Aid cuts leave refugee agency unable to shelter six in 10 fleeing war in Sudan
Globally, $1.4 billion of the agency’s programmes are being shuttered or put on hold, UNHCR said in a new report.…
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Mandela’s legacy ‘is now our responsibility’, Guterres says on International Day
In his remarks, the Secretary-General celebrated the extraordinary life of the South African civil rights icon, affectionately known by his…
Google Pixel Watch 4 to Reportedly Debut With Continuous SpO2 Tracking Feature
Google recently scheduled its annual Made by Google event for August 20 where it is expected to debut its next-generation hardware…
China Launches Advanced Spacesuits and 7.2 Tons of Supplies to Tiangong Space Station
China has launched a new resupply mission to its module and the astronauts and space station to which it is…
Indigenous youth meet trailblazers ahead of Nelson Mandela Day
Accompanied by their parents and mentors from the midwestern state of Wisconsin, the group wore handmade ribbon skirts and vests…
UN sounds alarm over Syria as sectarian clashes and Israeli strikes escalate
The Druze-majority Sweida governorate, long relatively insulated from earlier phases of Syria’s 14‑year conflict, has now become a flashpoint. Briefing…
Gaza: More misery as new evacuation orders impact tens of thousands
Those impacted by the orders have been told to relocate to the “already overcrowded” coastal strip at Al Mawasi, according…
Displacement, poverty and insecurity fueling violence against women in Gaza
In the past three months, a third of Gaza’s population (714,000 people) have been forced to move once again, separating…
Syria: UN chief urges de-escalation as Sweida violence escalates, Israel strikes Damascus
News reports estimate that the sectarian violence in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, south of the capital, has killed…
Gaza war: UN officials warn of unspeakable conditions as children bear the brunt
Tom Fletcher, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, said there was no “vocabulary” left to adequately describe conditions on the ground.…