Global IssuesNews headlines for “Nuclear Weapons”, page 45
‘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.
Haiti’s health system pushed to breaking point: UNICEF
- UN News
Haiti’s health system is now “on the verge of collapse” UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Haiti Bruno Maes warned on Wednesday, amidst an alarming decrease in the number of hospitals still functioning in the violence-wracked Caribbean nation.
Gaza: Rafah aid situation increasingly desperate, UN teams warn
- UN News
Hostilities across Gaza reportedly continued on Wednesday, fuelling already alarming aid access problems and dire food insecurity as the main entrance routes for relief convoys remained closed or too dangerous to accessUN aid workers warned.
‘Alarming lack of compliance’ with international law ramps up danger for civilians
- UN News
The plight of civilians affected by war in 2023 was “resoundingly dire”, as the world witnessed horrors not only in Gaza and southern Israel but also the intense suffering of populations in other crisis hotspots around the globe, senior UN officials said on Tuesday.
Ukraine: humanitarian, health needs soar as Kharkiv hostilities intensify
- UN News
The UN expressed new concerns on Tuesday over a rise in displacement and humanitarian needs in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, amid “relentless” Russian air and ground attacks.
Gaza: WHO chief calls for end to latest hospital siege
- UN News
As bombardments by the Israeli military reportedly continued overnight across Gaza, along with ground incursions and heavy fighting, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) issued an alert on Tuesday for staff and patients at besieged Al-Awda Hospital in the north of the enclave.
Second draft resolution on weapons-free outer space fails in Security Council
- UN News
For the second time in less than a month, the UN Security Council failed to adopt a Russian-sponsored draft resolution aimed at preventing an arms race in outer space. This follows Russia’s veto of a text co-led by the US and Japan in April.
With Gaza on the brink, hostage talks must resume, Security Council hears
- UN News
Gaza stands at “yet another precipice of further catastrophe” as the latest round of hostage negotiations in Cairo failed to reach an agreement, a senior UN official warned the Security Council on Monday.
Rafah exodus passes 810,000, says UNRWA
- UN News
At least 810,000 people have fled Rafah in just two weeks, UN humanitarians said on Monday amid reports of ongoing Israeli military operations in the southern city and in the north of Gaza.
ICC seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leaders and Israel’s Netanyahu
- UN News
Arrest warrants are being sought for the leaders of Hamas and Israel for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity linked to the war in Gaza, the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Monday.
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