armed forces on a busy shopping centre in Kharkiv on Saturday reportedly killed at least four people and injured around 40. Denise Brown, the UN Humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine, strongly condemned the strike and called for civilians to be protected.

  4. Security Council denounces attacks against aid workers, UN personnel

    - UN News

    The United Nations Security Council on Friday strongly condemned rising attacks on humanitarian workers and UN personnel, urging all conflict parties to ensure their safety and access.

  5. Sudan: Deteriorating situation in El Fasher, health system collapsing nationwide

    - UN News

    The humanitarian situation for some 800,000 civilians in El Fasher, Sudan, and surrounding areas in North Darfur continues to deteriorate amid ongoing clashes between rival military forces, the UN reported on Friday.

  6. Myanmar: UN rights office warns of growing crisis in Rakhine state

    - UN News

    The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for an end to renewed violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where reports have emerged of attacks against the minority Muslim Rohingya community, including beheadings and the razing of homes.

  7. Gaza: World court orders Israel to halt military operations in Rafah

    - UN News

    The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday issued new provisional measures that order Israel to immediately end military operations in Rafah in southern Gaza and to open the governate’s border crossing for urgent aid deliveries.

  8. Increasing disease and humanitarian strain in Gaza amid aid shortages

    - UN News

    Living conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate, with reports of an increase in diarrhoea and suspected cases of Hepatitis A, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday.

  9. World News in Brief: ‘Appalling’ attacks in Kharkiv, plea to aid Myanmar civilians, maritime tribunal boosts climate action, civilian protection

    - UN News

    The UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine on Thursday said she was “deeply disturbed” at the relentless attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv which have been continuing virtually non-stop for nearly two weeks.

  10. ‘Now is the time to unleash Africa’s peace power’ Guterres tells Security Council

    - UN News

    Peace is the key to unlocking Africa’s future and for strengthening the continent’s voice and influence in building peace globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday.

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