Uncertainty continues over safety in the Strait of Hormuz
“We are aware of the reports but do not have further details. We continue to urge ships to practise maximum…
Tag: Health
WHO leads response to cruise ship hantavirus outbreak
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) is coordinating evacuations and risk assessments following the death of three people and multiple…
Middle East: Fighting and displacement in Lebanon; call for ‘sustained access’ in Gaza
Over the weekend, the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) observed intensive activity by Israeli forces, including extensive airstrikes near…
Three dead in suspected hantavirus infection outbreak on cruise ship: WHO
WHO is supporting the response, noting that one case of the rodent-borne disease has been confirmed so far and there…
‘Real impact on the ground’ needed as Indonesia backs UN reform
The UN80 Initiative is a system-wide reform effort to make the UN more effective, coherent and better equipped to deliver results…
Lebanon strikes deepen crisis as hunger rises and conditions worsen in Gaza
The UN relief coordination office, OCHA, cited reports from Lebanese authorities that at least 13 people were also injured in…
Hormuz disruption deepens energy shock through vulnerable regions
Southeast Asia and South Asia were first to be impacted by the most severe energy crisis in a generation, said…
I Am Artemis: Ryan Schulte
Listen to this audio excerpt from Ryan Schulte, Orion flywheel project manager: Your browser does not support the audio element.…
UN rights chief warns of escalating crackdown in Iran amid conflict
Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said he was “appalled that – on top of the already…
Darfur: Two decades on, a new generation of children faces ‘horrific violence’
In a new Child Alert report titled Darfur: 20 Years On, Children Under Threat, UN children’s agency UNICEF warns that…