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Ukraine crisis: ‘Even wars have rules,’ UN relief chief tells Security Council
Briefing the Security Council, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher called on the international community to step up support and...
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Gaza: Guterres calls on Israel to ensure life-saving aid reaches civilians
Speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters, António Guterres also repeated his call for a renewed ceasefire between Israel and Hamas,...
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Dangers grow for Myanmar quake survivors, health system ‘overwhelmed’
Ten days after a 7.7 magnitude quake levelled buildings and buckled bridges across central Myanmar, the latest death toll has...
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Aid cuts threaten to roll back progress in ending maternal mortality
Furthermore, unprecedented aid cuts are putting global progress to end maternal deaths at risk, UN agencies have warned in a...
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Myanmar quake: ‘I constantly worry – what if another earthquake happens?’
The 7.7 magnitude earthquake which struck shortly before 1 PM local time on 28 March, was the strongest in recent...
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World News in Brief: Syria transition update, healthcare as a human right, more than 2,000 killed and injured in Haiti this year
The envoy expressed his appreciation noting they had talked through “all aspects” of the ongoing political process, following the overthrow...
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UN peacekeeping challenged as conflicts and ceasefires grow more complex
Addressing ambassadors in the Security Council, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, head of UN peace operations, highlighted the need for change.“Ceasefire monitoring can...
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Aid data critical to crisis response threatened by funding cuts
“Data is central to humanitarian action,” OCHA said, as aid organizations look to “focus their response to reach the communities...
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UN rights chief urges probe into Russian attack that killed nine children in Ukraine
Volker Türk issued a statement expressing shock at the attack, which occurred on Friday evening in a residential area.A team...
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UN reflects on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
António Guterres joined survivors, diplomats and civil society members for the annual ceremony in the UN General Assembly Hall to...
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