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Russia Criticized at UN Security Council Over Ukraine Strikes

This Is Beirut, 2024-07-09 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 ...

Haiti: One Child Displaced Per Minute Due, Says UNICEF

This Is Beirut, 2024-07-02 11:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Violence raging in troubled Haiti is forcibly displacing one child every minute, on average, with some 300,000 already affected, the United Nations children's agency warned on Monday. Displaced children account for more than half of the 600,000 people who have been forced to flee their homes due to violence, according to UNICEF, particularly in ...

Taliban Told to 'Include Women' in Public Life at UN Talks

This Is Beirut, 2024-07-01 23:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Taliban authorities were told women must be included in public life, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday as she defended a decision to sideline civil society groups at official talks in Doha. Rights organizations have strongly criticized the controversial UN move to exclude the groups, including women's rights activists, ...

Houthis Arrest Aid Workers Accused of Being 'US-Israeli' Spies

This Is Beirut, 2024-06-10 22:49 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Yemen's Houthis on Monday said they had arrested a "spy network" operating under the cover of humanitarian organizations, after aid workers, including 11 UN staff, were held last week. The Iran-backed group claimed the network was linked to the CIA and had been carrying out "espionage" activities in Yemen for years, initially through the United ...

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

This Is Beirut, 2024-06-06 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, ...

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

This Is Beirut, 2024-06-06 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 ...

End of Chinese Military Intimidation Drills Around Taiwan

This Is Beirut, 2024-05-25 10:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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China puts an end to the military exercises around Taiwan, which began on Thursday morning in reaction to the election of pro-independence president Lai Ching-te. China has ended two days of military drills around Taiwan that saw jets loaded with live munitions and warships practice seizing and isolating the self-ruled island. The exercises ...

Heavy Clashes in Sudan’s Darfur Between Army and Paramilitaries

This Is Beirut, 2024-05-12 18:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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At least 27 people were killed and 130 wounded on Friday in El Facher, Darfur, in clashes between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries, more than a year after the start of the war in Sudan, the UN reported on Sunday. Clashes reignited between the Sudanese army and rival paramilitaries earlier this week in the key Darfur town of El Fasher, killing ...

Climate Change, Is It Too Late to Act?

Rami Rayess, 2024-04-10 11:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United Nations defines climate change as "long-term shifts in temperature and weather patterns. While these changes can occur naturally, driven by variations in solar activity or major volcanic eruptions, human activities have become their primary driver since the nineteenth century. This is mainly due to the burning of fossil fuels such as ...

War-Ravaged Sudan Witnesses Massive Fleeing

This Is Beirut, 2024-04-09 19:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Considered among the world's poorest countries, war-torn Sudan's already fragile infrastructure has pushed the country to the brink of famine, leading to a massive ongoing exodus from the country. One year since the conflict in Sudan erupted, thousands of desperate people are still fleeing the country daily "as if the emergency had started ...

UN Security Council: Haiti's Situation Is 'Critical'

This Is Beirut, 2024-03-07 11:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Haiti's spiraling security situation has become "critical,” said the UN Security Council on Wednesday, March 6, as armed gangs threaten a full-scale civil war. The UN Security Council expressed its concern over the deteriorating situation in violence-gripped Haiti on Wednesday, as Washington ramped up pressure on absent Prime Minister Ariel ...

2023 Was the Deadliest Year in a Decade for Migrants, Says UN

This Is Beirut, 2024-03-06 17:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The UN's International Organization for Migration has released new figures, on Wednesday, claiming over 8000 migrants deaths on migration routes last year, making 2023 the deadliest year for migrants for a decade. Although IOM acknowledges the true death toll is likely far higher. At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, ...

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