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UN to end Lebanon peacekeeping mission with nearly 1,000 Indian troops
United Nations: The UN Security Council has decided to end the peacekeeping operations in Lebanon, in which nearly 1,000 Indian troops are deployed. The Council voted on Thursday to shut down in…
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UN food agency chief says women, children are starving in Gaza
Tel Aviv: The head of the UN food agency said on Thursday that it was “very evident” during her visit to Gaza this week that there isn’t enough food in the Palestinian…
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Sudan’s El Fasher under siege for 500 days, children ‘starving’: UN
United Nations: Under siege for 500 days, El Fasher city in Sudan’s North Darfur state has become the epicentre of suffering for children, UN humanitarians have said. The UN Office for the…
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UN nuclear chief warns Iran still not fully cooperating with inspectors
Washington: The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog warned on Wednesday that the agency is not yet satisfied with Iran’s cooperation with international inspectors, just as European leaders appeared poised to reimpose…
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UN envoy, Yemen leader discuss revival of stalled peace process
Aden: Chief of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi met with UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg in the Saudi capital of Riyadh to discuss efforts to revive the stalled peace…
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Afghanistan has its ‘sharpest surge’ ever of child malnutrition, says UN
Islamabad: Afghanistan is seeing its sharpest-ever surge of child malnutrition, the World Food Program said Monday, adding it needed USD 539 million to help the country’s most vulnerable families. Almost 10 million…
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Aid distribution in Gaza hampered despite checkpoint access: UN
Gaza Strip: UN humanitarians said that as starvation worsens in Gaza, efforts to swiftly distribute aid are being hampered by delays, looting and military operations, even as shipments continue to arrive through…
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India backs two-state solution, urges direct Israel-Palestine dialogue at UN
United Nations: India told a high-level UN conference that global efforts must now focus on achieving a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict through “purposeful dialogue and diplomacy”. It also said that…
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UN hosts talks to revive Israel-Palestinian two-state solution
United Nations: The UN General Assembly is bringing high-level officials together this week to promote a two-state solution to the decades-old Israel-Palestinian conflict that would place their peoples side by side, living…
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UN says Gaza aid operations under severe strain
United Nations: Access to supplies for distribution to hungry Gazans and security risks for aid workers are putting relief operations under severe strain, UN humanitarians said. Relief workers face significant security risks.…
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Over 145,000 displaced as violence persists in Syria’s Sweida despite truce: UN
Damascus: Sporadic clashes, drone strikes, and ground fighting continued in Syria’s Sweida province and surrounding areas despite a declared truce, with the number of displaced reaching more than 145,000, the United Nations…
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Over 1,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza aid rush: UN
Deir al-Balah: More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed since May while trying to get food in the Gaza Strip, mostly in the vicinity of aid sites run by an Israeli-backed American…
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UN concerned by Taliban’s arrest of Afghan women, girls for dress code violations
Islamabad: The United Nations on Monday expressed concern about the Taliban’s arrest of Afghan women and girls for their alleged failure to comply with the authorities’ dress code. In May 2022, the…
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UN say first fuel in 130 days allowed into Gaza but much more needed
United Nations: The first batch of fuel in more than four months allowed into Gaza provides only a dent in the needs of the fuel-starved, from hospitals to water systems, UN humanitarians…
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One million Yemeni children at risk of acute malnutrition: UN
United Nations: More than 17 million people in conflict-torn Yemen are going hungry, including over a million children under the age of 5 who are suffering from “life-threatening acute malnutrition,” the United…
