UNDP supports building homes and breaking stereotypes in Ukraine |
Roughly two million homes have been damaged or destroyed in Ukraine, where the full-scale Russian invasion has entered a third year.
A recent UN-backed assessment...
Rosatom endorses nuclear programme to end SA energy crunch
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Mahsa Amini’s Death in Iran Custody Was ‘Unlawful’, Says UN Mission
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A fact-finding mission mandated by the United Nations said on Monday that the death of Mahsa Amini in custody of Iran‘s...
IDF Chief of Staff: Fighting is Key for Negotiating Hostages’ Release
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i24 News – In a recent assessment of the situation in the northern Gaza Strip, the Chief of Staff, alongside other...
World News in Brief: Russia vetoes DPR Korea sanctions resolution, children under fire in...
This in effect abolishes the monitoring of UN sanctions against the country, more commonly known as North Korea, blocking the extension of the panel...
News in Brief 4 March 2024 |
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Gaza conflict could fuel much wider Middle East ‘conflagration’
War in Gaza could spark a much...
Smith College Building Occupied by Anti-Zionist Group
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Dozens of anti-Zionist students at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts have been occupying an administrative building for several days in an...
News in Brief 23 February 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations. Children on Ukraine's frontlines suffer mental trauma: UNICEF Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has taken a...
Truce Deal Before Ramadan Is ‘Looking Tough,’ Says Biden
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i24 News – President Joe Biden on Friday said the it is “looking tough” for a temporary ceasefire-hostage deal between Israel...
Sudan: Aid lifeline reaches Darfur region in bid to avert ‘hunger catastrophe’
“The UN WFP has managed to bring desperately needed food and nutrition supplies into Darfur; the first WFP assistance to reach the war-wracked region...
Prominent Pro-Hamas Activist in Australia Arrested on Kidnapping and Torture Charges
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Australian police on Monday announced the arrest of a prominent pro-Hamas advocate accused of orchestrating the kidnapping and torture of a...
‘It Is in America’s Interest to See Hamas Crushed’: Experts on Why a Rafah...
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Israel must operate in Rafah, Hamas’ last stronghold, if it wishes to achieve its war objective of eliminating the threat posed...
General Assembly approves $3.59 billion UN budget for 2024
In actions taken late evening on Friday, the 193-member General Assembly also adopted nearly $50 million in additional funding for decisions taken by the...
Getting children back to school in deadly gang-ravaged Haiti
Students in the capital Port-au-Prince have missed hundreds of hours of class time over the past year and now, now, more than one million...
De-escalation zone: The UN peacekeepers trying to stop Gaza war spreading |
As war rages in Gaza, another simmering conflict risks escalating on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon – which is why the UN peacekeeping mission...
Israel and Hamas to Resume Hostage Talks Sunday in Cairo
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i24 News – Truce negotiations between Israel and Hamas are set to recommence on Sunday in Cairo, as reported by Egypt’s...
UK’s Eurovision Contestant Refuses to Boycott Song Contest Over Israel’s Involvement, Supports ‘Unifying Power...
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Pop singer Olly Alexander, the United Kingdom’s representative in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, responded on Friday to an open letter...
Iran Vote Turnout Hits Historic Low Amid Discontent
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Turnout for Iran’s parliamentary election, seen as a test of the clerical establishment’s legitimacy, appears to have hit a historic low...
News in Brief 11 March 2024 |
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Ceasefire now in Gaza, urges UN chief on first day of Ramadan
A Ramadan ceasefire for...
All parties to Gaza crisis may have committed war crimes: UN rights chief
In his latest report on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory scheduled to be delivered to the Human Rights Council later on Wednesday,...
Israel Reduces Troops in South Gaza, Egypt to Host New Talks
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Israel said on Sunday it had withdrawn more soldiers from southern Gaza, leaving just one brigade, as it and Hamas sent...
Ramaphosa explains delicate ties with America
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Lookahead to 2024: July to December
July: Is a second half comeback possible?2023 marked the midway point for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a blueprint for a better future adopted...
Amid ongoing strife in Gaza and Ukraine, UN chief reiterates peace call
“When we live in a chaotic world it’s very important to stick to principles and the principles are clear: the UN Charter, international law,...
