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UN chief condemns ‘abhorrent and appalling’ treatment of hostages’ remains by Hamas

·February 24, 2025·2 min read

Hamas militants said the bodies of the four people who were returned to Tel Aviv on Thursday morning were those of a mother and two children from the Bibas family, along with 84-year-old peace activist Oded Lifshitz. It is the first time that Hamas – which has controlled the Gaza...

Colombia: Fleeing the thunder of violence in Catatumbo

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·February 24, 2025·5 min read

Miguel Ángel López, the director of a funeral home in Tibú, used to recover bodies that appeared along the roads of one of Colombia’s most violent regions, Catatumbo. On 15 January, he was murdered along with his wife and their 10-month-old baby while driving a hearse toward Cúcuta, according to...

Ukraine three years on: Pain, loss, solidarity and hope for a better future

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·February 23, 2025·8 min read

“I’m trying not to cry, but I can’t help it. I’m glad I have tissues on hand,” admits Natalia Datchenko, a Ukrainian staff member of the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, struggling to hold back her tears as she recounts the explosions that awoke many Ukrainians three years ago, heralding the...

Ukraine: Guterres says ‘Enough is Enough’ as war reaches the three-year mark

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·February 23, 2025·1 min read

“On this tragic occasion, I reaffirm the urgent need for a just, sustainable and comprehensive peace – one that fully upholds Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, in accordance with the UN Charter, international law, and resolutions of the General Assembly,” António Guterres said in a...

Gaza: Nearly 148,000 receive cash aid since ceasefire began

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·February 23, 2025·1 min read

Since the ceasefire on 19 January, some 138,000 Palestinians have benefited from cash assistance, including people with disabilities and pregnant and breastfeeding women. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that market conditions across Gaza have improved since the ceasefire took effect. Goods are reportedly less expensive, and more commodities are...

Gaza: Nearly 148,000 receive cash aid since ceasefire began

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·February 23, 2025·1 min read

Since the ceasefire on 19 January, some 138,000 Palestinians have benefited from cash assistance, including people with disabilities and pregnant and breastfeeding women. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that market conditions across Gaza have improved since the ceasefire took effect. Goods are reportedly less expensive, and more commodities are...

New round of polio vaccinations begins in Gaza

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·February 23, 2025·1 min read

It follows a campaign last year that reached hundreds of thousands of young children under the age of 10. Polio virus was recently detected in wastewater samples in Gaza, indicating that circulation is ongoing, thus putting young lives at risk. The campaign is being led by the Palestinian Ministry of...

UN in Ukraine prepares for the worst, hopes for the best

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·February 22, 2025·4 min read

Ukrainians continue to face near daily attacks, with air strikes consistently targeting civilian infrastructure, leaving families without homes, security and electricity. More than 10 million people have been uprooted from their homes, making Ukraine the largest displacement crisis in Europe since the Second World War. Some 12,600 civilians have been...

Explainer: 5 common myths about child marriage

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·February 22, 2025·7 min read

“I was married at 14, and I lost my first child at 16 during pregnancy,” Ranu Chakma said. Child marriage is common in her village of Teknaf Upazila, on the southern coast of Bangladesh, even though it is illegal and a human rights violation. Those violations occur even at a time...

Urgent appeal launched as DR Congo crisis fuels mass displacement to Burundi

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·February 22, 2025·2 min read

As fighting escalates in eastern DRC, more than 40,000 Congolese refugees – primarily women and children – have crossed into Burundi since February, with over 9,000 arrivals recorded in a single day this week. Many are using makeshift boats to traverse the Rusizi River, a perilous crossing at the border...

Security Council urges Rwanda to stop supporting M23 in eastern DR Congo

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·February 22, 2025·1 min read

The 15 members called on the Rwanda Defence Forces to stop supporting the armed group and immediately withdraw from Congolese territory “without preconditions.” The Council reiterated its urgent appeal for all parties to conclude an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, as called for by leaders from East and Southern Africa. They...

DR Congo crisis: Occupation blocks UN mission from protecting civilians

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·February 21, 2025·2 min read

These operational challenges have been exacerbated by ongoing mis- and disinformation campaigns that are misinforming the public of the UN peacekeepers’ role, said the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in the DRC and head of the peacekeeping mission in the country, MONUSCO, briefing the press at UN Headquarters via video-link from the...