Peace and Security
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Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors debate future of Gaza amid stalled progress on lasting peace
The Security Council is discussing the stalled progress in Gaza as the fragile ceasefire there limps on, and deteriorating conditions…
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World News in Brief: Lives lost and aid destroyed in Ukraine, rainfall alert for Horn of Africa, $710 million appeal for Rohingya refugees
The Representative of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, in Ukraine has strongly condemned the deadly and destructive Russian missile and…
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Guterres condemns Israeli move to militarise seized compound in occupied East Jerusalem
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday strongly condemned Israel’s decision to establish military facilities at a seized UNRWA compound in…
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Somalia at ‘real risk of famine’ as Middle East war fallout continues
At least six million people in Somalia are going days without enough food, UN aid teams warned on Friday, highlighting…
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World News in Brief: Malnutrition in Somalia, hunger crisis in DR Congo, energy shortages in Cuba
Nearly six million people in Somalia – almost a third of the population analysed – are projected to face acute…
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Yemen parties agree under UN mediation to release 1,600 detainees
More than 1,600 conflict-related detainees in Yemen will be released under a UN-brokered agreement reached after months of negotiations in…
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Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians are a clear violation of humanitarian law, says senior UN official
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. in Ukraine, Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth, has reacted strongly to Russian military strikes on a civilian area…
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‘Stop’: Sandy Walker uses art to confront the legacy of Hiroshima
Eighty years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, artist Sandy Walker believes art still has the power to cut through…
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More than 70 civilians killed in Ukraine in less than a week
At least 70 civilians have been killed and more than 500 injured across Ukraine since the start of May, UN…
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Security Council holds closed-door talks following attacks on United Arab Emirates
As the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz continues, the United Nations reiterates its commitment to support efforts towards peace,…
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