Gaza: ‘Double-digit’ number of children reported killed overnight

Gaza: ‘Double-digit’ number of children reported killed overnight

The continuing violence came despite an immediate ceasefire call for the remainder of Ramadan from the Security Council on Monday, prompting urgent appeals from UN aid agencies for the resolution to be respected immediately, to prevent more people dying. Speaking from Rafah in southern Gaza, UN Children’s Fund spokesperson James Elder said that 13,750 children…

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General Assembly approves $3.59 billion UN budget for 2024

UN says 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse reported in 2023

The findings published on Tuesday state that although progress has been made since 2017 through the establishment of new frameworks, policies and procedures, sexual exploitation and abuse continues to occur across the UN system. Rising crises, rising risks  Risks increased significantly last year, with the unprecedented rise in humanitarian crises along with significant reductions in…

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World News in Brief: West Bank violence, UN humanitarian visits Hroza, Advisory Group on local governments

World News in Brief: Israeli settlement plan condemned, abductions in northern Nigeria, alarm over reported pre-election attacks in India

In a statement, Tor Wennesland reminded that all Israeli settlements the Occupied Palestinian Territory are illegal under international law. Permits for the new dwellings were approved by Israeli authorities on Wednesday, the first since the war in Gaza erupted on 7 October. According to news reports, the permits mean that more than 20,000 housing units…

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Gaza war: ‘Intense ground battles’ reported, hospital hit kills five

Gaza war: ‘Intense ground battles’ reported, hospital hit kills five

Airstrikes and missiles struck dwellings and public buildings on Tuesday including Al-Amal hospital in Khan Younis killing five, among them a five-day-old baby, reports indicate. “No child in the world should be killed, let alone one sheltering under the emblem of a humanitarian organisation; this has to end,” said Gemma Connell, a team leader from…

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Security Council holds emergency meeting on reported attacks on Belgorod, Russia

Security Council holds emergency meeting on reported attacks on Belgorod, Russia

At least 18 civilians were killed and more than 100 injured in an attack on Belgorod, said Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General in the UN Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, briefing the Council on the latest developments. Russia had called for the emergency meeting following reported attacks on Belogorod. Located about 40 km north of…

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Court proceedings against the journalist who reported the death of Mehsa Amini in custody

Court proceedings against the journalist who reported the death of Mehsa Amini in custody

Mahsa Amini was arrested by the police for not wearing hijab properly; Photo: File Tehran: Ella Mohammadi, a female journalist who informed the world about the death of a young Kurdish girl Mehsa Amini in police custody in Iran, is facing trial by the government. According to the international news agency, female journalist Ella Mohammadi…

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