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89 UN employees killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza
Geneva: Since the latest round of Hamas-Israel war broke out a month ago, 89 UN aid workers have been killed, which is the highest number of UN employees killed in a conflict…
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Top UN official resigns over ‘text-book case of genocide’ in Gaza
After more than three decades of service, Director of the New York Office of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights, Craig Mokhiber, has resigned from his position in protest over the…
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Left with no choice, parents giving salty water to children in Gaza: UN
Gaza: As Gaza faces shortage of essentials, people were forced to give salty water to their kids, UN children aid agency UNICEF said. The shortage that Gaza was facing has been raised…
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Israel bans UN staff from visiting country in reaction to Guterres’ remarks
Washington: Israel said on Wednesday it was banning UN representatives from visiting the country protesting UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ statement that the October 7 attack by Hamas had to be seen…
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China breaks silence on Israel-Hamas war
Beijing: Breaking its silence on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Tuesday said Beijing hoped that the issue would be resolved in a “just and lasting manner”…
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Attacks by Hamas didn’t happen in a vacuum: UN chief
New Delhi: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said that the attacks by Hamas on October 7 did not happen in a vacuum. “Palestine has been subjected to 56 years of suffocating…
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32 Gaza mosques destroyed in Israeli airstrikes since Oct 7
Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have destroyed at least 31 mosques completely since Saturday, October 7, the Gaza Ministry of Internal Affairs said. As the conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian…
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120 newborns on incubator at risk as fuel runs out in Gaza, says UN
As the ongoing conflict between the Israeli army and the Hamas militant group entered the 16th day on Sunday, October 22, about 120 premature babies in Gaza’s hospitals face high risk due…
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Saudi crown prince discusses situation in Gaza with UN secretary-general
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, on Thursday, October 19, received a call from the secretary-general of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres. During the…
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44-truck convoy delivering aid in Sudan after 6-week conflict delay: UN
United Nations: UN humanitarians said a 44-truck convoy, which had been delayed by conflict for six weeks, is delivering aid in Sudan, a country suffering from twin crises of a deadly conflict…
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MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi appointed India’s ambassador to UN in Geneva
New Delhi: External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi has been appointed India’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations in Geneva. Bagchi, a 1995-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS)…
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Isreal’s relocation order ‘extremely dangerous’: UN chief
United Nations: Israel’s ultimatum that over one million people in northern Gaza should relocate within 24 hours is “extremely dangerous” and “simply not possible”, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said, asserting that…