The top UN representative for sexual violence in conflict states that civilians in Israel and Palestine must not be left behind.
The Security Council concluded their meeting at 5:32 PM. The UN’s leading representative on sexual violence in war reported witnessing horrific acts of violence against Israeli civilians and expressed their deep concern over the injustice of women and children being…
United Nations leader calls for cessation of fighting in Gaza as Ramadan begins.
“While Ramadan has commenced, there is still ongoing violence and destruction in Gaza…I urge for a cessation of hostilities and the elimination of any barriers that may hinder the distribution of necessary aid as we honor the essence of this…
VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, March 3-8, 2024
Please find below an update on immigration news in the United States for this week. If you have any questions, tips, or comments, please reach out to the VOA immigration team at [email protected]. Officials deny allegations of undercover relocations of…
The United Nations Secretary-General is stressing the need for a viable and trustworthy political resolution in Syria, as the country nears its thirteenth year of ongoing conflict.
In March, it will have been thirteen years since the conflict in Syria began, leading to deliberate acts of violence and unimaginable hardships for innocent civilians. The United Nations has projected that approximately 16.7 million individuals, which accounts for 70%…
Kaag is collaborating closely with partners to establish a new lifeline for maritime aid in Gaza.
On Friday, the Commission, Cyprus, United Arab Emirates, United States, and United Kingdom issued a joint statement declaring their plan to establish a new pathway in collaboration with the UN’s Sigrid Kaag. The United Nations coordinator, authorized by the Security…
Conducting a ground assault in Gaza’s Rafah area would heighten the probability of large-scale crimes against humanity.
Jeremy Laurence, a spokesperson for Volker Türk in Geneva, stated to reporters that the current dire situation could worsen in the near future if Israeli troops take action in the southern border city, as they have threatened to do, unless…
The United Nations is calling for new aid routes to help alleviate starvation in Gaza, where it continues to claim the lives of young people.
“The current state is extremely concerning. With every passing minute and hour, it continues to deteriorate,” stated the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees in a post on the social media platform X, previously known as…
“Residents of North Gaza are forced to leave their homes in search of necessities such as food and shelter due to destruction caused by recent events.”
For months, the UN has been warning of a looming famine, particularly in northern Gaza as everything needed to sustain life has either been destroyed or simply run out. This is now being translated into deaths among children, not as…
The UN aid coordinator reports that children are perishing from starvation in Gaza.
“Children are dying from hunger,” he said via videolink, as media reports indicate that at least 20 children have succumbed to starvation in the besieged and bombarded enclave, including most recently a 14-day-old baby. He urged for a proposal to…
The chief of the UN health agency is requesting for more assistance to be delivered to Gaza immediately.
These are “children who survived bombardment, but may not survive a famine”, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros said on X, formerly Twitter. In addition to the ongoing violence, the head of WHO gave a warning and a video…