The United Nations and rights groups called for increased aid for Syria on Tuesday, one year after a devastating earthquake struck Turkey and the war-torn country, battering its impoverished population. "Billions of dollars in damage aside, the human toll of this disaster is incalculable. Many people remain displaced to date, waiting
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9 UN Security Council members urge a halt to airstrikes by Myanmar’s military
Nine members of the United Nations Security Council condemned "indiscriminate" airstrikes by Myanmar's military against civilians before an envoy briefed the council Monday as part of regional efforts to implement a peace plan that has so far been largely ineffective. The plan, adopted in April 2021 shortly after the military seized
Funding for UN Palestinian Relief Agency is threatened while probe continues
The consequences of the investigation into the 12 United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) staffers allegedly linked to the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel have led to major donor countries pulling their support from the UN agency. However, the agency has
UN chief asks donor countries for ‘continuity’ in Gaza agency operations
The secretary-general of the United Nations on Sunday called on countries to continue funding the main agency providing aid in Gaza after several of its employees were accused of taking part in the Hamas attack on Israel that ignited the war four months ago. The dispute engulfing the biggest provider of
‘Intensive battles’ continue in Gaza as UN chief calls on donors to maintain aid
Heavy fighting raged in Gaza Sunday amid a fierce row over the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees that has called its future into question. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on donor states to guarantee the flow of vital aid to Gaza after several halted funding to the agency, UNRWA,
BNP for UN probe over BGB man killing in BSF firing
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party has demanded a United Nations inquiry into the killing of a member of Bangladesh Border Guard in a firing incident by the Indian Border Security Force. BGB member Mohammad RaisUddin was shot dead by India's BSF in the Benapole border area in Jessore in the
UN relief workers accused of participation in Hamas massacre
Israel has accused a dozen United Nations employees in Gaza of participating in Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre of 1,200 people in Israel, prompting the world body to fire the alleged perpetrators and open an investigation that threatens to tarnish the U.N.’s reputation and jeopardize tens of millions of dollars in
Nearly 20,000 babies born into Gaza war ‘hell’: UN
The United Nations said Friday that thousands of babies had been born in conditions "beyond belief" in Gaza since the war there erupted more than three months ago. Spokeswoman Tess Ingram, back from a recent visit to the Gaza Strip, described mothers bleeding to death and one nurse who had performed
Is it time for Palestine to be voted UN member state?
The atrocities against Palestinians in a ruthlessly devastated Gaza — with over 21,000 mostly civilian deaths in retaliation to the killings of 1,200 inside Israel —have resurrected a longstanding question: is it time for Palestine to be recognized as a full-fledged UN member state? The question has also been triggered by
US to avoid vetoing a UN resolution on critical aid for Gaza
The United States, key allies and Arab nations engaged in high-level diplomacy in hopes of avoiding another U.S. veto of a new U.N. resolution on desperately needed aid to Gaza ahead of a long-delayed vote now scheduled for Thursday morning. The U.S. has been struggling to change the text’s references to