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ConflictNews2024 is one of worst years for children, over 473 million now live in conflict zones: UNICEF
New York, December 28, 2024 – The number of children affected by conflicts worldwide has doubled in the past 10 years with more than 473 ...
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ConflictNewsUN calls for defense of international humanitarian law as delivery of aid to Gaza Is almost impossible
Amman/New York, December 23, 2024 – The top UN coordinator for humanitarian affairs said civilians in Gaza desperately need massive humanitarian aid but it is ...
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EnvironmentNewsPlanet in Peril: IPBES Report Reveals Options to Achieve Urgently Needed Transformative Change to Halt Biodiversity Collapse
Focuses on underlying causes of the biodiversity crisis and options for a just and sustainable world. Acting immediately could generate $10 trillion in business opportunity ...
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NewsEnd of dictatorship in Syria can bring stable and peaceful future to the country: UN
Geneva/New York, December 9, 2024 – The collapse of the decades-old dictatorship under the Assad regime in Syria can restore peace and human rights to ...
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NewsSome 305 million people need life-saving assistance in 2025, but only 190 million will receive the aid: UN
Geneva/New York, December 4, 2024 – A record 305 million people living in scores of countries worldwide will need life-saving assistance in 2025, but only ...
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NewsWFP requires $16.9 billion in 2025 to respond to unrelenting humanitarian needs
2025 is projected to be a year of unrelenting humanitarian needs, driven by escalating conflicts and climate and economic shocks. Acute hunger is on the ...
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ClimateUN climate change summit to open next week while 2024 is declared hottest year on record
Baku, Azerbaijan/New York, November 8, 2024 – The 29th UN Conference on Climate Change will open next week in Azerbaijan amid catastrophic devastations happening around ...
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NewsUpdate: UN calls for ending crimes against journalists as many more have died while covering recent crises and conflicts
Paris/New York, November 2, 2024 – The United Nations marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists this year while reports showed ...
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NewsAcute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 22 countries and territories
New UN report warns of conflict-induced famine and catastrophic hunger in five major hotspots alongside the looming La Nina climate threat in others. Following is ...
READ MORE → News8% GDP Loss by 2050 Foreseen Due to World Water Crisis; More Than 50% of Food Production at Risk
Paris, October 17, 2024 — An international group of leaders and experts warns that unless humanity acts with greater boldness and urgency, an increasingly out-of-balance ...
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NewsViolence against children worldwide has reached unprecedented levels: UN
New York, October 11, 2024 – Up to one billion children are vulnerable to various forms of abuses – from armed conflicts and forced displacement ...
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NewsOne Year of Unimaginable Suffering Since the 7 October Attack
New York/Geneva, 7 October 2024 – It has been a year of unimaginable suffering, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) ...
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