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Syria crisis: Hundreds killed in ongoing violence, hospitals overwhelmed
Amid violent clashes in southern Syriaโs Suweida governorate, a picture of grave human rights abuses and rising humanitarian needs is emerging by the hour, the UN said on Friday.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:
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SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: โAid must go where needs are greatestโ in Gaza, urges UN relief chief
The UN Security Council is meeting on the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where fresh Israeli evacuation orders have uprooted tens of thousands amid relentless bombardment claiming hundreds of civilian lives in recent weeks โ many of them children. โFood is running out. Those seeking it risk being shot. People are dying trying to feed their families,โ UN relief chief Tom Fletcher has just told ambassadors....
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Displacement, poverty and insecurity fueling violence against women in Gaza
In Gaza, illness, poverty, mass displacement and depleted services are leading to soaring stress levels and causing an increase in domestic violence, sexual exploitation and abuse, according to the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA).
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Violence in Haiti, rising insecurity in DR Congo, expert panel on nuclear war
The UN humanitarian affairs office OCHA is stressing the need to scale up support for displaced families in Haiti amid ongoing insecurity and violence.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Desks become beds as Haitian school shelters people displaced by violence
Gang violence in Haiti has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and many are finding shelter in former schools where belief in the power of education remains strong.
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Aid cuts leave refugee agency unable to shelter six in 10 fleeing war in Sudan
Major cuts to aid budgets have already left people fleeing wars in Sudan and beyond without the assistance and protection they need, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR,said on Friday.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:UN rights chief condemns recent killing of scores of civilians in Sudan
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Tรผrk has deplored deadly attacks in Sudanโs Kordofan region this week, his office said in a statement on Thursday.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:From crisis to classroom: How the UN supports education in conflict zones
From makeshift furniture in Gaza to metro classrooms in Ukraine and solar-powered tablets in Sudan, the UN is working to bring education to millions of crisis-affected children.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:We need to value women in sport, UN rights chief says
In the midst of the Womenโs Euro football championship in Switzerland, Volker Tรผrk, the UN human rights chief, called on Member States and sports clubs around the world to address the vast gender gap which still exists in womenโs sport.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Gaza war: UN officials warn of unspeakable conditions as children bear the brunt
Conditions in Gaza have reached an unspeakable level of devastation with children paying the highest price, top UN officials told the Security Council on Wednesday, warning of soaring child deaths, starvation and a shattered health system amid continuing bombardment and displacement.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source: