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Gaza: Destruction of vital lifting gear halts search for thousands buried under rubble
- UN News
Families in Gaza were holding on to the slim chance of finding loved ones buried under the ruins of destroyed homes – but that hope is fading fast.
Colombia: UN mission chief stresses need to advance implementation of peace deal
- UN News
Colombia must harmonize peace policies and security policies, the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Gaza aid crisis deepens as border closure stretches into 50th day
- UN News
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels, with more than two million people – mostly women and children – trapped, starving and desperate, as no aid has been allowed in for the past 50 days.
Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cuts
- UN News
Funding and supply shortfalls for the UN World Food Programme's relief work in Ethiopia will halt lifesaving treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children at the end of the month. “We are at the breaking point,” the agency said on Tuesday.
Trump Wants World to Subsidise US Empire
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Apr 22 (IPS) - Donald Trump’s top economic advisor claims the President has weaponised tariffs to ‘persuade’ other nations to pay the US to maintain its supposedly mutually beneficial global empire.
Haiti faces ‘point of no return’ as gang violence fuels chaos
- UN News
Haiti is on the verge of “total chaos” as coordinated gang violence continues to escalate, threatening the State’s ability to maintain public order, the UN’s top envoy for the country warned on Monday.
Sudan war: Hundreds of thousands flee renewed violence in North Darfur
- UN News
A mass wave of displacement in Sudan’s North Darfur state is pushing hundreds of thousands into precarious conditions far from lifesaving aid, as overstretched operations struggle to keep pace with the growing emergency.
UN chief urges ‘utmost restraint’ amid escalating violence in Yemen
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General has expressed grave concern over US airstrikes in and around Yemen’s port of Ra’s Isa this week, which reportedly resulted in scores of civilian casualties.
Myanmar: Thousands remain in crisis weeks after deadly earthquakes
- UN News
Thousands of families in Myanmar remain without shelter, water, or medical care three weeks after deadly earthquakes struck the country, as frequent aftershocks compound the suffering of communities already battered by conflict and poverty.
Sudan: No respite for civilians amid unrelenting war and aid access barriers
- UN News
As Sudan’s civil war grinds on, millions of civilians remain trapped in a relentless cycle of displacement, hunger and violence, while relief efforts are stifled by insecurity and bureaucratic hurdles.
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