Vital programmes in DR Congo cut due to funding shortfall: UNHCR
Horn of Africa’s ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity -- WHO
Harassment of rights defenders in West Bank must end: UN experts
Senior UN officials, including the Secretary-General, António Guterres, have expressed concern over a spate of violent incidents at the al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem, an important religious site for both Muslims and Jews.
To combat malnutrition and iron deficiency in Gaza and the West Bank, the World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday, launched a campaign to provide support to hundreds of pregnant and nursing women.
1,600 vaccinated in Guinea Ebola virus outbreak but more jabs needed: WHO
COVID-19 cases surge in West Bank in February but fall in Gaza
Iran: condemnation for killing of Baloch minority protesters
Bachelet urges Israel to halt West Bank annexation plans, warns of ‘shockwaves’
Syrians need international solidarity, warn COVID crisis
Food insecurity affecting previously safe communities, insists WFP chief
DR Congo celebrates end of deadly Ebola outbreak in east
Guterres urges Israel to reconsider annexation of West Bank
Digital tools being used to track people as never before, warns UN rights chief
The longstanding position of the UN regarding Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territory – that they are in breach of international law – is unchanged, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said during a press briefing on Tuesday in New York, reacting to the policy reversal announced by the United States.
A recap of Thursday’s top stories: UN Chief’s global call to safeguard religious sites; South-South Cooperation ‘accelerates’ towards SDGs; Guterres on West Bank annexation threat; WHO says one in 10 children not getting proper vaccines; Protestor protection call over Hong Kong; New ‘UNComplicated’ podcast launches.
The work of the UN body responsible for assisting Palestine refugees, UNRWA, which has allowed millions of children to receive an education that promotes UN values of human rights and tolerance, as well as democracy and conflict resolution, should be viewed “not only as our common responsibility, but as our common success”, said Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday.
