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Ukraine in grip of third winter of escalating Russian attacks
- UN News
Russian forces continue to subject Ukraine’s people to “relentless attacks” by aerial glide bombs, long-range missiles and drones, in a bid to capture further territory in the east of the country, the UN’s deputy human rights chief said on Wednesday.
MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Security Council meets on Syria, plus Gaza and Lebanon updates
- UN News
While the war in Gaza grinds on with dozens of civilians already reportedly killed and injured so far this year - and as the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon largely holds - hopes are still high for a successful transition of power in Damascus following the overthrow of the Assad regime, although needs and challenges are immense. On Wednesday, ambassadors held their first meeting of the year on Syria, with all eyes on a potential lifting of sanctions. App users can follow live here.
World News in Brief: Killings of Alawites in Syria, executions in Iran, human rights defenders in Central African Republic
- UN News
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has urged restraint in Syria, amid reports that some individuals from the country’s Alawite community and other minority groups have been targeted and killed.
World News in Brief: Communal violence in South Sudan, Syria and Gaza updates
- UN News
Communal violence remains the primary driver of conflict in South Sudan and continues to exact a heavy toll on civilians across the country, UN peacekeepers said on Monday.
‘Famine conditions are spreading’ as Sudan’s crisis worsens: Security Council
- UN News
Human suffering in Sudan has reached devastating levels, with over 11.5 million people internally displaced and 3.2 million seeking refuge in neighbouring countries.
Gaza war: UN World Food Programme condemns Israeli attack on aid convoy
- UN News
Israeli airstrikes continued across Gaza overnight into Monday, while the UN World Food Programme (WFP) reported that one of its aid convoys in the war-shattered enclave was targeted by Israeli fire on Sunday.
‘Hospitals have become battlegrounds’: Gaza’s health system on brink of collapse
- UN News
With seven per cent of the population killed or injured since October 2023, the health crisis in Gaza shows no signs of abating.
UN continues to call for timely Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon
- UN News
Operations by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) north of the UN-monitored Blue Line in southern Lebanon have continued, according to the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, UNIFIL.
Haiti gangs crisis: Top rights expert decries attacks on hospitals
- UN News
The UN’s top expert on human rights in Haiti on Friday condemned “intentional” attacks on hospitals, clinics and healthcare workers by armed gangs there, warning that medical facilities were already “near collapse”.
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS LIVE: Security Council holds emergency meeting on collapse of Gaza health system
- UN News
The UN Security Council is meeting in emergency session at 10am in New York on the collapse of health services in Gaza. The meeting was called by Algeria, the leading voice for the Arab world on the Council which has just taken the gavel as president for the month of January. A senior official from the World Health Organization (WHO) briefed ambassadors alongside High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. App users can follow here.
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