Sudan health crisis reaches ‘gravely serious levels’: WHO

Sudan health crisis reaches ‘gravely serious levels’: WHO

Cases of infectious diseases and other illness have been reported among displaced populations who have sought shelter in hard-to-reach locations, where health services are limited. “The scale of the health crisis is enormous. We are working hard to step up our response, delivering critical medical and other emergency health supplies,” said Dr. Nima Saeed Abid,…

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Israel-Palestine: UN envoy gravely concerned over killings and retaliatory attacks

Israel-Palestine: UN envoy gravely concerned over killings and retaliatory attacks

Mr. Wennesland said he was gravely concerned by the deteriorating security situation in the occupied West Bank, particularly the violence in Huwwara that erupted over the past 24 hours.  “My condolences to the family of the two Israeli brothers killed in a shooting attack yesterday by a Palestinian perpetrator and to the family of the…

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United States: UN rights experts gravely concerned over ‘brutal deaths’ at hands of police

United States: UN rights experts gravely concerned over ‘brutal deaths’ at hands of police

Keenan Anderson died in Los Angeles after being repeatedly tased by police following a chase resulting from a traffic stop, according to news reports, and Tyre Nichols in Memphis, died after being severely beaten as he lay on the ground, by five officers in Memphis, Tennessee, who have since been charged with murder and other…

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