Global IssuesNews headlines for “Nuclear Weapons”, page 24
West Bank strikes: UN rights office condemns Israeli military escalation
- UN News
Amid further raids, airstrikes and settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, warned that the Israeli military’s actions risked further enflaming an “already explosive situation”.
Flooding from Sudan dam collapse worsens humanitarian crisis
- UN News
Around 20 villages in eastern Sudan have reportedly been “destroyed”, with 70 impacted overall, after floodwaters burst through a major dam, according to UN humanitarians – adding to the suffering of communities already devastated by the ongoing war between rival militaries.
Guterres strongly condemns Burkina Faso terror attack ; hundreds killed and injured
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of around 200 people in the Burkinabe town of Barsalogho at the weekend, which left a further 140 injured.
UN upholds safety and efficacy of Gaza polio vaccine
- UN News
The United Nations has upheld the safety of the polio vaccine that will be administered to more than half a million Palestinian children during an inoculation campaign in Gaza.
In Gaza, evacuation orders threaten to uproot UN’s aid hub once again
- UN News
The plight of Gaza’s people continues to worsen in the enclave where humanitarian operations are “ongoing where feasible” amid repeated evacuation orders from the Israeli military, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, warned on Tuesday.
The Geneva Conventions: ‘Rules of war’ saved me, says former child soldier
- UN News
Seventy-five years since the ratification of the Geneva Conventions, a former child soldier-turned foreign minister of Sierra Leone has urged greater international support for the key accords, highlighting their importance in rehabilitating him and tens of thousands of his fellow compatriots following the country’s bitter civil war.
Polio vaccines arrive in Gaza in boost to vaccination campaign: UNICEF
- UN News
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday the arrival of 1.2 million doses of vital polio vaccines in Gaza, amid urgent calls for humanitarian pauses to reach hundreds of thousands of at-risk children.
Internally displaced families in Yemen need increased aid: UNHCR
- UN News
A new update from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reveals that millions of internally displaced families across Yemen are in critical need of more humanitarian assistance.
Top UN aid official deplores latest wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine
- UN News
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine has condemned deadly Russian missile and drone strikes that began overnight and reportedly targeted 15 regions of the country.
Middle East: ‘No time to lose’ in negotiating ceasefire and Gaza hostage release: Top UN envoy
- UN News
Against the backdrop of another major escalation across the Blue Line dividing southern Lebanon and Israel on Sunday, the UN’s top Middle East envoy said on Sunday “there is no time to lose” for a ceasefire in Gaza and release of all hostages.
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