UN News Today 20 August 2024
- Combating mpox is a ‘litmus test for global equity’, says UN health agency
- Attacks on civilians in Ukraine must stop, top UN aid official insists
- Gaza evacuation orders have uprooted 13,500 Palestinians: OCHA
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UN News Today 19 August 2024
- An appeal for greater protection of aid workers on World Humanitarian Day
- Nearly 2,000 attacks on healthcare since Ukraine war began: WHO
- Guterres welcomes move to reopen key border crossing for aid delivery to Sudan
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Ukraine: Deteriorating safety at Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant following drone blast nearby
Safety at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine is deteriorating following a drone strike that hit the road near the site’s perimeter, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Saturday.
UN News Today 8 August 2024
- UNDP and UNHCR launch joint programme to aid war-affected civilians in Ukraine
- WHO elevates Mpox response as cases rise in the African region
- WHO provides humanitarian care in Yemen following heavy rainfall
- WMO says extreme levels of heat continued through July
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Security Council debates weapon transfers to Ukraine
The transfer of arms to Ukraine was the focus of debate in the UN Security Council on Thursday in the latest meeting convened by Russia to address the issue.
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New support needed amid preparations for Ukraine’s third wartime winter
A new $100 million financial contribution will be given to support displaced and war-affected people in Ukraine as they prepare for the third winter since the start of Russia’s invasion, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi announced on Thursday during his third wartime visit to Kharkiv.
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General Assembly demands immediate end to Russian aggression in Ukraine
The UN General Assembly on Thursday demanded that Russia immediately cease its aggression against Ukraine and unconditionally withdraw all military forces from Ukrainian territory.
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World News in Brief: Ukraine rescue efforts, Libyan activist abducted, climate impacts on fish stocks, SDG ‘wake-up call’
The UN and its partners are offering support to Ukrainian authorities as they address the impact of the deadly Russian airstrikes in Kyiv and other cities earlier this week, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) reported on Wednesday.
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UN rights chief calls for end to war on Ukraine following latest airstrikes
The UN human rights chief Volker Türk expressed his outrage on Tuesday at Russia’s latest airstrikes on Ukrainian cities which killed dozens and hit the country’s biggest children’s hospital in the capital Kyiv.
UN News Today 9 July 2024
- Ukraine’s main children’s hospital likely received a direct hit when it was struck on Monday, say UN rights monitors
- Gazans are continue to reel from intensified malnutrition and heat risks
- Arbitrary detentions and impunity are happening on a massive scale in Libya, the Human Rights Council hears