UN underscores commitment to stay and deliver in Myanmar
The expansion of fighting throughout the country has deprived communities of basic needs and access to essential services and has had a devastating impact on human rights and fundamental freedoms, said Khalid Khiari, a UN Assistant Secretary-General whose portfolio straddles…
Gaza: Aid worker killings prompt temporary halt to UN operations after dark
The move will allow for further evaluation of the security issues that impact both personnel on the ground and the people they are trying to serve, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Wednesday during the noon briefing for reporters in…
$414 million appeal for Palestine refugees in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan
UNRWA on Wednesday launched a $414.4 million appeal for Palestine refugees in Syria and those who have fled the country for neighbouring Lebanon and Jordan due to the conflict. Continue the support The funding will be used to keep cash…
Millions of dollars needed to make Gaza safe from unexploded bombs
Charles Birch, known as Mungo, was working with his team in Gaza long before the 7 October conflict, clearing unexploded munitions from the occupied territory. He told Conor Lennon from UN News that all of their earlier work has been…
Gaza: Israeli strike on NGO aid team condemned as humanitarians renew access call
“This is not an isolated incident,” said Jamie McGoldrick, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). “As of 20 March, at least 196 humanitarians had been killed in the OPT since October 2023. This is nearly three times…
Ukrainians suffer Russia-imposed ‘violence, intimidation, and coercion’
Over two years since the invasion began, “harrowing stories of human suffering” unfold in the country every day, High Commissioner Türk told the UN Human Rights Council via a video statement, expressing concern that “the world has grown numb to this crisis”….
Haitians ‘cannot wait’ for reign of terror by gangs to end: Rights chief
“The scale of human rights violations is unprecedented in Haiti’s modern history,” Volker Türk said in a video statement to the UN Human Rights Council, part of an interactive dialogue on his most recent report on the Caribbean country. “This…
UN calls for restraint following Iran consulate attack in Syria
Briefing ambassadors a day after the attack, Assistant-Secretary-General Khaled Khiari stressed the need for restraint. “We appeal to the Council today, as we do every month, to continue to actively engage all concerned parties to prevent further escalation and the…
Israel continues to block aid into northern Gaza; UN sending team to shattered Al-Shifa Hospital
More than a dozen Palestinians have been killed related to airdrops by multiple nations who are trying to deliver desperately needed aid in the face of Israel’s slow walking food shipments at border crossings into Gaza, according to news reports. …
From Desperation to Determination: Indonesian Trafficking Survivors Demand Justice
Rokaya needed time to recover after illness forced her to quit as a live-in maid in Malaysia and return home to Indramayu, West Java. However, under pressure from her agent who claimed two million Rupiah for her initial placement, she…