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UN chief urges Israel to allow aid supplies into Gaza
Fp Staff •The bulk of the 2.4 million people living in Gaza have been forced to flee their homes due to the nearly six months of fighting and siege, and the region's civilian infrastructure has been decimated
2014-2023 hottest decade ever recorded, says UN agency
Fp Staff •In its yearly State of the Climate report, the World Meteorological Organization of the United Nations confirmed initial statistics suggesting that 2023 was by far the warmest year ever recorded
Gaza Conflict: Israel committing war crime by starving Palestine population, says UN
Ajeyo Basu •US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated earlier on Tuesday that "severe levels of acute food insecurity" affect the entire Gaza population, highlighting the critical need to increase the flow of humanitarian supplies into the Palestinian enclave
US pause on UNRWA funding for Gaza may become permanent
Fp Staff •In January, the United States and over a dozen other nations ceased providing funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) following accusations by Israel that 12 of the organization's 13,000 employees in Gaza were involved in the October 7 Hamas attack
Expanding Israeli settlements a 'war crime' threaten creation of Palestinian state: UN
Ajeyo Basu •The expansion of Israeli settlements, according to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, amounts to Israel transferring its own people, which he declared to be a war crime. Following Israel's announcement last month of new housing plans in the occupied West Bank, the U.S. Biden administration said that the settlements were "inconsistent" with international law
Yemen: UN warns of escalation amid Houthi attacks
Ajeyo Basu •The Huthis' attacks have prompted some shipping companies to detour around southern Africa to avoid the Red Sea, a vital route that normally carries about 12 percent of global maritime trade
'Age of chaos': UN chief urges greater unity in global body on crucial issues
Ajeyo Basu •Guterres issued a warning on Wednesday, as the Gaza conflict entered its fifth month, stating that further Israeli military advances into the southern city of Rafah would "exponentially increase what is already a humanitarian nightmare with untold regional consequences"
UN urges aid funding for war-torn Sudan
Ajeyo Basu •The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudan's armed forces have been engaged in a ten-month battle that has destroyed the nation's infrastructure, sparked famine warnings, and resulted in the displacement of millions of people both inside and outside of Sudan
UN forms independent panel to probe UNRWA agency working in Palestine
Ajeyo Basu •More than a dozen nations, including the US, Germany, the UK, and Sweden, have cut off financing to UNRWA in response to Israel's allegations that 12 of its employees were complicit in the October 7 Hamas attack
UN workers implicated in terrorism will be punished: UN Chief
Ajeyo Basu •Following Israel's accusations, Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Finland joined the US, Australia, and Canada in halting money to the relief organization, which is a vital source of support for those living in Gaza