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The Mideast Conflict Spreads—Beyond the Strait of Hormuz & towards the UN Cafeteria
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 8 (IPS) - The 10-month-old Middle East conflict—which has triggered a rise in the cost of living worldwide, and an increase in the prices of food, groceries and gasoline—is likely to impose burdens on hundreds of UN staffers, delegates, journalists and civil society representatives and thousands more, during the General Assembly sessions beginning September.
World News in Brief: Haiti crisis continues, Gaza-West Bank update, Sir David Attenborough at 100
- UN News
Haiti continues to face escalating violence and deepening insecurity, with gangs expanding their reach beyond Port-au-Prince and civilians increasingly caught between armed groups and security operations.
Central African Republic: Funding cuts put humanitarian support at risk
- UN News
The Central African Republic (CAR) is making progress towards stability and security but major aid budget cuts threaten humanitarian operations there, a senior official with the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Friday in New York.
Somalia teeters on the brink of catastrophe as hunger crisis deepens
- UN News
“This is not a distant warning. This is a crisis that is unfolding right now and it's deepening quickly.”
Malaria vaccine is saving children’s lives: WHO
- UN News
New evidence shows that malaria vaccination is significantly reducing child deaths in Africa and could have an even greater impact as programmes expand, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
‘Victims need a voice, assistance and justice’: UN victims’ rights advocate calls for stronger action
- UN News
The United Nations Victims’ Rights Advocate has called for stronger and sustained action on behalf of the people she serves across the UN system.
Ukraine: Over 3,000 attacks on healthcare since full-scale Russian invasion
- UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) has verified more than 3,000 attacks on healthcare in Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, the UN agency reported on Friday.
Lebanon war leaves families foraging for food despite ceasefire
- UN News
The fragile ceasefire in Lebanon hasn’t prevented “ongoing killing and displacement”, with villages in the south of the country rendered completely unrecognizable after Israeli strikes, aid teams reported on Friday.
Wider hantavirus outbreak risk is ‘absolutely low’, insists UN health agency
- UN News
The risk of hantavirus spreading to the general population is “absolutely low”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) stressed on Friday, as a flight attendant tested negative for the disease after coming into contact with an infected passenger from the cruise ship at the centre of the outbreak, who later died.
‘Every Bird Counts:’ How city residents can help protect migratory birds
- UN News
Did you know that millions of birds may be migrating silently overhead right now as you read this – and you don’t even need to leave the house to see them?
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