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‘There is no military solution’ to end Israel-Palestine conflict, Security Council hears, as starvation stalks the Gaza Strip
Two top UN officials warned that the Israeli cabinet’s green light this week for a fresh offensive aimed…
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SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Ambassadors meet in emergency session, amid starvation in the Gaza Strip
The UN Security Council met Sunday morning in New York following the Israeli cabinet’s decision to again expand…
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From crisis to cultivation: Haiti’s farmers build resilience one seed at a time
Instead of having seeds which sprout reliably, farmers contend with batches which may grow only 40 or 50…
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Gaza: Acute malnutrition among children hits record high
In July alone, nearly 12,000 children under five were identified as acutely malnourished out of 136,000 screened, according…
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‘Nuclear weapons have no place in our world,’ UN chief tells mayors in Nagasaki
Inspired by the hibakusha, survivors of the atomic bombings at the end of World War Two who turned…
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Africa’s ‘land-linked’ economies poised to drive continent’s prosperity
“We stand at a pivotal moment, one that marks a profound shift from viewing these nations as isolated…
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Israel’s military takeover of Gaza City would mark ‘a dangerous escalation’: Guterres
The announcement following an Israeli cabinet meeting “marks a dangerous escalation and risks deepening the already catastrophic consequences for millions of Palestinians, and…
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‘The real challenge is still ahead’: UN warns on Afghan returnees
“The real challenge is still ahead of us,” Stephanie Loose, Programme Manager in Afghanistan, told journalists in Geneva…
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UN officials warn of starvation amid ‘gender emergency’ in war-torn Sudan
Particularly hard hit is El Fasher, where hunger is growing, with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…
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Sudan: You can run – but we will find you, militias warn terrified civilians
“People told me multiple times that when they were fleeing from Zamzam [displacement camp], armed people would threaten…