Gaza: health system ‘barely surviving’ warns UN health agency chiefSudan’s 24 million children have a right to live in peace: UNICEF Refugee agency launches $1.4 billion appeal for South Sudan

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Mar 28

Gaza war: ‘Direct hits’ on more than 200 schools since Israeli bombing began 783 million people go hungry today but one-fifth of all food goes to waste Cameroon: vital aid assistance under threat, warn UNHCR, WFP

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Mar 27

Gaza: ‘Double-digit’ number of children reported killed overnightOne in three migrant deaths linked to countries at war or with large refugee populationsDevastating humanitarian crisis in DR Congo: UNHCR

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Mar 26

We must push for lasting peace in Gaza, UN chief insists, as starvation threat nears Deadly cholera infections spreading fast in Somalia, warn UN aid teamsYemen conflict enters 10th year with 17 million-plus people in need of health aid

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Mar 25

Gaza: UN aid team reaches stricken north, confirms ‘shocking’ disease and hunger Mass grave found in Libya highlights migrant horror, says UN migration agencyAid ramps up to Mozambique communities impacted by tropical storm Filipo

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Mar 22

Amid ongoing strife in Gaza and Ukraine, UN chief reiterates peace call Sudan war could see 222,000 children die from malnutrition, says aid coordinatorMobile phones called to order for part in 62 million tonnes of e-waste

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Mar 21

Gaza: Less than 1 in 2 UN aid missions allowed into northern zones this month M-pox deaths falling everywhere but Africa, says UN health agency expert panel Belarus opponents ‘increasingly oppressed and punished’: Human Rights Council

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Mar 20

Gaza: Increasing numbers of newborns on brink of death, agencies warnForced labour exploiters make $236 billion a year, says ILO More climate records smashed, WMO report confirms

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Mar 19

Famine could happen ‘anytime’ in Gaza’s northern governorates, warn UN humanitarians Iran: Repression continues two years after nationwide protests, say rights investigators ‘Pandemic treaty’ deal enters final round of negotiations

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Mar 18

I lost hope and will to live in Russian jail, says Ukraine prisoner of war Gaza: Nearly 23 million tonnes of debris ‘will take years to clear’Sudan: hunger ‘pervasive’ in Khartoum streets, warns UNICEF

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Mar 15

Gaza: More children dead from war than from four years of global conflict Ukraine: Condemnation after Russian strike kills dozens in Dnipro regionWith internal displacement at a record high, UN aid chief backs solutions

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Mar 14

Gaza: Aid missions risk being halted without security guaranteesHaiti crisis: UN mission announces airbridge to facilitate aid relief Human Rights Council: Climate crisis a principal factor in global hunger emergency

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Mar 14

Gaza: Ceasefire now, urges UN Secretary-General on first day of RamadanWFP races to preposition aid in Chad for Sudan’s displacedRampant abuse of counter-terrorism laws globally, Human Rights Council hears

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Mar 12

Gaza: Ceasefire now, urges UN Secretary-General on first day of RamadanSyria in grip of violence not seen in years, warn top rights expertsTruth and justice call for disappeared Thai lawyer

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Mar 11

Marking International Women’s Day, UN chief launches plan to tackle baked-in bias  Rafah ground assault would increase risk of atrocity crimes  Mozambique: Thousands displaced over fear of violence

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Mar 08

Gaza: Fears over growing toll of starvation among youngSudan: UN chief leads call for Ramadan cessation of hostilitiesNigeria mass abductions condemned

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Mar 07

Gaza humanitarian update 11 months into Sudan war, ‘world's worst hunger crisis’ looms 2023 was deadliest year on record for migrants

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Mar 06

North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hungerEl Niño weakens but impacts continueDrug controls: UN-backed body offers e-solutions to counter narcotics surge

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Mar 05

Gaza: Gaza conflict could fuel much wider Middle East ‘conflagration’, warns UN rights chiefTürk: ‘Mega election year’ 2024 could be a landmark for democracy: Pacific accounts for nine in 10 most obese countries in the world (WHO)

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Mar 04

Gaza: Worst famine fears realized as 10th child reportedly starves to deathMyanmar crisis now a never-ending nightmare, warns UN rights chiefSudan’s displaced in desperate need of basics to survive: UNHCR

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Mar 01

‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights CouncilRisks from climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss are realUN chief “committed” to Sudan as UNITAMS mission ends

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Feb 29

Gaza: Famine imminent without more aid relief, warn UN humanitarians All parties to Gaza crisis may have committed war crimes: UN rights chief Aid agencies underscore need to help Ethiopians brought low by climate, war and disease

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Feb 28

Gaza: Frustration mounts over blocked UN aid missions Peacekeepers’ alarm over exchanges of fire on Israel-Lebanon border $9 billion investment boost for global internet connectivity: ITU

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Feb 27

With eyes on Gaza, UN chief launches rights protection pledge UN migration agency teams up with top manufacturer against ‘slave’ labour Russian anti-war campaigner’s harassment reflects pressure on judiciary: top rights expert

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Feb 26

Ukraine: Frontline children and mental traumaUN human rights report details Sudan war abuses Rights experts call for arms embargo on Israel

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Feb 23

Shock and desperation throughout Gaza, Security Council hearsHorrific war in Ukraine will be felt ‘for generations’ warns rights chiefUNHCR welcomes AU Protocol to end scourge of statelessness

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Feb 22

WHO chief says severe malnutrition is soaring in Gaza, SudanUS companies dumping “forever chemicals” with impunity: UN expertsInternational Mother Language Day

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Feb 21

WFP pauses food delivery to north GazaUkraine war and ongoing uncertainty among displaced people$2.6 billion appeal for DR Congo

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Feb 20

Rafah invasion would have “dire humanitarian consequences”25 million battle hunger due to Sudan warHuman rights must “guide” transition to lasting peace in South Sudan

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Feb 19

Guterres calls for a ‘global order that works for everyone’UN human rights office ‘appalled’ by Alexei Navalny’s death in prisonLack of social protection puts 1.4 billion children at risk

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Feb 16