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Lebanon–Israel tensions escalate as Gaza sees major aid delivery
- UN News
Peacekeepers in Lebanon have reported a marked deterioration in the security situation along the Blue Line of separation, with Israeli forces intensifying their military footprint in violation of a landmark Security Council resolution, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Thursday.
Gloria Steinem: A voice for women, to the very end
- UN News
Gloria Steinem, the journalist and women's rights campaigner who became one of the most influential voices of the feminist movement, has died at the age of 92. In an announcement on Instagram, her family said she had passed away on Wednesday at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her.
Security Council LIVE: Addressing the legacy of Syria’s chemical weapons
- UN News
Following revelations from the UN nuclear watchdog that the former Syrian regime failed to report holding nuclear material and the discovery in May of an undeclared chemical weapons cache, the Security Council meets Thursday at 10am (local time) to be briefed on latest developments and discuss the way ahead.
Outside forces fuel Sudan war, new report finds
- UN News
Foreign recruitment and external support networks are fuelling the brutal conflict in Sudan, independent UN human rights investigators said on Thursday in a new report, calling for accountability as fighting continues between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Nepal floods leave 22,000 children without safe water: UNICEF
- UN News
More than a week after flash floods struck the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river basin in Nepal, at least 22,000 children urgently need safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene support, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday.
El Niño is surging. Months of extreme heat could follow
- UN News
Fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific waters, the El Niño climate pattern is intensifying and has yet to peak. Forecasters are almost certain it will persist through February 2027 – with unusually warm conditions expected across much of the world in the coming months.
One in five children in 21 nations faced tech-facilitated sexual abuse: UNICEF
- UN News
About 20 million children aged 12 to 17 – one in five across 21 countries – were sexually exploited by perpetrators using technology such as social media, according to a UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report released on Thursday.
Families in Desperate Search for Victims of the ‘Himalayan Tsunami’ in Nepal
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, September 2 (IPS) - On Sunday afternoon, Mingma Tamang, 29, rushed into the TU Teaching Hospital’s emergency ward, where a rescue team had just brought in an injured person in the Rasuwa flash flood – but she soon left grim-faced.
World News in Brief: US-Iran war intensifies, aid for Myanmar, casualties in Ukraine
- UN News
Fighting between the United States and Iran has sharply escalated after a month-long lull, with the two sides exchanging strikes as fears grow over further civilian casualties.
Repression of political opposition surges in post-election Zambia
- UN News
Following Zambia’s contested presidential and parliamentary elections almost three weeks ago, the crackdown on political opposition has intensified, raising concerns about the future of democracy in the country, according to a UN Human Rights Council-appointed expert.
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