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Peacekeepers find weapons trove in southern Lebanon, as drought threatens millions
- UN News
UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have uncovered rocket launchers, mortar rounds and other unauthorized weapons, while the country grapples with a severe drought, threatening millions with life-threatening water shortages.
Security Council rejects creation of rival government in Sudan
- UN News
The UN Security Council has rejected the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) declaration last month of a rival administration in parts of Sudan it controls, warning the move threatens the country’s unity and risks worsening the brutal conflict between the militia and forces of the military government.
‘Only hunger and bombs’ for besieged civilians in Sudan’s El Fasher
- UN News
UN human rights chief Volker Türk has expressed outrage over Monday’s deadly large-scale attack by the Rapid Support Forces militia on El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, which has been besieged by the RSF since April last year.
How nuclear technology can help fight seafood fraud
- UN News
Across the globe, consumers and small-scale fishers alike are facing a growing challenge: seafood fraud.
Women in Sudan are Starving Faster than Men; Female-Headed Households Suffer
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 12 (IPS) - The food crisis in Sudan is starving more day by day, yet it is affecting women and girls at double the rate compared to men in the same areas. New findings from UN-Women reveal that female-headed households (FHHs) are three times more likely to be food insecure than ones led by men.
Sudan: UN ‘deeply alarmed’ by major attack on besieged El Fasher
- UN News
The UN has expressed deep alarm over a large-scale assault by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia on El Fasher, the government-held capital of Sudan’s North Darfur State, and the nearby Abu Shouk displacement camp, which has been under siege since April 2024.
Yemen: ‘Regional turmoil continues to erode prospects for peace,’ Security Council hears
- UN News
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg, briefing the Security Council on Tuesday, voiced concern over the latest clashes between Government forces and Houthi rebel militia.
Gaza: UNESCO condemns ‘unacceptable’ killing of journalists
- UN News
The UN organization which champions culture and education, UNESCO, has strongly condemned the targeted killing of six journalists in Palestine by an Israeli drone on 10 August.
First Person: Echoes of war as aid arrives in Syria’s historical city
- UN News
The transformation over two decades of the once thriving Syrian city of Sweida from tourist destination to a landscape marked by violence and loss has been detailed by the chief of a UN migration mission who recently visited the area.
Gaza health system ‘catastrophic’ as hospitals overwhelmed and medicines running out, WHO warns
- UN News
Public health conditions in Gaza are “catastrophic”, with hospitals operating far beyond capacity. Some life-saving medicines are totally out of stock, while deaths from malnutrition and disease are on the rise, the UN health agency warned on Tuesday.
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