No evidence yet of Israel’s claims against UNWRA: Colonna report

No evidence yet of Israel’s claims against UNWRA: Colonna report

“Israel made public claims that a significant number of UNRWA employees are members of terrorist organisations. However, Israel has yet to provide supporting evidence of this,” according to the 54-page final report, Independent review of mechanisms and procedures to ensure adherence by UNRWA to the humanitarian principle of neutrality. The UN Secretary-General, who received the final…

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World News in Brief: Haiti child displacement, Hong Kong torture claims, support Sudan refugees

World News in Brief: Haiti child displacement, Hong Kong torture claims, support Sudan refugees

Escalating armed violence in Haiti has triggered a profound humanitarian crisis, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on Wednesday. At least 170,000 children are now displaced – double the number from last year – amid a surge in gang-led killings and kidnappings, sexual violence and a severe food crisis. “In Haiti, children and families are…

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Russia claims to have killed more than 50 soldiers, including Ukrainian generals, in a missile attack

Russia claims to have killed more than 50 soldiers, including Ukrainian generals, in a missile attack

Courtesy: NBC. Russia has claimed that more than 50 soldiers, including Ukrainian military generals, were killed in the missile attack. From Moscow, the Russian Ministry of Defense says that the temporary command post of the Ukrainian army in the Ukrainian city of Karama-Torsk was attacked. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 2 generals and…

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