UN, EU criticize Gaza bombardments
Israel unleashed its bombing campaign after Hamas gunmen stormed across the Gaza border on October 7, killing 1,400 people, mostly civilians…reports Asian Lite News
UN Emphasizes Need for Int’l Humanitarian Law in Gaza Crisis
Guterres called for the immediate release of all Israeli hostages held in Gaza…reports Asian Lite News UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned against the
UN Envoy Volker Perthes Steps Down from Role in Sudan
The Sudanese Foreign Ministry said in June that the government of Sudan officially notified Guterres that Perthes had been declared persona non-grata…reports Asian Lite
UN says raging conflict in Sudan has displaced over 3 mn people
More than 72% of those displaced were from Khartoum and around 9% from West Darfur province, both places where the clashes have been largely
UN says Somalia faces a ‘dire hunger emergency’
Somalia has faced numerous attacks from al-Shabab and recently the government embarked on what has been described as the most significant offensive against the
US, UN condemn rights violations in Sudan
Since the clashes first broke out on April 15 between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, at least 958 people have
Jaishankar meets UN trade chief on sidelines of G20
The UN trade chief and EAM agreed that “G20 plays an important role in alleviating concerns of Global South.”…reports Asian Lite News External Affairs
UN envoy says solution ‘closest’ to end political crisis in Sudan
Many areas of consensus have emerged in the consultations on five contentious issues among them the dismantling of the old regime and security sector
UN says 8.3 mn people require humanitarian aid in Somalia
OCHA said the current drought is the longest and most severe in recent history and has surpassed the 2010/2011 and 2016/2017 droughts in terms
UN urges lasting support for victims in Somalia attacks
The UN envoy’s statement came after the Somali security forces ended a 30-hour siege at Hayat Hotel which had been attacked by al-Shabab militants…reports
