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Yémen : l’ONU préoccupée par des frappes américaines sur un port pétrolier
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Après une série de raids américains meurtriers sur un port pétrolier de la mer Rouge, au Yémen, le chef de l’ONU exprime son inquiétude face à l’escalade militaire dans la région et ses conséquences humanitaires.
16h ago
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UN chief welcomes continued Gaza ceasefire and hostage release
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the latest round of hostage releases in Gaza and the continued implementation of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
on Feb 16
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Catastrophic hunger doubles in 2024; Gaza and Sudan worst hit
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The number of people experiencing catastrophic hunger has surged more than twofold in 2024, due largely to the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Sudan, according to new figures released by the UN on Thursday.
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on Sep 6
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Over half a million people severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms in Yemen
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Unprecedented floods and winds have displaced thousands of families, destroyed homes, and severely damaged critical infrastructure, impacting over half a million people in Yemen, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Thursday.
on Sep 6
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Private donations boost UN support for war-torn Gaza
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From celebrities to civil society, a growing number of people around the world are providing unprecedented support for UNRWA, the UN agency supplying a lifeline to two million Palestinians trapped in war-torn Gaza.
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on Sep 5
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Climat, biodiversité, déchets : 8 bonnes solutions à travers le monde
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« Si nous savons ce que nous devons faire, pourquoi n’agissons-nous pas ? » C’est en ces termes que l’Université des Nations Unies (UNU) interpelle le grand public, avec son rapport « Interconnection des risques catastrophiques 2025 : tourner une nouvelle page », publié récemment.
on Sat, 10AM
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights among new entries to UNESCO Memory of the World Register
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The archives of British naturalist Charles Darwin, whose theory of evolution by natural selection revolutionized understanding of nature and humanity’s place within it, are among 74 new additions to a UN list of documentary heritage of universal value.
on Fri, 1AM
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Record hunger in Haiti amid rising needs
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Escalating armed violence, displacement, economic turmoil and disruptions to local food production are fueling hunger in Haiti and leaving millions at risk, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday.
on Fri, 1AM
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Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudan
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The number of civilians in South Sudan harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and other armed groups increased by 51 per cent in 2024, the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) said on Thursday.
on Fri, 12AM
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António Guterres (UN Secretary-General) on the situation in Gaza
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Remarks to the press by Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, on the situation in Gaza at the Security Council stakeout position.
on Fri, 12AM
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Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief
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Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 people, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued an urgent call to “get international media into Gaza” to cover the conflict, in addition to those reporters trapped in the enclave.
on Fri, 12AM
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Libya’s fragile transition plagued by deepening economic and political divides
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Libya’s prolonged political transition is facing renewed strain, with mounting economic pressures and tensions between rival governments threatening the calm that has held since the 2020 ceasefire.
on Fri, 12AM
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Sudan: No respite for civilians amid unrelenting war and aid access barriers
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As Sudan’s civil war grinds on, millions of civilians remain trapped in a relentless cycle of displacement, hunger and violence, while relief efforts are stifled by insecurity and bureaucratic hurdles.
on Fri, 12AM
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Partnerships, increased climate investment crucial for sustainable transition, says UN deputy chief
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Addressing the opening of an international forum in Hanoi on partnerships for green growth, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Wednesday emphasized the need for accelerated action to meet global climate and development goals.
on Wed, 9PM
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Gaza faces deepening crisis as aid stocks dwindle
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The United Nations on Wednesday warned that escalating hostilities and access constraints in Gaza are exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis, displacing hundreds of thousands and depriving civilians of shelter, food and medicine.
on Wed, 9PM
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South Sudan on the brink as peace deal falters, UN warns
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South Sudan stands at a dangerous crossroads as rising political tensions threaten to derail a fragile peace deal, amid growing fears of renewed conflict in the world’s youngest nation, already buckling under a deepening humanitarian crisis.
on Wed, 8PM
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Humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in El Fasher, Sudan
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Escalating violence and deteriorating humanitarian conditions in and around El Fasher in Sudan continue to be of grave concern, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
on Wed, 8PM
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Global growth on recessionary path amid trade tensions and uncertainty
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The world economy is on a recessionary trajectory as global growth is expected to slow to 2.3 per cent this year due to escalating trade tensions and uncertainty, the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, said in a new report published on Wednesday.
on Wed, 5PM
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El número de muertos en Gaza supera los 45.000, casi un tercio de ellos eran niños
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El fondo para la infancia estima que el número de niños muertos en los últimos 14 meses alcanza los 14.500. A su vez, las organizaciones humanitarias condenan un nuevo ataque de Israel a una escuela de la UNRWA convertida en refugio en el que han muerto 13 personas y 48 han resultado heridas.
on Wed, 5PM
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Countries finalize historic pandemic agreement after three years of negotiations
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In the early hours of Wednesday morning in Geneva, countries finalized a draft global agreement aimed at improving how the world prepares for and responds to pandemics, marking a historic step that will be submitted to the World Health Assembly in May for adoption.
on Wed, 1PM
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World News in Brief: Relief supplies for Myanmar, invest in Haiti, child migrant deaths in Italy
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A plane carrying some 40 metric tonnes of lifesaving aid arrived in Myanmar from Dubai on Tuesday to support survivors of the devastating earthquake last month.
on Wed, 12AM
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UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable development
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Young people from across the globe are meeting at UN Headquarters this week to share their recommendations to transform the world into a fairer, greener and more sustainable place.
on Tue, 9PM
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Israeli strike on hospital ‘further cripples’ Gaza’s fragile health system
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An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday has further jeopardized already limited access to lifesaving medical care in the war-torn enclave.
on Tue, 8PM
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External flow of weapons into Sudan must end, insists UN’s Guterres
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Two years to the day since Sudan’s brutal war erupted between rival generals who rejected the peaceful transition to civilian rule after the overthrow of Omar Al-Bashir, UN chief António Guterres insisted that the world “must not forget” the suffering of the country’s people.
on Tue, 8PM
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UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent
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The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the fourth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on African Descent in New York said on Tuesday.
on Tue, 8PM
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Flooding displaces thousands amid ongoing unrest in eastern DR Congo
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Recent severe flooding caused by torrential rains has displaced nearly 10,000 people in Tanganyika province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
on Tue, 7PM
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Israeli strikes in Lebanon continue to kill civilians, UN rights office warns
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Israeli military operations in Lebanon have continued to claim civilian lives and destroy vital infrastructure, the UN human rights office warned on Tuesday, raising alarm over mounting violations since a ceasefire agreement took effect last November.
on Tue, 7PM
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Sudan: 15 million children require humanitarian assistance after two years of war
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The number of children in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan has doubled as the war between rival militaries enters a third year on Tuesday.
on Tue, 1AM
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Millions displaced, health system in ruins as Sudan war fuels famine
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More than 12.4 million people have been forced from their homes across Sudan – including over 3.3 million refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries – as two years of civil war fuel famine, disease outbreaks and the collapse of the health system.
on Mon, 9PM
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World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis worsens, South Sudan clashes, Ecuador oil spill update
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The humanitarian situation in Gaza is now likely the worst it has been in the 18 months since the outbreak of hostilities, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, reported on Monday.
on Mon, 9PM
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UN forum on People of African Descent examines reparations and AI challenge
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The fourth session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent opened on Monday at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
on Mon, 7PM
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Thousands of Gaza patients waiting for urgent medical evacuation
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The Israeli bombardment of Al-Ahli, a Gaza City hospital, has put even more pressure on the remaining health facilities in the occupied Palestinian territory, where the delivery of aid and movement of humanitarian workers is highly restricted by the Israeli authorities.
on Mon, 6PM
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Sudan war: ‘Darkest chapters’ ahead as Darfur massacre claims over 100 lives
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As Sudan’s devastating war enters its third year, UN rights investigators are warning that its “darkest chapters” may still lie ahead, following the massacre of more than 100 people at displacement camps in Darfur over the weekend.
on Mon, 5PM
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UN denounces deadly Palm Sunday attack in Ukraine
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The United Nations has condemned the Russian attack on the city of Sumy, Ukraine, on Sunday which reportedly killed at least 34 people, including two children, and injured more than 100 others.
on Mon, 3PM
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Israeli attack puts last functioning hospital in Gaza City out of service
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The last functioning hospital in Gaza City has been put out of action by an Israeli strike at the weekend, while a child patient with reported head trauma died while being evacuated, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
on Mon, 12PM
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It is important to call a genocide a genocide, UN experts told the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People today as they called on all States to examine their relationships and avoid being complicit in this crime being committed by Israel on the Palestinian...
on Apr 13
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Resilience in the face of thirst: Trucking water in war-ravaged Gaza
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In Gaza, where lack of access to water is an existential threat, Ibrahim Alloush stands out as an unsung hero, providing a lifeline to the thirsty people of the Strip.
on Apr 13
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Llegan a un acuerdo sobre emisiones netas nulas para el transporte marítimo
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Este acuerdo es el primero del mundo que combina los límites obligatorios de emisiones y la fijación de los precios del carbono en todo un sector, con el objetivo de alcanzar emisiones netas nulas procedentes de los buques para 2050.
on Apr 12
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RDC : le viol d’enfants atteint des proportions inégalées, selon l'UNICEF
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Les violences sexuelles à l’encontre des enfants dans l’est de la République démocratique du Congo ont atteint un niveau tel que leur utilisation comme arme de guerre ne fait plus aucun doute, selon l’agence des Nations Unies pour l’enfance.
on Apr 12
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The ‘chinamperos’ have provided Mexico City with food for generations. Do they have a future?
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Xochimilco, nestled in the heart of Mexico City, is home to the ‘chinamperos,’ farmers who have used indigenous techniques to grow food for centuries. Today, their way of life is under threat from environmental degradation, urban expansion and climate change.
on Apr 12
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Countries reach historic deal to cut shipping emissions
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After years of intense negotiations, countries on Friday reached a landmark deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping, setting mandatory fuel standards and introducing an industry-wide carbon pricing mechanism.
on Apr 11
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Myanmar: Military strikes persist amid earthquake response efforts
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Military operations continue in Myanmar despite ceasefires declared after the recent earthquake that killed more than 3,600 people, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
on Apr 11
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DR Congo crisis: Children subjected to deliberate, systemic sexual violence
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Sexual violence against children in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached staggering proportions, with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reporting thousands of new cases in just two months – evidence that it’s being used as a systemic weapon of war and deliberate terror tactic.
on Apr 11
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US tariffs move could see three per cent fall in global trade, says top UN economist
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Global trade could shrink by three per cent as a result of the United States’ new tariff measures which in the longer term could reshape and boost as-yet untapped regional commercial links, a top UN economist confirmed on Friday.
on Apr 11
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UN refugee agency calls for greater investment in Syrian returnees
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Roughly 400,000 Syrians have returned home from the region since the fall of the Assad regime last December, while more than a million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have gone back to their communities.
on Apr 11
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Gaza: UN rights office condemns Israeli buffer zone plan
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The UN human rights office said on Friday it fears that Israel may intend to permanently remove civilians in Gaza as part of an expanded buffer zone, amid evacuations orders and escalating bombardment.
on Apr 11
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Sudan war has created suffering of ‘industrial proportions’, aid agencies warn
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Two years since Sudan’s brutal conflict began, UN agencies warned that famine is spreading and civilians of all ages continue to suffer shocking abuse, including rape and gang rape.
on Apr 11
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Saisi par l’Algérie et la Somalie, le Conseil de sécurité s’est réuni ce matin pour se pencher sur la multiplication des frappes israéliennes en Syrie, alors que ce pays est engagé dans une transition politique délicate depuis la chute du Gouvernement de Bachar Al-Assad le 8 décembre 2024.
on Apr 11
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Myanmar: UN seeks additional $240 million to bolster earthquake relief
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The United Nations is ramping up its response to Myanmar’s devastating earthquake, calling for increased funding and an immediate ceasefire to ensure more aid reaches those in desperate need.
on Apr 10
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Bombardment, deprivation and displacement continue in Gaza
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Hostilities across the Gaza Strip continue to take a devastating toll on the population, with daily reports of Israeli strikes killing and injuring many civilians, UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Thursday.
on Apr 10