News World News in Brief: North Gaza under siege, aid to millions in Syria, tensions in Mozambique North Gaza under siege Israeli forces have sealed off the northern Gaza Strip after a Palestinian gunman killed seven people in a shooting attack on a synagogue in occupied East Jerusalem. The lockdown has left tens of thousands of … Read more
Haiti: Spiralling Gang Violence Has Left More Than One Million Displaced January 14, 2025 Port-au-Prince, Haiti – Spiralling gang violence in Haiti has left more than one million people displaced, according to a new report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The report, released on Friday, found that the number … Read more
Syria emergency: Four children a day killed or injured by leftover explosives 14 January 2025 By: [Author’s Name] [Location] – Every day, an average of four children in Syria are killed or injured by unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the country’s long-running conflict, according to a new report by Save the Children. The report, … Read more
UN Pledges Continued Humanitarian Support to Ukraine, As War Enters Fourth Year January 14, 2025 United Nations headquarters, New York: As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, the United Nations has pledged to continue providing humanitarian support to the people affected by the conflict. Speaking on the third anniversary of the war’s outbreak, … Read more
US: UN rights expert welcomes court ruling reaffirming sex-based protections in education GENEVA (14 January 2025) – UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Koumbou Boly Barry, today welcomed the decision by the United States Supreme Court to reaffirm sex-based protections in education. In a landmark ruling, the Court held that the Equal Protection … Read more
Iran: UN experts alarmed as Supreme Court upholds death sentence of Kurdish woman activist January 14, 2025 – 12:00 | UN News *UN experts have condemned the upholding of the death sentence against prominent Iranian-Kurdish activist and defender of women’s rights, Zahra Sedighi Hamedani, by the Supreme Court of Iran. Zahra Sedighi Hamedani has been … Read more
UN Pledges Continued Humanitarian Support to Ukraine, As War Enters Fourth Year 14th January 2025, Brussels – The United Nations has pledged to continue providing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, as the country enters the fourth year of the war in eastern Ukraine. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said that the UN would continue … Read more
US: UN rights expert welcomes court ruling reaffirming sex-based protections in education Date: 2025-01-14 12:00 Source: UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner Author: UN Human Rights Geneva, 14 January 2025 – A UN human rights expert today welcomed a US court ruling reaffirming sex-based protections in education, saying it was a “positive step … Read more
Haiti: Spiraling Gang Violence Has Left More Than One Million Displaced January 14, 2025 Port-au-Prince, Haiti – Spiraling gang violence in Haiti has left more than one million people displaced, according to a new report released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The report, titled “Haiti: Humanitarian Crisis Deepens … Read more
2025 Agenda: ‘We must not let opportunities pass,’ says UN Assembly President January 14, 2025 In an address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Abdulla Shahid called for urgent action to implement the 2025 Agenda for Sustainable Development, warning that “we cannot afford to let opportunities pass.” The 2025 Agenda is a global framework … Read more