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‘Safe futures start here’: UN calls for global action to eliminate mine threat
- UN News
More than 100 million people worldwide are at risk from landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, in his message for the International Day for Mine Awareness.
World News in Brief: Israeli military escalation in Syria, Nicaragua rights probe, South Sudan talks
- UN News
The UN Special Envoy for Syria has condemned the repeated and intensifying military escalations by Israel in the country, including airstrikes that have caused civilian casualties.
Gaza: UN rights chief calls for probe into killings of medical workers
- UN News
The recent killings of 15 medical personnel and humanitarian aid workers in Gaza raise further concerns over the commission of war crimes by the Israeli military, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights told the Security Council on Thursday.
UN envoy urges international support for West Africa and the Sahel
- UN News
In a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday, the UN Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel painted a mixed picture of the region, which is facing a growing terrorist threat but also political progress and encouraging initiatives.
Myanmar: UN chief calls for urgent access as quake toll mounts
- UN News
The UN chief on Thursday called for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Myanmar, where last week’s devastating earthquakes claimed over 3,000 lives and left millions in urgent need of aid.
Sudan crisis: UN rights chief condemns extrajudicial killings in Khartoum
- UN News
The fight for Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, likely involved widespread summary executions of civilians following its recent recapture by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Thursday.
UN condemns killing of 1,000 people in Gaza since ceasefire collapse
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed grave concern on Wednesday over the human toll resulting from the intensified hostilities in Gaza.
Sudan: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls
- UN News
Amid alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan, UN reproductive health agency, UNFPA, is warning that over 12 million women and girls – and increasingly men and boys – are estimated to be at risk.
‘Attacks on aid workers must end,’ Security Council told
- UN News
Two senior UN officials appealed in the Security Council on Wednesday for an end to attacks against humanitarians and personnel working for the global organization.
Accountability for missing persons is ‘crucial’: UN human rights chief
- UN News
2024 saw the highest increase in missing persons in at least two decades, with 56,559 new cases recorded, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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