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OHCHR denounces ‘chaotic’ Israeli mass evacuation orders in Khan Younis
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 27th Jan. UN human rights office in Geneva on Friday said that mass evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military to the people of Gaza continue to push them “into ever smaller areas” amid …
ICJ calls to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 27th Jan. International Court of Justice on Friday issued an order declared that Palestinians had a right to be protected from acts of genocide, called on Israel to “take all measures within its…
SG orders UNRWA to probe allegations ‘staffers’ role in October 7 attacks on Israel
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 27th Jan. UN chief António Guterres on Friday has asked the head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini to “swiftly” investigate “extremely serious allegations” that…
OHCHR head voices regret at first execution by nitrogen suffocation in Alabama
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 27th Jan. UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday has expressed deep regret over the execution of a prisoner in the State of Alabama in the US on Thursday night through the first ever use of…
Guterres commemorates victims of Holocaust, calls to denounce hate
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 27th Jan. UN chief Antonio Guterres on Friday commemorated victims of the Holocaust at the ceremony held at the UN General Assembly and said that hate is growing at an alarming speed, and the…
UNRWA official calls to end attacks on sites sheltering civilians in Gaza
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 26th Jan. UN Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory Thomas White said on Thursday that attacks on buildings in Gaza where civilians are sheltering are “abhorrent…
UNCTAD logistics chief warns red sea attacks a ‘dramatic’ impact on global trade, supply chains
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 26th Jan. UNCTAD Chief of Trade Logistics Jan Hoffmann on Thursday said that the attacks against shipping in the Red Sea by Houthis are devastating for global trade and supply chains, already…
UN calls Houthis rebels not to expel US, UK nationals
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 26th Jan. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Thursday told reporters in New York that the UN has asked Houthi authorities not to expel US and British nationals working for the world body in…
Top envoy warns Haiti crises at ‘a critical point’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 26th Jan. UN Special Representative for Haiti Maria Isabel Salvador on Thursday addressed the members of the UNSC on the situation in Haiti said over 8,400 people were victims of gang violence in…
UNICEF says Sudan war ‘a living nightmare for children’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 26th Jan. UNICEF representative in Sudan Mandeep O’Brien has warned on Thursday that the war in Sudan is putting the future of 24 million youngest citizens at risk.
Mandeep O’Brien said “Sudan…