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Sudan crisis escalates as attacks in Al Jazirah spark mass displacement

·November 3, 2024·1 min read

“The Secretary General is appalled by the large numbers of civilians being killed, detained and displaced, acts of sexual violence against women and girls, the looting of homes and markets and the burning of farms,” said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric in a statement issued on Friday. The Secretary-General warned that...

Gaza conflict could spark rise in poverty, UN agencies fear

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·November 11, 2023·2 min read

The assessment by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) looks at preliminary socio-economic impacts, warning that poverty could spike while Gross Domestic Product (GDP) could plummet by 8.4 per cent, which translates into a loss of $1.7 billion. Lamenting the loss...

Violence in Sudan likely to spark record levels of hunger

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·May 10, 2023·2 min read

In an alert on the situation, the World Food Programme (WFP) said that it expected between two and 2.5 million more people to face acute hunger in the coming months, because of conflict that erupted on 15 April between forces loyal to rival Generals Abdel Fattah Al Burhan and Mohamed...

WHO convenes experts to identify new pathogens that could spark pandemics |

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·November 22, 2022·1 min read

WHO is convening over 300 scientists who will consider the evidence on over 25 virus families and bacteria, as well as “Disease X”, which indicates an unknown pathogen that could cause a serious international epidemic. The process began on Friday and will guide global investment, and research and development (R&D),...