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United Nations food agency says it has 2 weeks of supplies in Gaza
Jerusalem: The UN food agency says it only has enough food supplies in the Gaza Strip to keep public kitchens and bakeries open for less than two weeks, after Israel halted the…
- Middle East
Food price skyrockets in Gaza after Israel closes borders, UN says
Foods like flour and vegetables are 100 times more expensive in Gaza than before Israel halted all food from entering a day earlier, the United Nations says. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said…
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Over 200 children raped in Sudan since start of 2024: UNICEF report
Children in conflict-ravaged Sudan as young as a year old have been raped since the beginning of 2024, according to the U.N. children’s agency Tuesday, which said sexual violence is being used…
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Lebanese children struggle with hunger, trauma, lost of education: UN
Beirut: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released a report on Friday on the lasting negative impact on Lebanese children from the Israel-Lebanon conflict even after the ceasefire, calling for urgent support…
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India slams Pakistan over Kashmir remarks at UN
New York: India has hit out at Pakistan at the seventh meeting of the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, calling it a failed state thriving on international aid. Kshitij…
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Palestinians struggle to restart their lives in ruins of Gaza
Beit Lahiya: When night falls over northern Gaza, much of the cityscape of collapsed buildings and piled wreckage turns pitch black. Living inside the ruins of their home, Rawya Tamboura’s young sons…
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UN chief condemns Hamas parading coffins in Gaza as ‘abhorrent and appalling’
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned as “abhorrent and appalling” the parading in Gaza of coffins bearing the remains of four hostages during a transfer to Israel. “We have seen…
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Humanitarian needs in Gaza overwhelming: UN
United Nations: The needs in Gaza, where the ceasefire is holding, are overwhelming, humanitarians said, adding that continuing Israeli operations in the West Bank are still producing casualties. “As the UN and…
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Humanitarian needs in Gaza overwhelming: UN
United Nations: The needs in Gaza, where the ceasefire is holding, are overwhelming, humanitarians said, adding that continuing Israeli operations in the West Bank are still producing casualties. “As the UN and…
- Middle East
Lebanese President condemns UN convoy attack
Beirut: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday strongly condemned the attack on a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy, which occurred a day earlier on the airport road in Beirut,…
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ISIL unable to mount large-scale attacks in India: UN report
United Nations: Terror group Islamic State was unable to mount large-scale attacks in India but its handlers tried to incite lone-actor attacks through supporters based in the country, a UN report has…
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UN announces death in Yemeni prison of aid worker detained by Houthi
Cairo: The United Nations World Food Programme said on Tuesday that an aid worker has died in a Yemeni prison three weeks after his detention by Houthi rebels. The announcement came a…
- Middle East
UN: Gaza ceasefire averted famine but truce collapse brings danger
Cairo: Famine has been mostly averted in Gaza as a surge of aid enters the territory during a fragile ceasefire, the United Nations humanitarian chief said Sunday. But he warned the threat…
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Calling it ‘anti-American’, President Trump calls for reviewing UN funding
United Nations: US President Donald Trump has ordered a review of the country’s role in the United Nations and its funding while reaffirming that it would neither participate in the UN Human…
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UNRWA continues aid delivery in Gaza, West Bank despite Israeli ban: UN
United Nations: The United Nations relief agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, is continuing its mandate despite an Israeli ban coming into effect, a UN spokesman said. In October 2024, the…
