Two million people at risk of starvation in Myanmar’s Rakhine: UN | United Nations News

Two million people at risk of starvation in Myanmar’s Rakhine: UN | United Nations News

UNDP says without urgent action, 95 percent of the population will regress into survival mode. Myanmar‘s war-ravaged Rakhine state could face imminent famine according to a new United Nations report, which estimates that more than two million people could be at risk of starvation. “Rakhine’s economy has stopped functioning,” said…

UN agency for Palestinians facing its ‘darkest hour’, UNRWA chief says | Israel-Palestine conflict News

UN agency for Palestinians facing its ‘darkest hour’, UNRWA chief says | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is facing its “darkest hour” and requires ongoing support from UN members after Israel’s decision to ban the organisation, its chief has said. “Without intervention by member states, UNRWA will collapse, plunging millions of Palestinians into chaos,” Philippe Lazzarini,…

UN should consider suspending Israel over genocide, says special rapporteur | Israel-Palestine conflict

UN should consider suspending Israel over genocide, says special rapporteur | Israel-Palestine conflict

NewsFeed UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, has called for UN member states to consider suspending Israel over the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and its decades-long illegal occupation of Palestinian land. Published On 1 Nov 20241 Nov 2024 Check out our Latest News and Follow…

Israel pounds Beirut’s southern suburbs after US truce push
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Israel pounds Beirut’s southern suburbs after US truce push

Israel pounded Beirut’s southern suburbs with a series of powerful airstrikes early on Friday morning after issuing evacuation orders to residents, in the first such strikes in days targeting the dense urban area, Reuters witnesses said. The Israeli military said it was targetting Hezbollah facilities and assets, an assertion that…

Politics and starvation: Gaza learns of Israel’s decision to ban UNRWA | United Nations News

Politics and starvation: Gaza learns of Israel’s decision to ban UNRWA | United Nations News

Until this morning, 38-year-old Hussam Abu Ghaban had not heard of the Israeli Knesset’s decision to ban the UN agency responsible for his family’s welfare. Now, with the Israeli Knesset passing two bills banning the agency from Israel and choking off its ability to work in Gaza, the family does…

Eight wounded in new attack on UNIFIL peacekeepers in Lebanon | United Nations News

Eight wounded in new attack on UNIFIL peacekeepers in Lebanon | United Nations News

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) says eight of its peacekeepers were wounded after a rocket, likely fired by Hezbollah or an affiliated group, hit its headquarters in southern Lebanon. “A rocket hit UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura, setting a vehicle workshop on fire,” the force said in a…

Israel’s UNRWA ban a ‘new level in war against UN’, Palestinian envoy says | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel’s UNRWA ban a ‘new level in war against UN’, Palestinian envoy says | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel’s move to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) marks a “new level” in its war with the UN, the Palestinian envoy to the UN has said. The Israeli parliament or Knesset approved bills on Monday aimed at banning UNRWA from operating in Israel….

World ‘paying terrible price’ for climate inaction, UN’s Guterres warns | Climate News

World ‘paying terrible price’ for climate inaction, UN’s Guterres warns | Climate News

Current policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century, new report finds ahead of COP29 summit. People around the world are “paying a terrible price” for inaction on global warming, with time running out to correct the…

Israel ‘demolished’ watchtower in latest attack on UN Lebanon peacekeepers | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israel ‘demolished’ watchtower in latest attack on UN Lebanon peacekeepers | Israel attacks Lebanon News

UNIFIL says Israeli forces ‘deliberately’ damaged one of its positions in southern Lebanon. United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon have said the Israeli army “deliberately” damaged one of their positions in southern Lebanon, in the latest incident reported by the force that remains deployed in all of its positions. An Israeli…