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Syria: Hundreds of thousands flee Lebanon, vital food aid blocked
- UN News
The trauma of mass displacement and disruption to aid shipments throughout the world are among the devastating impacts of the war raging in the Middle East, UN agencies said on Tuesday.
MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Vital food aid blocked, Security Council meets in emergency session on Lebanon
- UN News
More than a month since war erupted in the Middle East, UN agencies confirmed on Tuesday that huge numbers of people have returned to Syria from Lebanon "exhausted, traumatized and with very, very few belongings". Meanwhile, the UN International Maritime Organization said that another vessel has been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, increasing concerns of further delays in transporting lifesaving aid. The Security Council met in New York in emergency session on Lebanon. Stay with us for live updates. App users can follow coverage here
‘No precedent’ for seafarers caught in war zone in post-WW2 era
- UN News
Some 20,000 seafarers remain stranded on ships in the Strait of Hormuz as the war in the Middle East continues, a situation which has been described as unprecedented in the post-Second World War era.
Airstrike on funeral underscores rising civilian toll in Sudan
- UN News
Fears are mounting for civilians caught up in Sudan’s deadly war between rival militaries as attacks intensify and humanitarian access shrinks, following a deadly airstrike on a funeral gathering in West Kordofan.
UN condemns killing of two more peacekeepers in Lebanon
- UN News
The United Nations has condemned two consecutive days of deadly attacks on peacekeepers serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), amid rising hostilities between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants.
World News in Brief: Ukraine drone attacks, Afghan rights, Zero-Waste Day
- UN News
A night of drone attacks reportedly killed two people and injured 12 in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, as a maternity hospital and three educational facilities were also damaged.
The image from Gaza that still haunts me: Palestine relief agency chief
- UN News
Asking the softly spoken, veteran humanitarian worker Philippe Lazzarini how he feels as he comes to the end of his second term as the head of the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, is perhaps an unfair question.
Sea mines clearance: A new dimension of difficulty
- UN News
Clearing mines laid at sea can be an “extremely challenging and very dangerous” undertaking according to a UN mines expert.
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 30 March: UN peacekeeper killed amid Israel-Hezbollah clashes
- UN News
Further attacks have been reported across the Middle East as the war enters a second month, with one UN peacekeeper killed in Lebanon on Sunday and another seriously injured. On the diplomatic front, the UN has announced a taskforce to restore the flow of fertilizer and aid through the Strait of Hormuz, while the UN's atomic watchdog confirms an attack on a heavy water facility at Khondab in Iran. Stay with us for live updates on this and UN agencies. App users can follow coverage here.
UN peacekeeper killed, another seriously injured, in southern Lebanon
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for accountability after a peacekeeper was killed in Lebanon on Sunday amid hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.
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