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Journalists being forgotten on the frontline, warns injured war reporter
- UN News
A war reporter from Lebanon who lost a limb in the line of duty is calling for an end to impunity for attacks against journalists.
Pandemic heroes stepped up in 2020 – now they’re asking world leaders to do the same
- UN News
As world leaders negotiate the landmark Pandemic Preparedness Treaty at the WHO Assembly, we revisit frontline doctors, community advocates, a youth volunteer, and a journalist who lived through the storm of COVID-19. Theirs are just some of the millions of testimonies worldwide helping shape the urgent call for action.
UN’s Türk criticises ‘draconian’ decree limiting dissent in Mali
- UN News
The military authorities in Mali have dissolved all political parties and repealed laws protecting political participation, drawing sharp condemnation from the UN’s top human rights official on Friday.
End senseless killings in the West Bank: UN rights office
- UN News
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) called on Friday for an end to senseless killings in the occupied West Bank, where a pregnant Israeli woman was among the latest victims.
Another year, another rise in food insecurity – including famine
- UN News
In July 2024, famine was detected in the Sudan’s Zamzam IDP camp. In the following months, the official alert expanded to other camps in Darfur and Western Nuba Mountains. From December until now, famine has been confirmed in five other areas of the war-torn country. A further 17 areas are at risk.
Gazans ‘in terror’ after another night of deadly strikes and siege
- UN News
Amid reports that Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight Friday killed at least 64 people, aid teams once again pushed back strongly at allegations that aid is being diverted to Hamas, demanding an end to Israel’s blockade.
Young Africans Priced Out of Cities as Urban Housing Crisis Deepens
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, May 15 (IPS) - After graduating in 2019, Jeremiah Achimugu left Sokoto State in northwestern Nigeria for Abuja, the nation’s capital, in search of better opportunities. But life in the city brought unexpected challenges, especially the high cost of housing.
Mask Off – Recapping the 2025 World Bank Land Conference
- Inter Press Service
OAKLAND, California, USA, May 15 (IPS) - Last week, at its annual Land Conference in Washington D.C., (May 5-8), the World Bank showed allegiance to the new US administration by dropping the pretense of promoting land reform for climate action and confirming that its land agenda is about boosting corporate profits.
‘We are still waiting for our loved ones’: Families of the abducted speak out
- UN News
Two families – one still waiting for answers 75 years after a father was taken during the Korean War, the other pleading for a son’s return from captivity in Gaza – shared their testimonies before the UN Security Council on Thursday.
Gaza: New displacement orders force thousands to flee as famine looms
- UN News
Intensified hostilities continue in the Gaza Strip, bringing further death, displacement and destruction as the weeks-long aid blockade grinds on, the UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) said on Thursday.
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