Global IssuesNews headlines for “Nuclear Weapons”, page 21
Gaza: Six UNRWA staff killed in strikes on school sheltering displaced people
- UN News
Six staff members with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, were killed in Gaza on Wednesday when two Israeli airstrikes hit a school-turned-shelter and its surroundings.
Remembering 9/11, UN chief expresses solidarity with victims and their loved ones
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The United Nations joined its host city, New York, in commemorating the 2,977 lives lost on 11 September 2001, when Al-Qaida terrorists hijacked four aircrafts and flew them into buildings in the United States.
Call for ‘solutions across the board’ as 79th General Assembly opens
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The 79th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday afternoon in New York, with incoming President Philemon Yang outlining a vision of unity in diversity and calling for deeper international cooperation to tackle a host of global challenges, including climate change, escalating conflict, and a slowdown in sustainable development.
WFP continues to support millions amid ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine
- UN News
Nearly 50 million people in the Middle East, Northern Africa and Eastern Europe are not getting enough to eat, or double the number from before the Arab Spring over a decade ago, a senior official with the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday in New York.
General Assembly wraps up with calls for unity and resolve
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The 78th session of the UN General Assembly closed on Tuesday, concluding a tumultuous year in international diplomacy and underscoring the need for a collective resolve among nations to confront pressing challenges.
Escalating violence in Syria raises fear of ‘large-scale war’
- UN News
Increased violence along the frontlines in Syria, with continued war crimes on all sides, is leaving civilians in the region fearful of a “large-scale war”, a new report from the UN Syria Commission of Inquiry released on Tuesday warns.
Security Council: UN calls for safe, unimpeded passage of aid to Ukraine
- UN News
The Security Council in New York on Tuesday debated the latest barrage of Russian missile and drone attacks that have targeted multiple cities across Ukraine in recent days. The acting UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told ambassadors that the human suffering during Russia's on-going invasion "continues at intolerable levels". UN News app users can follow our coverage here.
UN envoy condemns deadly strike on Gaza camp in humanitarian zone
- UN News
The UN Middle East envoy has strongly condemned deadly airstrikes by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday on a densely populated area in an Israeli-designated humanitarian zone in Gaza.
UN investigators warn of widespread abuses in Myanmar conflict
- UN News
Warfare in Myanmar has escalated into systematic atrocities, including attacks targeting civilians, torture and sexual violence, the UN independent rights probe into the country said on Monday.
Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class
- UN News
Monday would have marked the start of the new school year in Gaza, but the ongoing war continues to deprive hundreds of thousands of children of this fundamental right, UN agencies have warned.
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