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Food prices soar as Israel blocks aid into Gaza

·March 4, 2025·2 min read

That’s according to the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, which said on Monday that the Kerem Shalom, Erez and Zikim crossing closures means that vital humanitarian assistance, including thousands of tents, can’t be delivered to civilians in need. Phase one of the ceasefire mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the US...

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...

Legacy of slavery still scars society, blocks progress says UN chief

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·December 2, 2022·1 min read

In a message ahead of commemorations for the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, on 2 December, Mr. Guterres said that societies remain scarred by the historical suffering of enslaved Africans, and are unable to offer everyone the same development opportunities. Eradicate slavery now The UN chief also urged...