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Afghanistan: New restrictions on women nationals working for UN, put aid efforts at risk
These measures are putting life-saving humanitarian assistance and other essential services for hundreds of thousands of people affected…
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Ukraine: Guterres greatly concerned over reported Russian incursion into Polish airspace
Speaking at the regular news briefing in New York, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said António Guterres is following…
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Nepal crisis: Army deployed as death toll rises amid political turmoil
The unrest began Monday as a self-styled “Gen Z protest” against corruption, nepotism and restrictions on social media.…
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‘The people of Haiti are in a perfect storm of suffering,’ warns UN chief
Six million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, while 1.3 million people – half of them children…
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Gaza: Ceasefire urgently needed as civilians left with ‘no safe place’ to go
“We are witnessing a dangerous escalation in Gaza City, where Israeli forces have stepped up their operations and…
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Haiti: UN relief chief implores ‘we have to do better’ to support gang-ravaged nation
“I’m ashamed on behalf of the world that we cannot find it in ourselves to be more compassionate,…
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Nuclear watchdog chief announces breakthrough on Iran monitoring
“Indispensable” monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ended in June, agency chief Rafael Grossi said, when…
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Guterres condemns Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar as ‘flagrant violation’
In a statement, António Guterres spoke out against what he called a “flagrant violation” of Qatari sovereignty and…
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Nepal PM resigns after deadly crackdown on youth protests; UN urges calm
The unrest, which began Monday as a self-styled “Gen Z protest” against rampant corruption, nepotism and curbs on…
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Ukraine: Russian strike on village kills over 20, mostly pensioners
The attack on Yarova injured nearly 20 others. Many elderly civilians have decided to stay at home in frontline…