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Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors debate future of Gaza amid stalled progress on lasting peace
- UN News
The Security Council meets top of the hour in New York to debate stalled progress in Gaza as the fragile ceasefire limps on, and deteriorating conditions across the West Bank amid continued civilian casualties and mounting humanitarian needs. UN envoy Ramiz Alakbarov is due to brief alongside the US-led Board of Peace representative to Gaza Nickolay Mladenov. Discussions are likely to focus on who governs Gaza and how with no disarmament in sight, together with efforts to support recovery.
The Iran War Exposes the Fragility of Our Fuel-Dependent Food System
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 20 (IPS) - Sharp surges in energy, fertilizer, and food prices triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Persian Gulf strikingly illustrate the deep interconnections between geopolitical conflict, food insecurity, and the fragility of fossil fuel–dependent food systems.
The 3Ds for a Credible Post-2030 Development Agenda
- Inter Press Service
HELSINKI, Finland / SANTIAGO, Chile / SUVA, Fiji / TOKYO, Japan, May 20 (IPS) - Just four years of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development remain. What comes after 2030 is already a political battleground.
World News in Brief: Lives lost and aid destroyed in Ukraine, rainfall alert for Horn of Africa, $710 million appeal for Rohingya refugees
- UN News
The Representative of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, in Ukraine has strongly condemned the deadly and destructive Russian missile and drone strikes in Dnipro on Tuesday night.
Guterres condemns Israeli move to militarise seized compound in occupied East Jerusalem
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday strongly condemned Israel’s decision to establish military facilities at a seized UNRWA compound in occupied East Jerusalem, calling the move “wholly unacceptable”.
30,000 people flee fresh violence in Haiti as hunger crisis deepens
- UN News
Around 30,000 people have had to flee their homes in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas following a new wave of violent attacks and atrocities perpetrated by armed gangs over the past ten days.
Flak jackets and final goodbyes: Lebanon’s first responders under fire
- UN News
Before heading to strike sites in war-torn Lebanon, rescue workers and paramedics often say goodbye to one another – a ritual captured in widely shared videos reflecting the growing dangers faced by aid workers since hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel erupted on 2 March.
Security Council reform ‘is absolutely essential’: Guterres
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday underscored the need to effectively re-open the Strait of Hormuz and expand UN Security Council membership to curb the impunity of veto-wielding “superpowers”.
Security Council LIVE: Civilians in conflict under spotlight amid rising global toll
- UN News
The Security Council meets today in New York for its annual open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict amid mounting concern over rising civilian casualties, attacks on humanitarian workers and widespread destruction of homes and critical infrastructure in wars around the world. Senior UN and Red Cross officials will brief members, calling for stronger respect for international humanitarian law.
Ebola risk is high inside DR Congo but it’s no pandemic emergency: WHO
- UN News
The deadly Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda does not represent a global pandemic emergency, although the risk is high at a regional and national level, the UN health agency chief said on Wednesday.
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