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Before Cyclone Remal is expected to make landfall in Bangladesh’s southern coastal districts, the World Food Programme (WFP) has moved swiftly dispatched cash assistance to households in Khulna and Barishal Division who are most in need....

The head of the department told AFP that the world cannot expect on UN forces to end hostilities, whether in Gaza or other areas of active conflict, noting the infamous Blue Helmets’ inherent limits. For instance,...

A Russian draft resolution to oppose military action in space was rejected by the UN Security Council on Monday, raising doubts about Moscow’s seriousness in the wake of its veto of an American text in April...

As he issued a warning of starvation in the beleaguered enclave, UN humanitarian head Martin Griffiths said on Sunday that the blockade of aid reaching Gaza threatens a “apocalyptic” conclusion. “If fuel runs out, aid doesn’t...

Ambassador Jeffrey Prescott, the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, called on the international community to continue its support to the Rohingya refugees and their Bangladeshi host communities for a crisis...

Amidst the US veto in the Security Council, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly supported the Palestinian application for full membership in the organization on Friday. There were 143 votes in favor of the resolution, 9 against,...

The chief of UN demining operations for the small Palestinian enclave stated on Wednesday that there is more war wreckage and rubble in the Gaza Strip than there is in Ukraine. Furthermore, the risk associated with...

Antonio Guterres, the head of the UN, pleaded with Israel on Tuesday not to launch an invasion of Rafah, a city in southern Gaza, following the Israeli prime minister’s declaration that an offensive would go despite...

On Tuesday, the UN expressed alarm about the draconian measures used to break up and disperse pro-Palestinian demonstrations on American college campuses. In addition to employing pepper spray on demonstrators, police made arrests during the deconstruction...

When the Israeli offensive ends, there will be some 37 million tonnes of debris in Gaza that needs to be removed, a top UN Mine Action Service officer stated on Friday. Unexploded ordnance buried beneath the...