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Gaza: ‘Hunger is everywhere’, babies die from the cold, airstrike on unarmed journalists condemned

·December 27, 2024·3 min read

In Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their homes are sheltering in tents, the temperatures are expected to drop further in the coming days. Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, reported in a statement on Friday that, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, four newborns...

UN alarmed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed journalists

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·October 26, 2024·3 min read

The strike occurred in Hasbaya in Nabatiyeh, outside the area of operations of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The building housed several journalists and other media personnel. Expressing concern, Deputy UN Spokesperson Farhan Haq, stressed: “When journalists, protected under international humanitarian law, are targeted, so too are our...

World News in Brief: UNRWA staffer killed in Gaza, Central African Republic update, terror in Türkiye, journalists face financial reprisals

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·October 23, 2024·3 min read

“We can confirm that an UNRWA vehicle has been hit in Deir Al-Balah,” a spokesperson confirmed. “So far, we have reports one UNRWA staff member was killed.” Since the deadly Hamas-led invasion of Israel a year ago triggered the ongoing war, almost 48,000 people in Gaza have been killed during...

World News in Brief: DR Congo mission extended, Sudan displacement deepens, warzone death toll for journalists spikes

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·December 19, 2023·4 min read

The Mission, known as MONUSCO, has been in the country for two decades and is in the process of drawing down. The decision taken today by the Council sets out a comprehensive disengagement plan that includes three distinct, successive phases and the gradual handover of responsibility to the Government. MONUSCO...

Killings of journalists up 50 per cent in 2022: UNESCO

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·January 17, 2023·1 min read

In the recently released 2021-2022 freedom of expression report, UNESCO noted the deaths of 86 journalists last year, amounting to one every four days, up from 55 killings in 2021. The findings highlight the grave risks and vulnerabilities that journalists continue to face in the course of their work, the...