News headlines for “Nuclear Weapons”, page 9
Ukraine: UN aid convoy reaches frontlines in Dnipro
- UN News
A UN humanitarian convoy reached frontline communities in Ukraine’s Dnipro region on Wednesday, delivering critical medical and hygiene supplies as fighting continues to take a heavy toll on civilians and infrastructure across the country.
UN warns civilians remain at risk as airstrikes continue across Gaza
- UN News
Fresh airstrikes and shelling across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours have put civilians at renewed risk and compounded months of hardship, the UN said on Tuesday, warning that humanitarian needs continue to outpace access and capacity.
Violence surges in South Sudan leaving civilians at risk and peacekeepers stretched thin
- UN News
Escalating violence, political stalemate and humanitarian constraints are pushing South Sudan’s civilians to the brink once again, while funding cuts weaken the UN mission tasked with protecting them.
In Sudan, sick and starving children ‘wasting away’
- UN News
Relentless violence, famine and disease are fuelling a rising death toll among children in Sudan, while attacks on healthcare and a lack of aid access hamper efforts to help them, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday.
Ethiopia: Türk fears new crisis in Tigray amid renewed fighting
- UN News
UN human rights chief Volker Türk appealed on Tuesday to all parties involved in renewed heavy fighting in Ethiopia’s ‘precarious’ Tigray region to step back, warning of the potential for a deepening crisis in the country’s war-weary north and beyond.
DR Congo: UN vows orderly peacekeeping transition as South Africa withdraws troops
- UN News
South Africa has moved to withdraw its peacekeepers deployed at the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) after nearly three decades of service.
Sudan: UN rights chief says worse is to come without international action
- UN News
As the brutal Sudan war shows no signs of ending, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Monday called on the international community to intervene immediately to stop more mass killings and other flagrant war crimes against civilians.
Guterres condemns escalating violence in South Sudan as aid operations come under fire
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned the surge in violence across South Sudan, warning that civilians and aid workers are paying a devastating price as humanitarian operations are increasingly targeted.
Pakistan: Guterres condemns deadly suicide bombing at Islamabad mosque
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Friday strongly condemned an attack on worshippers at a mosque in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, after an explosion during prayers reportedly killed dozens and injured many more.
Nuclear disarmament at breaking point as mistrust grows – but hope remains
- UN News
The global system governing nuclear disarmament is facing its most serious crisis in decades, driven by growing mistrust among major powers and the steady erosion of arms control agreements, a senior disarmament expert has warned.
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