Iran ceasefire raises hopes for reopening key Strait of Hormuz
The strait has become a global flashpoint which has driven up the price of oil, threatened the safety of ships…
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World News in Brief: South Sudan rights, opioid guidelines update, DR Congo crisis continues
They urged immediate steps to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian access, and enable internally displaced persons to return safely and with…
Guterres warns of ‘wider war’ as Middle East conflict enters second month
Speaking to the press outside the Security Council in New York, the UN chief painted a grim picture of the…
Middle East war: UN’s Türk decries ‘severe restrictions’ on free speech
“Repression of civic space and freedom of expression has significantly deepened across the Middle East, compounding the already existing climate…
Lebanon at ‘breaking point’ as displacement soars and strikes intensify
Briefing ambassadors from Beirut, Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said he arrived to find “anxiety and tensions at levels I…
Airstrike on funeral underscores rising civilian toll in Sudan
Seven people were killed and dozens injured when an airstrike hit a funeral gathering in the Nuba Mountains in West…
World News in Brief: Ukraine drone attacks, Afghan rights, Zero-Waste Day
In a night of further terror for civilians, on 28 March, a drone strike hit the Odesa Maternity Hospital No.5…
The image from Gaza that still haunts me: Palestine relief agency chief
“No doubt that I have mixed feelings today,” he says. “Bitterness, because I have been at the forefront over the…
UN peacekeeper killed, another seriously injured, in southern Lebanon
The blue helmet from Indonesia was deployed with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which reported that a projectile…
Middle East war: UN initiatives support mediation efforts, ‘lifesaving’ fertiliser shipments
The humanitarian fallout continues to deepen and is exacerbated by the number of deaths, injuries and damage to civilian infrastructure,…