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Middle East crisis: Live updates as General Assembly meets on UNRWA and more
- UN News
The UN General Assembly is holding an informal meeting on UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees that faces new Israeli laws banning it from operating in Occupied Palestinian Territory, as bombings escalated in Gaza and Lebanon. Stay tuned for updates from UN Headquarters in New York and across the region. UN News app users can follow here.
Lebanon conflict at ‘critical point’ with more than 3,000 confirmed dead
- UN News
The war in Lebanon has now killed more than 3,000 people in Lebanon amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes and Hezbollah missile hits in Israel, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday.
Sudan launches first malaria vaccine in landmark child health initiative
- UN News
In a historic health milestone, Sudan has launched its first malaria vaccination campaign amid 18 months of civil conflict, aiming to protect thousands of children from the deadly disease.
Sudan war keeps reaching across borders, Security Council hears
- UN News
In addition to driving a regional refugee crisis, the brutal war in Sudan is exacerbating instability in the contested region of Abyei, a senior UN peacekeeping official said on Tuesday, highlighting escalating challenges.
Middle East crisis: Live updates for 5 November
- UN News
As the crisis grinds on, we will be taking you into UN Geneva for the latest briefings from our colleagues in Gaza and Lebanon as well as UN Headquarters in New York and the field for updates on the developing situation in the Middle East throughout the day. UN News app users can follow here.
Lebanon: UN condemns increasing loss of life and civilian suffering
- UN News
The increasing impact of fighting between Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and militants from Hezbollah on Lebanese civilians “is of grave concern”, said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric on Monday, condemning the mounting loss of life.
DPR Korea’s latest missile launch a ‘grave threat’ to regional stability
- UN News
The launch of “yet another” intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) poses a “grave threat” to regional stability, a senior UN political affairs official warned on Monday, as the Security Council discussed the rising tensions in the region and beyond.
First famine, now cholera and dengue fever surge hits war-torn Sudan
- UN News
War in Sudan has devastated towns and cities across the country and pushed the healthcare system to collapse, just as cases of cholera and dengue fever are surging and hunger levels remain “above the famine threshold”, humanitarians have warned.
Middle East crisis: Gaza polio vaccine campaign under fire
- UN News
Attacks on a clinic and UN staff member were reported during a resumed polio vaccine campaign in besieged northern Gaza, Israeli forces continued airstrikes on Lebanon on Sunday and in Yemen, a new water project launched a “lifeline” for populations fleeing conflict, with updates from Syria.
Lebanon: UN agencies call for ceasefire as war worsens dire conditions
- UN News
The humanitarian situation in Lebanon has surpassed the devastation wrought by the war with Israel in 2006, UN agencies said on Saturday, publishing the latest updates from the ground amid calls for an immediate ceasefire.
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