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  1. UN Security Council Confronts South Sudan’s ‘Compounding Crises’

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, August 18 (IPS) - The UN Security Council convened today (August 18) to discuss South Sudan and the “interlinked challenges of climate change and conflict” affecting the region.

  2. World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis latest, deadly floods in India and Pakistan, funding cuts exacerbate Somalia drought

    - UN News

    UN aid teams in Gaza say that they’re only able to get less than half the lifesaving food support that is needed into the war-torn enclave.

  3. More young lives lost and devastated in Russia attacks on Ukraine: UNICEF

    - UN News

    Russian drone strikes on the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia overnight reportedly killed 10 people including three children, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday.

  4. First Person: From aid worker to refugee and back in war-torn Sudan

    - UN News

    Adam Ibrahim was working with the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, in his home country, Sudan, when conflict between rival armed forces erupted in early 2023 and he became a refugee alongside thousands of others who continue to flee the ongoing violence.

  5. World Leaders Take a Stand as Outrage Against Israel Increases

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, August 15 (IPS) - The world is becoming increasingly outraged at Israel for its actions in the ongoing war against Hamas, particularly amid the recent killings of Palestinian journalists and Israel’s announcement of its plan to seize complete military control of the Gaza Strip.

  6. Southern Voices: Grief, Resilience, and Daily Life in Jnoub

    - Inter Press Service

    JNOUB, Lebanon, August 15 (IPS) - “Special, targeted operations in southern Lebanon,” a phrase that has echoed repeatedly over the past two years in Israeli Defence Force (IDF) statements. But behind these clinical military terms lies a human cost that statistics cannot capture.

  7. ‘Life in Gaza’s Shelters Is Marked by Deprivation – but Also by the Endurance of Human Dignity’

    - Inter Press Service

    CIVICUS speaks with a West Bank-based Palestinian activist about her family members currently enduring the war in Gaza. She has asked to remain anonymous for security reasons.

  8. The Death of EU Values in Gaza

    - Inter Press Service

    FREIBURG, Germany, August 15 (IPS) - The EU likes to think of itself as a normative power — a community of values, committed to upholding international law, promoting peace, protecting civilians and building a rules-based global order. These are not just lofty ideals; they are enshrined in EU treaties, declarations and Council conclusions.

  9. Trapped in Gaza: Palestinians with disabilities cannot reach aid

    - UN News

    When Israeli forces in Gaza issue a new displacement order ahead of an incursion into a neighbourhood or city, Palestinian civilians are expected to pack their bags and flee – perhaps for the third, fourth, or tenth time.

  10. UN highlights need for peaceful resolution, as Trump and Putin prepare to meet on Ukraine

    - UN News

    The United Nations has reiterated the importance of dialogue as US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin prepare to meet on Friday in Alaska, with Ukraine top of the agenda.

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