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Russia can’t win on the battlefield, so it’s finding other ways to torment Ukrainian civilians, Zelenskyy tells UN

·September 26, 2024·1 min read

“These are deliberate Russian attacks on our powerplants and entire energy grid,” he said, noting that it has destroyed all Ukrainian thermal power plants and a large part of the hydro-electric capacity. “This is how [Russian President] Putin is preparing for winter, hoping to torment millions of Ukrainians – ordinary...

Lebanon: WHO appeals for more support for civilians as crises intensify

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·September 21, 2024·3 min read

Dr. Abdinasir Abubakar outlined how the UN agency has been supporting Lebanon’s Ministry of Health, including following the wave of electronic device explosions this week. Hundreds of pagers across the country simultaneously detonated on Tuesday, while walkie-talkies and even some solar panels blew up the following day. The attacks reportedly...

Over 5,000 civilians killed since Myanmar military coup

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·September 17, 2024·1 min read

At least 5,350 civilians have been killed, and more than 3.3 million displaced, since the military seized power on 1 February 2021, and over half the population is living below the poverty line mainly due to violence perpetrated by the national armed forces. Furthermore, nearly 27,400 people have been arrested,...

How is the UN helping civilians in Gaza?

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·January 13, 2024·1 min read

Despite the immense dangers and obstacles, the UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in Gaza. Here is an overview of the humanitarian efforts in the occupied territory....

Myanmar: Intense fighting spreads to cities, as civilians seek shelter

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·November 19, 2023·1 min read

In the fighting so far, about 70 civilians – and combatants who are out of action – have reportedly been killed and over 90 wounded, according to the UN human rights office (OHCHR). The fighting has also fuelled a fresh wave of displacement, driving over 200,000 people from their homes...

Israel-Palestine crisis: ‘It’s the innocent civilians who are losing’

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·November 3, 2023·4 min read

Briefing reporters in Geneva on Friday UN health agency (WHO) spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said that in Israel, where 1,400 people have been killed so far, and in Gaza, where over 9,000 have been killed according to Hamas run authorities, 70 per cent of the victims are women and children. “It’s...

Guterres blasts ‘completely inadequate’ levels of aid for Gaza civilians

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·November 2, 2023·2 min read

Secretary-General António Guterres also reiterated his call for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” between Israeli forces and militants from Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, and other militant groups. Consistent flow of aid essential In a statement, Mr. Guterres said depriving Gaza’s people of basic supplies was only “compounding the human...

Gaza: Testimonies highlight grim plight of civilians expecting to die

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·October 27, 2023·3 min read

Volker Türk’s appeal came as UN humanitarians continued to issue dire warnings about the full scale of the humanitarian crisis in the enclave. ‘Crumbs’ of aid The head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), said that the “few (aid) trucks” which have come in from Egypt since 21...

Israel-Palestine: Protection of civilians ‘must be paramount’ in war Guterres tells Security Council

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·October 24, 2023·18 min read

UN News is winding down our live coverage of today’s events in the Council. For full blow by blow coverage of the debate so far and the dozens of speakers to come on the Israel-Palestine crisis, you can visit our special UN Meetings Coverage Section, here. Indonesia Retno Marsudi, Minister...

Gaza: UNRWA chief underscores duty to protect civilians at all times

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·October 22, 2023·2 min read

“Let me be clear: protecting civilians in times of conflict is not an aspiration or an ideal; it is an obligation and a commitment to our shared humanity,” UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini said in a statement. Relentless air strikes and bombardments, coupled with evacuation orders from Israel, have displaced...

Somalia: Insecurity worsens, civilians pay the price

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·October 19, 2023·2 min read

Briefing Ambassadors in New York, UN Special Representative for Somalia Catriona Laing, described the country as being at a critical juncture. “Last year, we saw the largest increase in civilian casualties since 2017. Sadly, early data indicate a similar trend in 2023, with 1,289 civilian casualties recorded so far,” she...

Gaza-Israel conflict: deepening concern for civilians amid ongoing strikes

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·October 17, 2023·1 min read

The past 10 days of conflict have claimed the lives of 4,200 people, forced more than one million individuals to flee their homes following an order from the Israeli authorities and left large areas in the Gaza Strip “reduced to rubble”, according to the Office of the High Commissioner for...