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Gaza: UN calls for probe following deadly strikes on Nasser Hospital
- UN News
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza following two deadly Israeli air strikes on the Nasser Hospital in the southern Strip on Monday.
UN urges renewed solidarity eight years after forced exodus of Rohingya
- UN News
Monday marks eight years since the mass displacement of Rohingya from Rakhine state in Myanmar and the United Nations is calling for greater international solidarity with the mainly Muslim minority community.
DR Congo: The doctor who couldn’t leave Goma
- UN News
In the days leading up to the fall of Goma, the capital of North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dr. Thierno Balde slept with a helmet and bulletproof vest beside his bed as shells rattled the walls of his hotel.
Driven by hunger in Gaza, amputees are part of the collateral damage
- UN News
One of the many ugly consequences of wars and conflict is injuries leading to a loss of limbs. Gaza, which now has the highest number of child amputees per capita anywhere in the world, is no exception.
Yemen: How acts of compassion light the way for healing
- UN News
Dr. Nouf moves briskly from patient to patient wearing her mask and gloves, with a stethoscope resting around her neck, driven by a strong passion to help the vulnerable at the Migrant Response Point (MRP) in Ma’rib in Yemen.
International Day for Remembrance of Slave Trade: ‘Time to abolish exploitation once and for all’
- UN News
Victims of atrocities and freedom fighters across history can inspire future generations to build just societies, the chief of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said on the occasion of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, commemorated annually on 23 August.
Health and aid workers targeted in conflicts around the world, UN agency says
- UN News
From Gaza to Sudan, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to protect civilian populations, with health workers, hospitals, health centres and ambulances being targeted in horrifying numbers, according to the UN agency for reproductive health and rights, UNFPA.
IPC Officially Declares Famine; More than Half a Million Starving in Gaza
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 22 (IPS) - The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has officially declared that there is famine in Gaza. The world’s biggest food monitoring system raised its classification to Phase 5, the highest level on its food insecurity scale.
Who Should Lead the UN Development Programme?
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, California / APEX, North Carolina, US, August 22 (IPS) - In June this year, UNDP bade farewell to Achim Steiner. The ninth Administrator in UNDP’s history had completed a second four-year term in office.
2025 Is On Track To Mark The Deadliest Year for Humanitarian Aid Workers
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 22 (IPS) - World Humanitarian Day (August 19) honors humanitarian aid workers, raises public awareness for humanitarian crises, and advocate for strengthened international cooperation. Through this year’s theme, A Call to #ActForHumanity, the United Nations underscored the need for increased funding for lifesaving humanitarian missions, stronger protections for aid personnel, and accountability for violations of international law.
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