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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

United Nations

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World

Norway boosts funding for UN Palestinian refugee agency

      Norway said Monday that it was increasing its funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) by 100 million kroner ($9.3 million). UNRWA, which coordinates nearly all aid to Gaza, has been in crisis since January, when Israel accused about a dozen of its 13,000 Gaza employees of involvement in the unprecedented October 7 Hamas attack that sparked the war. That prompted several countries, including top […]

todayJune 17, 2024 17

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South Africa

Spain joins S. Africa’s Gaza case at UN top court

      Spain said on Thursday that it will join South Africa's case at the UN's top court in which Pretoria has accused Israel of "genocide" in the Gaza Strip. "Our sole goal is to put an end to the war and to advance on the road of applying the two-state solution", Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said at a press conference. His statement came a week after Spain, […]

todayJune 6, 2024 17

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U.N says Israel not allowing educational material into Gaza

The UN's office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs fears that an entire generation of children in Gaza will be scarred for life. Speaking to reporters from Jeruasalem on Monday, OCHA's Head in the Occupied Palestinian Territory says learning materials and basic educational supplies are being barred from entering the enclave by Israel as Jody Jacobs reports.  

todayJune 4, 2024 26

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UN Secretary General condemns attack on Rafah

200 people have reportedly been killed following an air strike on Rafah over the weekend. These are the updated figures from the UN's aid agency, UNRWA on Tuesday. The UN Secretary-General has condemned in the strongest terms the attack saying he is heartbroken by the images of the killed and injured. Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York.  

todayMay 29, 2024 16

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The UN says there is “no safe place” for civilians in Gaza

The UN says there is "no safe place" for civilians in Gaza - after dozens of people were killed in an air strike. Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described Sunday's attack as a "tragic mishap" but is promising to continue the assault against Hamas targets. The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss the Rafah incident. Noga Tarnopolsky - a correspondent in Jerusalem - […]

todayMay 28, 2024 20

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Africa

Horn of Africa droughts: how a network of groundwater bores could help – study

        By Bradley Hiller, University of Cambridge     The Horn of Africa recently suffered its worst drought in almost half a century, and its sixth failed rainfall season in a row. Fifty million people were directly affected and 100 million more were indirectly affected. About 20 million people risked acute food insecurity and potential famine, 4.4 million required humanitarian aid, and refugees fleeing drought and floods […]

todayMay 27, 2024 25

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UN resumes aid deliveries from floating pier in Gaza

The United Nations has resumed transporting humanitarian aid arriving at a U.S.-built pier off the coast of the Gaza Strip. Deliveries were halted earlier this week due to security reasons while some aid was intercepted by needy Palestinians. Jody Jacobs has more a for us.  

todayMay 27, 2024 40

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United Nations suspends food distribution in Rafah

The United Nations has suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to a lack of supplies and an untenable security situation caused by Israel's expanding military operation. The UN’s Scott Anderson says they are now re-evaluating logistics and security measures in Gaza.

todayMay 22, 2024 30

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Environment

Survival at stake for small island States

The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda is leading the charge for more climate action paving the way for “resilient prosperity” as host of this month’s upcoming International Conference on Small Island Developing States. In an interview with UN News, Gaston Browne said the very survival of small island nations is increasingly at stake due to rising waters, extreme weather,and crushing debt.

todayMay 21, 2024 41

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