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Humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in El Fasher, Sudan

·April 17, 2025·1 min read

The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and former ally the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is in its third year and last week saw RSF-affiliated forces launch deadly attacks on the city – capital of North Darfur state – as well as the Zamzam and Abu Shouk camps for...

Gaza faces deepening crisis as aid stocks dwindle

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·April 17, 2025·1 min read

More than 500,000 people are reported to have been newly displaced since 18 March, many of them uprooted multiple times due to ongoing military operations across the Gaza Strip. Conditions on the ground are deteriorating rapidly, with critical shortages in basic supplies and growing malnutrition, especially among children. “Tents are...

Partnerships, increased climate investment crucial for sustainable transition, says UN deputy chief

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·April 16, 2025·3 min read

Marking the tenth anniversary of both the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the landmark Paris Agreement, Ms. Mohammed highlighted the significant progress made over the past decade, while also acknowledging the substantial challenges that remain. A decade of progress and challenges In her remarks to the Partnership for growth...

Countries finalize historic pandemic agreement after three years of negotiations

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·April 16, 2025·3 min read

Developed after over three years of negotiations under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO), the draft outlines a framework for strengthening international collaboration, equity and resilience in the face of future global health threats. “The nations of the world made history in Geneva today,” said WHO Director-General Tedros...

UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent

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·April 16, 2025·2 min read

They urged greater collaboration between governments, civil society and regional organizations to create a system that would compensate Africa and the African diaspora for the enduring legacies of colonialism, enslavement, apartheid and genocide between the 16th and 19th centuries. “Africa was under siege,” said Hilary Brown, speaking on behalf of...

Israeli strikes in Lebanon continue to kill civilians, UN rights office warns

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·April 16, 2025·1 min read

At least 71 civilians have been killed by Israeli forces in Lebanon since the 27 November 2024 ceasefire, according to an initial review by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Among the dead are 14 women and nine children. More than 92,000 people remain...

Flooding displaces thousands amid ongoing unrest in eastern DR Congo

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·April 15, 2025·1 min read

The Rugumba River burst its banks, inundating large areas of Kalemie and Nyunzu territories, destroying homes, schools and agricultural land. Thousands have been left without shelter or a means to earn a living, while key crops such as cassava, maize, and peanuts have been wiped out, worsening an already serious...

External flow of weapons into Sudan must end, insists UN’s Guterres

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·April 15, 2025·2 min read

And amid spiralling violence and the massacre of civilians linked to advancing opposition forces in the Darfurs at the weekend, the UN chief called for an end to outside interference in Sudan that could lead to it breaking up into Government and opposition-held regions. “I am deeply concerned that weapons...

UN denounces deadly Palm Sunday attack in Ukraine

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·April 15, 2025·1 min read

The two missiles struck a busy street in the city centre, damaging residential buildings, an educational facility and civilian vehicles, as people were out celebrating Palm Sunday, a major religious holiday in Ukraine. UN Secretary-General António Guterres was deeply alarmed and shocked to learn of the attack his spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said...

Thousands of Gaza patients waiting for urgent medical evacuation

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·April 15, 2025·3 min read

On Monday, World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative Rik Peeperkorn told UN News about the desperate conditions he had seen at Al-Ahli before the attack, and the severe restriction on movement that is preventing thousands being evacuated for medical treatment outside of Gaza. “I was in Gaza several weeks ago and...

World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis worsens, South Sudan clashes, Ecuador oil spill update

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·April 14, 2025·2 min read

“It has now been a month and a half since any supplies were last allowed through the crossings into Gaza,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists at the daily media briefing in New York.  OCHA said about 70 per cent of the Gaza Strip is currently under displacement orders or in...

Israeli attack puts Gaza City hospital out of service

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·April 14, 2025·2 min read

“Al Ahli Hospital is out of service,” WHO spokesperson Dr Margaret Harris told UN News, after the airstrike early on Sunday morning. “The pharmacy was destroyed, many of the different buildings and services were destroyed.” Some 40 patients whose condition is too critical to be moved from the health facility are continuing...