World News in Brief: Arson at UNRWA’s East Jerusalem office, UN probe on staff member’s death in Gaza, food insecurity in South Sudan

World News in Brief: Arson at UNRWA’s East Jerusalem office, UN probe on staff member’s death in Gaza, food insecurity in South Sudan

This time it was an “arson attempt by Israeli children and young people on UNRWA”, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said in a social media post on Tuesday. “This has got to stop,” he said. Last Thursday evening, Mr. Lazzarini said Israeli residents had set fire twice to the perimeter of the UNRWA headquarters when staff from several…

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Sudan: Security Council members call for immediate halt to military escalation in El Fasher

Sudan: Security Council members call for immediate halt to military escalation in El Fasher

The call comes amid reports of an imminent offensive by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allied militia against the city, which could threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of displaced persons currently sheltering there. At least 43 people, among them women and children, have been killed in fighting between the Sudanese Armed…

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World News in Brief: Food aid relief for Rohingya, 5 new Security Council members, jailing of Russian poets draws rebuke from rights expert

World News in Brief: Food aid relief for Rohingya, 5 new Security Council members, jailing of Russian poets draws rebuke from rights expert

“The entire Rohingya population” from Myanmar will benefit, according to the UN agency, which increased the value of its monthly food voucher from $8 to $10 per person on 1 January. Until early last year vouchers were worth $12 but WFP was forced to reduce their value in March to $10 because of funding gaps….

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8 staff members including 5 doctors suffer from Congo virus

8 staff members including 5 doctors suffer from Congo virus

—–File photo 8 staff members including 5 doctors of Quetta civil hospital fell victim to Congo virus. Seven out of eight people were shifted to a private hospital in Karachi by air ambulance in critical condition. Isolation wards have been established in Civil Hospital, Sheikh Zayed Hospital and Fatima Jinnah Hospital in Quetta. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)…

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UN General Assembly elects 15 new members to Human Rights Council

UN General Assembly elects 15 new members to Human Rights Council

After the ballots were cast and counted, Assembly President Dennis Francis announced Albania, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Malawi, and the Netherlands were elected to serve for three years, beginning 1 January 2024. China, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, France, and Malawi were re-elected for their second terms. …

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Lebanon;  Five members of the Palestinian militant organization were killed in a powerful explosion

Lebanon; Five members of the Palestinian militant organization were killed in a powerful explosion

The Palestinian commander blamed Israel for the blast; Photo: File Damascus: Five members of the Palestinian militant organization Popular Front for Liberation were killed and 10 others were injured in a powerful explosion near the Syrian border in Lebanon. According to the World News Agency, the explosion took place in the Lebanese area near the…

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