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Gaza famine ‘almost inevitable’, health system ‘more than on its knees’: UN
GENEVA: Famine in the Gaza Strip is almost inevitable unless the Israel-Hamas war changes, the United Nations said on Friday…
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Myanmar junta’s access to arms, cash must be cut off, UN rights chief says
GENEVA: The international community must take “targeted action” to restrict the Myanmar junta’s access to arms, jet fuel and foreign…
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UN refugee agency in Gaza can’t easily be replaced: Chief
JERUSALEM: It is unrealistic to think the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, can easily be replaced, its head…
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UN says Israeli forces stalled evacuation convoy, forced paramedics to strip
He said one paramedic was later released and appealed for the release of the two others and all other detained…
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Back-up plans and good governance make tourism more resilient
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UN Security Council members call for Houthis to stop attacks on shipping
UNITED NATIONS: Members of the UN Security Council on Wednesday (Jan 3) called on Yemen’s Houthis to halt their attacks…
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Fighting rages in northern Gaza; Biden speaks with Netanyahu
JERUSALEM: Israel battled Hamas militants on Saturday (Dec 23) in pursuit of its elusive goal of full control of northern…
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Fighting rages in northern Gaza after UN stops short of ceasefire call
Health officials and Hamas media said an Israeli air strike on a house in Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza…
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UN Security Council demands Gaza aid deliveries ‘at scale’
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council approved on Friday (Dec 22) a watered-down resolution that demands all sides in…
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United Nations warns Myanmar stands on humanitarian ‘precipice’
UNITED NATIONS: One-third of the population of Myanmar, or more than 18 million people, now require humanitarian aid, the United…
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