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World News in Brief: Guterres condemns antisemitic attacks, ILO to debate pros and cons of working online, Sudan, Ukraine updates
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Monday reinforced his stand against all acts of antisemitism following the horrific attack in Boulder, Colorado, at the weekend and vandalism in France targeting Jewish landmarks.
UN calls for ‘immediate and unconditional’ release of aid workers arbitrarily detained in Yemen
- UN News
As June marks one year since the arbitrary detention of dozens of personnel from the UN, NGOs, civil society organizations and diplomatic missions by the Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen, the UN Secretary-General has reiterated his call for their release, urging they be freed “immediately and unconditionally.”
Deadly flooding in Nigeria displaces thousands
- UN News
Flash flooding in western Nigeria at the weekend has caused devastation around the town of Mokwa in Niger state, leaving more than 150 dead and 3,000 people displaced – more than half of whom are children aged 12 and under – the UN said on Monday.
Germany’s Annalena Baerbock elected President of the 80th General Assembly
- UN News
Former German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock was elected President of the General Assembly’s 80th session on Monday. Her appointment comes as the regional group that includes Western Europe takes its turn at the helm of the world body.
Gaza: Guterres urges probe into killings at food distribution sites
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General has called for an investigation into the killing and injury of Palestinians seeking food aid in Gaza on Sunday.
Frontline Ukrainian families face perilous task of farming mined fields
- UN News
As Ukrainian and Russian delegations meet for a second round of preliminary peace talks in Turkïye on Monday, rural communities faced their own challenge: finding something to eat.
South Asian Cities Faced Relentless, Record-Breaking Heatwaves Last Year
- Inter Press Service
BENGALURU, India / COLOMBO Sri Lanka, Jun 02 (IPS) - From the blistering heat of Delhi’s streets to Colombo’s humid corners, workers in the informal economy are silently enduring the toll of labour on their bodies and livelihoods.
Life Below Water Goes Deep: Our Planet’s Greatest Untold Story
- Inter Press Service
NICE, France, Jun 02 (IPS) - As David Attenborough reflects in his new documentary Ocean, “After living for nearly 100 years on this planet, I now understand the most important place on Earth is not on land, but at sea". We wholeheartedly agree - and urge governments convening at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in France next month to remember that life below water goes deep.
Lifting of Israeli blockade ‘the only way to avert mass starvation’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief
- UN News
Amid disputed reports of Israeli forces firing on civilians near a new privatised aid distribution point in southern Gaza, the head of the Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, said on Sunday that lifting the months-long aid blockade of the enclave is the only way to avoid “mass starvation”.
Helpless in the face of hunger: Gaza families pray for deliverance – or death
- UN News
“I stood helpless in the face of my son's hunger. I cried a lot and told him to drink from our little water to satisfy his hunger,” said Zeenat, a young Palestinian woman speaking to UN News from the battered Gaza Strip.
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