News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 162
Human rights situation in Haiti remains ‘very alarming’, UN report finds
- UN News
Gang violence in Haiti continues to have a devastating impact on the population, according to a new report from the UN office in the country (BINUH) on human rights violations recorded during the last quarter of 2024.
Deadly attacks in eastern Aleppo highlight Syria’s vulnerability
- UN News
The United Nations on Tuesday condemned a deadly car bomb attack in the Syrian city of Manbij that killed 20 people, mostly women, and left many others critically injured.
World News in Brief: ‘Ruthless assault on human life’ in Sudan, Gaza ceasefire must hold says relief chief, World Cancer Day
- UN News
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan has again urged warring parties to stop targeting civilians.
Why have UN peacekeepers been in DR Congo for 65 years?
- UN News
Regional conflicts, murderous militias, the exploitation of natural resources, innocent civilians forced to flee their homes; these recent developments in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are just the latest in the central African nation’s troubled history.
DR Congo: UN call to reopen Goma airport ‘lifeline’, as crisis deepens
- UN News
The UN’s top humanitarian official in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday called for Goma airport to be urgently reopened, warning its continued closure is paralyzing relief operations.
UNRWA delivers bulk of aid in Gaza, as destruction mounts in West Bank
- UN News
Some 30,000 residents from Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank have fled their homes after large swathes of it were destroyed in a series of controlled detonations by the Israeli security forces (ISF), the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) said on Tuesday.
Hidden Danger: How War Remnants Threaten Syrian Lives
- Inter Press Service
IDLIB, Syria, Feb 03 (IPS) - When 42-year-old Amina al-Hassan's family returned home after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, her son stood on a landmine.
‘Grieving and crying’ as people on either side of Gaza conflict come together
- UN News
Two people who have fought on opposing sides of the decades-old conflict between Palestinians and Israel have come to together through “grieving and crying” to discuss how Israeli Jews and Palestinians can live side by side in peace.
Sudan: UN chief condemns reported executions as starvation risks rise
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General expressed deep alarm on Monday over reports of summary executions of civilians in the Sudanese city of Khartoum North, allegedly carried out by fighters and militias allied with the forces of the military Government.
Syria: Special Envoy applauds ‘shared conviction’ among Syrians on political transition
- UN News
The UN Special Envoy for Syria said on Monday that Syrians across the political spectrum share a deep conviction that the country’s political transition must succeed.
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