Lebanon: Civilians and peacekeepers at risk, amid escalating conflict 29 March 2021 – The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jan Kubis, today strongly condemned the firing of rockets into Israel from southern Lebanon, and the subsequent Israeli strikes in response. He called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and to cease fire immediately. “This … Read more
Experts Demand Answers from Russia over Award-Winning Ukrainian Journalist’s Death Background: On July 16, 2022, award-winning Ukrainian journalist Vira Hyrych died tragically in Kyiv, Ukraine. Hyrych, a prominent reporter for the online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda, had received numerous awards for her investigative journalism and anti-corruption reporting. Details of the Incident: The exact circumstances surrounding Hyrych’s … Read more
85 percent of children affected by polio in 2023 lived in fragile and conflict-affected areas: UNICEF New York, 14 February 2023 – More than 85 per cent of the 1,007 children paralyzed by wild poliovirus in 2023 lived in just two countries – Pakistan and Afghanistan – with the vast majority of cases occurring in … Read more
Israeli strikes delay polio vaccine campaign in the north Source: ReliefWeb Date: August 8, 2022 Summary: Israeli airstrikes have forced the suspension of a polio vaccination campaign in the northern Gaza Strip, putting thousands of children at risk of the deadly disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) said that the campaign, which was scheduled to … Read more
Experts Demand Answers from Russia over Award-Winning Ukrainian Journalist’s Death Summary: On April 20, 2023, award-winning Ukrainian journalist Stanislav Aseyev was found dead in occupied Mariupol, Ukraine. Aseyev had been detained and tortured by Russia-backed separatists for nearly four years. Experts and human rights organizations are demanding answers from Russia regarding Aseyev’s death. They believe … Read more
World News in Brief: UNRWA staffer killed in Gaza, Central African Republic update, terror in Türkiye, journalists face financial reprisals UNRWA staffer killed in Gaza A staff member of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was killed in an explosion in the Gaza Strip on Monday. … Read more
WTO Regional Trade Policy Course Underway in Saudi Arabia A five-day regional training course on trade policy formulation and implementation is currently underway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, organized by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Ministry of Commerce and Investment of Saudi Arabia (MCI). The course, which began on Sunday, May 15 and ends … Read more
Kuwait Formally Accepts Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies WTO, 26 July 2023 Kuwait has formally accepted the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, becoming the 13th WTO member to do so. The agreement, which entered into force on 26 June 2023, aims to prohibit subsidies that contribute to overfishing and overcapacity and to eliminate subsidies that contribute to … Read more
Ukraine: Population drops by 10 million since Russia invaded in 2014, UNFPA reports The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has reported that Ukraine’s population has dropped by 10 million since Russia invaded the country in 2014. The report, which was released on March 8, 2023, found that the population decline is due to a combination … Read more
Headline: WFP delivers life-saving aid to one million people in Burkina Faso Date: 14 November 2022 Source: World Food Programme Summary: The World Food Programme (WFP) has reached one million people in Burkina Faso with life-saving food assistance since the beginning of the year. The country is facing a severe food crisis due to conflict, … Read more