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US-Iran war leaves shipping at near-standstill in Hormuz again

Echoing UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s alarm at the resumption of strikes and counterstrikes between the US and Iran, UN International Ma...

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Diplomats go virtual to witness Gaza displacement site up close

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), Ramiz Alakbarov, and his deputy, Suzanna Tkalec, led the online visit to the site in Al Mawasi, Khan Younis. “Just like journalists, diplomatic missions have had difficulty getting into Gaza since October 20...

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‘We face a new ordeal’: Gaza's search for the dead goes on

The passage of time and a severe shortage of heavy equipment have made the search and recovery operations increasingly difficult and complex, those working on this mission told UN News.In one of Gaza City’s neighborhoods, a piece of heavy machinery continues to remove the rubble of a...

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Reviving communities home by home in Gaza

“I hope my children’s future will be brighter than our present,” said Mayyada, who is originally from Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza and has lost count of the number of times her family has been forced to move during the Israel-Hamas war that started in October 2023.Forced to flee their...

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UN chief urges Iran and US to ‘urgently resume negotiations’ as Gulf strikes escalate

The US said it had struck around 140 targets on Saturday in response to the Iranian military striking a vessel which was navigating through the international waterway.Tehran reportedly launched a series of attacks targeting a US base in Jordan on Sunday, while the United Arab Emirates...

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Strait of Hormuz: UN agencies call for diplomacy to end attacks

On the heels of the UN Secretary-General’s call on Sunday for further US-Iran negotiations, the Council of the International...

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‘Cycle of escalation must end’: UN condemns deadly Strait of Hormuz attacks

“We are gravely concerned by the latest attacks,” an IMO spokesperson said, adding that the agency is urgently working with authorities to confirm the circumstances.“IMO wholly condemns these attacks. The cycle of escalation must end.”The maritime agency has been working with p...

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Gulf crisis: Guterres calls for de-escalation, warns against return to full-on war

The fighting has broken an interim truce established under a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the two countries in June. The deal sought to end hostilities that erupted in late February following US-Israeli strikes on Iran and counter attacks by Tehran across the Gulf region. 

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Amid crushing European heatwave, things are about to get hotter for transport systems

Extreme weather forecasts are expected to pummel roads, railways, waterways, ports and airports between 2051 and 2080, according to the Assessment of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation for Inland Transport: Towards climate resilient transport systems, published by the UN Economic Commissi...

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Ukraine: Rescuers work to save trapped residents after wave of Russian attacks

According to reports, at least 18 people died in the capital, where densely populated residential areas sustained significant damage and several neighbourhoods had to be evacuated.“Search and rescue operations are ongoing to save people trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed resident...

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