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Edited News | UNRWA
Gaza: “Sickening normalisation” of suffering, amid attacks on people and aid convoysOngoing military operations by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in Gaza continue to devastate Palestinian children and families, with mounting casualties and a critical lack of humanitarian aid for the desperate population.“Local media reporting here that last...
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Press Conferences , Edited News | OHCHR
Rights experts call for end to impunity for Israel’s violations of international law Four independent human rights experts have jointly called for the international community to sanction Israel’s conduct of hostilities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as well as in the wider Middle East region - including in Syria, Lebanon and Iran. They...
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Edited News | OCHA , UNHCR
Syria: needs continue to grow amid highly uncertain situation, say aid teams The historic power shift in Syria and the still volatile situation two days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime have increased humanitarian needs in a country where nearly 17 million people, including millions of internally displaced, already depended on...
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Press Conferences | OCHA , UNECE , UNHCR , UNITED NATIONS , OSES
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the Special Envoy for Syria and the spokespersons of the Office of the Special Envoy, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the United Nations Economic...
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Edited News , Press Conferences | OSES
Barely 48 hours since opposition forces including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept into Damascus and forced out President Bashar al-Assad, the top UN negotiator tasked with helping Syrians’ create a peaceful and democratic future insisted that nothing could be taken for granted.
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Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Monday called on States to do all in their power to end senseless conflicts and suffering.
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Press Conferences | OHCHR
End of year press conference by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk
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Edited News | WHO
No evacuation order given before Kamal Adwan Hospital strike, says WHOOne of the last partially functional health centres in northern Gaza was reportedly hit again overnight into Friday by several strikes, leaving four health workers among the casualties and the dead, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO).
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Press Conferences | HRC , ILO , UNCTAD , WHO , FAO , ICRC
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, International Labour Organization, Human Rights Council, United Nations Trade and Development and...
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Edited News , Press Conferences | OCHA
More than 280,000 people have been uprooted in northwest Syria in a matter of days following the sudden and massive offensive into Government-controlled areas led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which is sanctioned by the Security Council as a terrorist group.