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Russian missiles kill 17 more in Ukraine as Guterres calls for ceasefire
- UN News
Russian ballistic missile strikes killed 17 people and injured more than 40 in and around the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, local authorities reported.
Middle East: 94 per cent need shelter in Gaza, Israel ramps up demolitions in Lebanon
- UN News
Ninety-four cent of Gaza’s 2.1 million residents need shelter as Israeli gunfire and strikes continue inside the enclave, UN agencies and peacekeepers warned on Thursday.
Colombia earthquake: 1.2 million need aid as some communities remain out of reach
- UN News
Ten days after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia, an estimated 1.2 million people need humanitarian assistance, while some communities have still received little or no aid, UN agencies said on Thursday.
Mpox: Children account for half of suspected cases in Guinea-Bissau
- UN News
Children, who are particularly vulnerable to the disease, account for half of the 46 suspected mpox cases identified in Guinea-Bissau – with 16 of them under the age of four.
DR Congo receives 70,000 Ebola vaccine doses as Bundibugyo outbreak spreads
- UN News
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine from the UN’s international vaccine coordination group (ICG) to protect frontline communities against the Ebola virus disease.
As elections near, South Sudan risks new atrocity crimes, warns rights probe
- UN News
The under-reported humanitarian crisis in South Sudan risks deepening with the real possibility of further atrocity crimes unless renewed fighting stops, a UN-backed probe said on Thursday.
How Mexico’s Search Collectives Claimed a Place at the World Cup
- Inter Press Service
Weeks have gone by since the World Cup ended. Its aftermath has sparked a broader conversation about who football’s biggest tournament belongs to and how it should look in 2030 . One postscript to that conversation comes from Mexico.
UN Reiterates its 18-Year-Old Ban on Smoking
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 19 (IPS) - When smoking was common in the corridors of the UN, in the delegate’s lounge and in committee rooms during the 1970s and 90s, the office of the Secretary-General sent a memo that read: “Smoking was Discouraged” in the UN building—sounding far short of a ban.
GAZA: ‘There Are No Standards to Tell You What to Do in Conditions like Gaza’
- Inter Press Service
CIVICUS discusses the state of civic and humanitarian action in Gaza with Ibrahim Arandas, a Palestinian activist and project manager at SPARK Gaza, a civil society organisation that provides humanitarian and psychosocial support.
Remembering Fidel Castro, a Hero of the World’s Oppressed People
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, August 19 (IPS) - The 13th of August marked the 100th birthday of Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz – in short Fidel Castro. Amidst an intensified US siege and the threat of invasion, Cubans commemorated their dear leader’s centenary birth anniversary with events that included an International Book Fair, art exhibitions, concerts and gatherings of delegates from left-wing organisations across the continent.
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