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No aid entering Gaza this week has reached Palestinians, UN says

The UN said Wednesday that it had started handing out supplies from around 90 truckloads of aid into Gaza. This marks the first delivery since an Israeli blockade began in early March.…

3 weeks ago

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Some governments ‘using’ Covid-19 to stifle dissent, UN human rights chief warns

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned that some governments were taking advantage of emergency powers imposed amid the Covid-19 crisis to stifle…

5 years ago

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World Food Programme head warns Covid-19 pandemic could provoke ‘famines of biblical proportions’

The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) is warning of potential famines of "biblical proportions" as the Covid-19 pandemic affects countries in an already dire situation. In an interview with FRANCE 24, the…

5 years ago

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Ekiti records first COVID-19 death, Global cases of COVID-19 now over 2.5million and more

Here is why you should pick a copy of The Guardian on Thursday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on Thursday.…

5 years ago

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Coronavirus: Gaza faces worst-case scenario

The coastal enclave is considered one of the worst-prepared places to deal with a severe outbreak of the coronavirus. UN agencies and human rights lawyers are calling for life-saving assistance before it's…

5 years ago

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Airforce destroys Boko Haram camp in Sambisa forest, SA reports second coronavirus case and more

Here is why you should pick up a copy of The Guardian on Sunday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on…

5 years ago

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UN Libya envoy Ghassan Salame resigns

Amid growing turmoil in Libya, the UN representative to the country said a high level of stress was affecting his health. A fragile truce in war-torn Libya continues to crumble.…

5 years ago

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‘Major crisis in Burkina Faso worsening exponentially day by day”

Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, granted France 24 an interview from Geneva. He described the humanitarian crisis in the Syrian northwest region of Idlib as one of the “most…

5 years ago

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UN: Displacement in Syria reaches ‘horrifying new level’

The number of those displaced due to the conflict in the region is now believed to be 900,000. The UN's Relief Chief said "individual interests" need to be dropped to aid the…

5 years ago

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UN sounds alarm as locusts spread in East Africa

Billions of locusts are ravaging crops in East Africa – the UN warns there is a risk of catastrophe. Officials say immediate action is needed before more rainfall in the weeks ahead…

5 years ago

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UN’s Antonio Guterres warns of global ‘wind of madness’

The UN secretary-general referred to the situation in Libya as a "scandal," amid mounting violence despite recent peace talks. He also cited "growing instability and hair-trigger tensions" in the Middle East.…

5 years ago

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UN - Page 8

No aid entering Gaza this week has reached Palestinians, UN says

Some governments ‘using’ Covid-19 to stifle dissent, UN human rights chief warns

World Food Programme head warns Covid-19 pandemic could provoke ‘famines of biblical proportions’

Ekiti records first COVID-19 death, Global cases of COVID-19 now over 2.5million and more

Coronavirus: Gaza faces worst-case scenario

Airforce destroys Boko Haram camp in Sambisa forest, SA reports second coronavirus case and more

UN Libya envoy Ghassan Salame resigns

‘Major crisis in Burkina Faso worsening exponentially day by day”

UN: Displacement in Syria reaches ‘horrifying new level’

UN sounds alarm as locusts spread in East Africa

UN’s Antonio Guterres warns of global ‘wind of madness’

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