Integrating religious values and protecting national interests are crucial to Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration, which has informed the United Nations that it will not tolerate external interference in its internal affairs. This response was submitted to the U.N. in light of an assessment on how to engage with the newly empowered Islamists, as requested by the …
Earth is hurtling towards a rise of 2.5 to 2.9 degrees Celsius (4.5 to 5.2 degrees Fahrenheit) due to global warming since pre-industrial times, as calculated by a recent United Nations report. The world is on track to surpass the internationally agreed-upon climate threshold. In order to have a fifty-fifty chance of staying within the …
In a heart-wrenching ordeal, 31 “very sick” premature babies from Gaza’s main hospital were successfully transferred to an alternate hospital in the southern city of Rafah. The newborns, who suffered from dehydration, vomiting, and hypothermia, were without medical supplies and were in dire need of immediate care due to a power blackout and the ongoing …
During a joint U.N. humanitarian assessment, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital as a “death zone,” contradicting Israel’s claims that the hospital was being used by Hamas militants. Last week, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted an operation inside al-Shifa Hospital, claiming to have found evidence of weapons and military activity linked …
; this hospital used as a tool of war or as a place to take hostages,” Biden said. “This only further exacerbates the already dire situation in the region.” As the Israel-Hamas war has grown more intense, the situation at Shifa hospital has become ever more dire. The hospital is home not just to patients …
Israel’s pressure to win the war has led to civilians fleeing Gaza. This has resulted in a shocking food and water shortage, and a fear of Israeli forces. The G7 announced a united stance on the Israel-Hamas war after intense meetings in Tokyo. They condemned Hamas and supported Israel’s right to self-defense. However, the G7 …
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — According to the United Nations, fifteen peacekeepers from the U.N. were injured in Mali this week when their vehicles hit improvised explosive devices. This occurred as they were withdrawing from a rebel stronghold in northern Mali. The incidents took place on two separate occasions. The U.N. spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, stated that …
Climate aid to poor countries is dwindling at a time when developing nations are facing mounting risks from storms, floods, wildfires, drought, extreme temperatures, and other environment-related climate crises, according to a report released Thursday by the United Nations. The that developing countries will need $215 billion to $387 billion a year this decade to …
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — According to a senior U.N. official who addressed the Security Council on Tuesday, the ongoing Russian strikes in Ukraine are inflicting unimaginable suffering on the Ukrainian people, with more than 40% of the population in need of humanitarian assistance. In his statement, Ramesh Rajasingham, the director of coordination in the U.N. …
According to a U.N. agency, thousands of people in Gaza broke into aid warehouses to access flour and basic hygiene products, signaling a growing desperation and breakdown of public order. The director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross stated that some supplies did manage to reach Gaza but it was just a drop …