Global IssuesNews headlines for “Nuclear Weapons”, page 27
UN appeals for ‘maximum restraint’ following Israeli strikes in Beirut
- UN News
The United Nations has voiced grave concern over Israeli strikes in the densely populated southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on Tuesday, which resulted in scores of civilian casualties.
Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of Palestinians
- UN News
A new UN report published Wednesday into alleged abuses carried out against thousands of Palestinians detained by the Israeli authorities since war erupted in Gaza last October has documented a range of serious violations that may amount to torture.
Venezuela: UN rights chief concerned about post-election tension and violence
- UN News
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has joined the Secretary-General in voicing concern over the situation in Venezuela following the recent presidential election.
Security Council lifts arms embargo on Central African Republic forces
- UN News
The UN Security Council on Tuesday lifted the arms embargo on the Central African Republic (CAR) government forces, while calling on all nations to take all necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply of all types of weapons and related materiel to armed groups operating there.
Gazans need polio vaccines amid ‘deathly cycle’ of hunger, heat and disease, say UN aid agencies
- UN News
In a bid to prevent a polio epidemic in Gaza, UN humanitarians on Tuesday repeated continuing international calls for a ceasefire to allow a mass vaccination campaign to get underway.
UN official describes Gaza situation as ‘absolutely catastrophic’ amid severe shortages
- UN News
The top UN humanitarian official for Gaza said on Monday that the situation in the war-ravaged enclave remains “absolutely catastrophic”, with Palestinian civilians enduring a “horrendous maelstrom of human misery.”
Venezuela: Guterres calls for ‘complete transparency’ following disputed presidential election
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commended the people of Venezuela “for their determination to express their will peacefully through the ballot box,” his Spokesperson said on Monday.
Gaza: Fresh evacuation orders compound misery for enclave’s displaced
- UN News
New forced displacements have continued in Gaza as regional tensions escalate after a deadly strike in the Syrian Golan Heights, where 12 youngsters were killed over the weekend, UN humanitarians have said.
Healthcare in Sudan ‘hanging by a thread,’ warns UN agency
- UN News
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday strongly denounced the increasing attacks on healthcare facilities in Sudan, reporting over 20 such incidents in the last two months.
UN officials alarmed by civilian targeting amid renewed fighting in Myanmar
- UN News
Senior UN officials on Monday voiced alarm over the continued escalation in conflict in Myanmar, amid reports of direct targeting of civilians in aerial attacks, and the abduction and forced recruitment of children by armed forces.
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