Gazans eating wild plants to survive
UN News has learned that out of desperation, some Gazans have resorted to selling wild plants with little nutritional value in the markets of their...
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Afghanistan: UN Appalled At Revival Of Public Floggings, Executions
by UN News
A revival of Taliban-ordered public executions by gunfire taking place in sports stadiums in several cities in Afghanistan âmust cease immediatelyâ, the UN human rights...
All Parties To Gaza Crisis May Have Committed War Crimes: UN Rights Chief
by UN News
All parties to the Gaza conflict have been responsible for âclear violations of international humanitarian law including possible war crimesâ, according to the UNâs top...
Deadlock Over Disarmament âNot Acceptableâ: Guterres
by UN News
Amid geopolitical divides, arms competition, increasingly dangerous new technologies and an elevated nuclear risk, the Secretary-General on Monday highlighted his concern that the UN Conference...
Explainer: What is the UN Human Rights Council?
by UN News
War crimes, racism, arbitrary detention and rape as a weapon of war: these just a few of the pressing international issues over which the UN...
Dozens Address UN World Court Hearings On Israeli Practices
by UN News
“Here are the choices: ethnic cleansing, apartheid or genocide,” said Palestine’s foreign minister at the opening of public hearings at the International Court of Justice...
Ukraine: Report Reveals Warâs Long-Term Impact Which Will Be Felt âFor Generationsâ
by UN News
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, entering its third year, has exacted a “horrific human cost”, inflicting immense suffering on millions of civilians that will be...
US Vetoes Algerian Resolution Demanding Immediate Ceasefire In Gaza
by UN News
The UN Security Council met again in emergency session in New York on Gaza Tuesday, where the United States vetoed a resolution put forward on...
Gazans Hanging By A Threadâ, Warns WFP
by UN News
The UN emergency food relief agency (WFP) warned that Gaza is âhanging by a threadâ, calling for urgent access to allow it to reach the...
DR Congo: Fighting Threatens Stability Of Entire Region, Envoy Warns
by UN News
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), fighting between the M23 armed group and national forces has further compounded the dire humanitarian situation in...