International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism, 12 February
Violent extremism is an affront to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. It undermines peace and security, human rights and…
Gaza: UN health agency warns over continuing attacks on healthcare
The war in Gaza hasn’t spared hospitals, their staff or the people sheltering there, more than 350 attacks on healthcare in the…
One year on, for survivors of Türkiye-Syria quakes the suffering is far from over
In the early hours of February 6, 2023, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the border region between the two countries, claiming…
World News in Brief: Dozens killed in Mali ‘summary executions’, Ukraine update, civilian protection in DR Congo, Haiti human rights
The alleged massacre happened in Welingara village in the Nara region of central Mali on 26 January. Some 30 civilians were also…
Afghanistan: Taliban’s crackdown on women over ‘bad hijab’ must end
The incidents, which have surged since early January, are purportedly linked to violations of the Taliban’s stringent dress code for women. The…
World News in Brief: Gaza relief ‘an impossible mission’, COVID spreading fast again, food prices fall
“Its people are witnessing daily threats to their very existence – while the world watches on”, warned Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths…
Gaza crisis: another hospital facing dire shortages, warns WHO
In central Gaza, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Sunday that medics at the only functioning hospital in Deir al…
UPDATED: Aid relief arriving in Gaza but ‘too little, too late’, warns WHO
“Even if there is no ceasefire, you would expect humanitarian corridors to operate… in a much more sustained way than what’s happening now,”…
General Assembly meets over Gaza veto by US in Security Council
Assembly Vice President Cheikh Niang of Senegal, holding the gavel in the General Assembly Hall and deputizing for President Dennis Francis, read…
Aid mission denials are latest threat to Gaza’s hospitals: OCHA
Amid new reports of intensified bombing and clashes across the Strip on Wednesday, OCHA said that requests had been denied five times…