Babies dying in hospital amid scenes of devastation — Global Issues

Babies dying in hospital amid scenes of devastation — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The UN’s health agency WHO said on Sunday night that according to the Gaza health authorities, 37 premature babies at the hospital were relocated over the weekend to an operating room without their incubators, with health workers trying to heat the room. According to the latest media reports on Monday,…

UN honours 101 staff killed in Gaza conflict — Global Issues

UN honours 101 staff killed in Gaza conflict — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The fallen colleagues worked for the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, providing life-saving aid to Gaza’s 2.2 million people, amid constant bombardment and a complete siege of the enclave. They included school principals, teachers, doctors, engineers, guards, and support staff. Many were killed along with their family members….

Water crisis for children, hunger in East Africa, new Yazidi memorial — Global Issues

Water crisis for children, hunger in East Africa, new Yazidi memorial — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The double burden of dwindling availability – and inadequate water for drinking and sanitation services – is compounding the challenge, putting children at even greater risk. The Climate Changed Child – released ahead of the COP28 UN climate change summit later this month in Dubai – throws a spotlight on…

Indonesian peacekeeper wins UN Woman Police Officer of the year award — Global Issues

Indonesian peacekeeper wins UN Woman Police Officer of the year award — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

She will receive the honour at a special ceremony at UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday. It will be presented during the annual United Nations Police Week, taking place from 13 to 17 November. First Sergeant Rismayanti serves as a Crime Database Officer for MINUSCA and has helped conceptualize…

UN agencies make plea for international action to end hospital attacks — Global Issues

UN agencies make plea for international action to end hospital attacks — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The regional directors of the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA), children’s agency UNICEF and health agency WHO, said they were “horrified” at latest reports which indicate many have been killed – including children – in facilities across Gaza city and other northern areas of the Strip. The Palestinian…

‘Genuine prospect of Palestinian statehood is critical’, UNRWA chief tells emergency summit in Saudi Arabia — Global Issues

‘Genuine prospect of Palestinian statehood is critical’, UNRWA chief tells emergency summit in Saudi Arabia — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Philippe Lazzarini was addressing an emergency summit convened by the League of Arab States and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation where he called for urgent support for civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory on three fronts. He called on leaders at the Arab-Islamic summit to “act now to change the trajectory”…

Amid war crimes fears, UN rights chief renews calls to stop violence, free hostages — Global Issues

Amid war crimes fears, UN rights chief renews calls to stop violence, free hostages — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

“Water is scarce and fear is pervasive” in Gaza, Mr. Türk told journalists in Amman, recounting a conversation he had minutes earlier with a colleague in Gaza who had to flee Israeli bombardments with his family. “His children, aged nine and seven, are asking him questions he does not know…

Gaza conflict could spark rise in poverty, UN agencies warn — Global Issues

Gaza conflict could spark rise in poverty, UN agencies warn — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

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…