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Over 1 in 4 Children Under the Age of 5 Face 'Severe' Food Poverty

par This Is Beirut, 06/06 17:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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More than one in four children under the age of five globally live in "severe" food poverty, UNICEF has warned, meaning more than 180 million are at risk of experiencing adverse impacts on their growth and development. "Severe child food poverty describes children who are surviving on severely deprived diets so they're only consuming two or less ...

Greece, Pakistan, Somalia, Among Incoming UN Security Council Members

par This Is Beirut, 06/06 21:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia were elected by secret ballot Thursday at the United Nations General Assembly to serve on the Security Council for the 2025-2026 term. The top UN panel, charged with maintaining international peace and security, is comprised of 15 nations, including five veto-wielding permanent members: Britain, ...

Rapid Support Forces Kill 144 Civilians in Sudan

par This Is Beirut, 07/06 12:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Pro-democracy activists in Sudan reported Friday that about 40 people were killed in "violent artillery fire" carried out the previous day by paramilitary forces on Omdurman, Khartoum's twin city. "So far, the death toll is estimated at 40 civilians and there are more than 50 injured, some seriously," the Karari Resistance Committee said in a ...

UN Reports Record 120 Million Displaced by Conflict

par This Is Beirut, 13/06 10:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A staggering total of 120 million people are living forcibly displaced by war, violence and persecution, the UN said Thursday, branding the ever-increasing number a "terrible indictment on the state of the world". The United Nations' refugee agency UNHCR said forced displacement globally had once again smashed records, with conflicts in places ...

The UN and NGOs Demand Release of Detained Staff in Yemen

par This Is Beirut, 13/06 22:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The heads of six United Nations agencies and three international NGOs issued a joint call Thursday for the release of their staff detained by the Houthi. They said the detentions were unprecedented and insisted the targeting of aid and development workers in Yemen must stop. "We, the principals of the affected UN entities and international ...

War and Climate Change Excacerbate Sudan's Water Crisis

par This Is Beirut, 16/06 09:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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As the Sudanese civil war rages unabated, man-made devastation and the changing climate are exacerbating a dangerous water crisis. War, climate change and man-made shortages have brought Sudan to the shores of a water crisis. In the blistering sun, as temperatures climb past 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), Issa's family -- along ...

UN: No Afghan 'Reintegration' Without Progress on Rights

par This Is Beirut, 21/06 22:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Restrictions on women's rights continue to prevent Afghanistan's "reintegration" into the international community, a senior UN official said Friday, noting the Taliban's participation in upcoming talks in Doha is not legitimization of the isolated government. Since their 2021 return to power, Taliban authorities have not been formally recognized ...

Russia Criticized at UN Security Council Over Ukraine Strikes

par This Is Beirut, 09/07 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia came under fire at the UN Security Council on Tuesday for conducting "systemic attacks" on Ukraine's medical facilities after a wave of deadly strikes across the country. President Volodymyr Zelensky said 38 people across Ukraine were killed — including four children — and 190 were wounded in the wave of nearly 40 missiles that ...

Amnesty Calls UN to Extend Full Arms Embargo On Sudan

par This Is Beirut, 25/07 10:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Amnesty International called on the United Nations Thursday to extend the arms embargo on Darfur to cover all of Sudan, in a report on weapons flooding the war-torn country. The 15-month war between Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces "is being fuelled by an almost unimpeded supply of weapons into Sudan by states and ...

Iran's 'Crimes Against Humanity' Must Be Prosecuted: UN Experts

par This Is Beirut, 05/08 20:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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UN experts on Monday called for the prosecution of Iranian officials who may have committed crimes against humanity during a 2022 crackdown on demonstrations that particularly targeted ethnic and religious minorities. The UN Human Rights Council mandated experts to carry out an investigation on Iran following nationwide protests triggered by the ...

Sudan at "Breaking Point" Warns the UN

par This Is Beirut, 12/08 17:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Sudan is at a catastrophic "breaking point," with tens of thousands of preventable deaths looming due to multiple crises, the United Nations' migration agency warned Monday. The International Organization for Migration said famine and floods were adding to a catalogue of challenges facing millions of people in the war-torn country, amid the ...

UN Human Rights Office Stormed by Houthis in Sanaa

par This Is Beirut, 13/08 16:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations said on Tuesday their human rights offices in Sanaa had been stormed by Yemen's Houthis, with the UN's rights chief demanding they leave immediately and return all seized assets. On August 3, the Iran-backed Houthis sent a delegation to the UN Human Rights Office's premises in Sanaa and forced staff to hand over the keys. They ...

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