News headlines for “Nuclear Weapons”, page 44
Terror and chaos for Gaza’s people now entering the ‘death phase’
- UN News
After another deadly weekend in Gaza in which at least 67 Palestinians were reportedly killed seeking food, UN aid teams on Monday described “mayhem” and starvation in the enclave as the Israeli military pushed into Deir Al-Balah for the first time.
Doha agreement brings DR Congo government and M23 rebels a step closer to peace
- UN News
An agreement signed by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) has been hailed by the UN peacekeeping mission in the country (MONUSCO) as “an important step towards sustainable peace.”
Desks become beds as Haitian school shelters people displaced by violence
- UN News
Gang violence in Haiti has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and many are finding shelter in former schools where belief in the power of education remains strong.
World News in Brief: Violence in Haiti, rising insecurity in DR Congo, expert panel on nuclear war
- UN News
The UN humanitarian affairs office OCHA is stressing the need to scale up support for displaced families in Haiti amid ongoing insecurity and violence.
Humanitarians report more deaths, displacement and desperation in Gaza
- UN News
The continued onslaught and mass deprivation of people in the Gaza Strip is becoming normalised, the UN aid coordination office OCHA warned on Friday.
UN envoy urges Colombia to ‘stay the course’ as peace faces new strains
- UN News
Colombia has changed profoundly since the 2016 peace deal, but uneven state presence, lingering armed groups and mounting political tensions threaten to erode confidence unless implementation accelerates, the top UN envoy for the country said on Friday.
On the road in war-torn Gaza
- UN News
Mohammed Saad sits with others inside a homemade cart pulled by a car carrying several passengers, waiting to travel to Gaza City in one of the “uncomfortable and extremely expensive” means of transportation used to get around the Strip.
Aid cuts leave refugee agency unable to shelter six in 10 fleeing war in Sudan
- UN News
Major cuts to aid budgets have already left people fleeing wars in Sudan and beyond without the assistance and protection they need, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
Syria crisis: Hundreds killed in ongoing violence, hospitals overwhelmed
- UN News
Amid violent clashes in southern Syria’s Sweida governorate, a picture of grave human rights abuses and rising humanitarian needs is emerging by the hour, the UN said on Friday.
As war rages on in Ukraine, organised crime is taking new forms
- UN News
Almost four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, criminal groups in Ukraine are adapting their business models amid displacement, rising trafficking risks and an increased demand for synthetic drugs, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a report published on Friday.
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