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Sudanese In 'Total Panic' As Paramilitaries Move South

On a countryside road in battle-ravaged Sudan, the hum of a passing vehicle turns villagers' blood cold, fearing the arrival of paramilitaries plundering their way south in their war against the army.

International Business Times

‘Why are they forgetting about us?’: Sudan watches allies turn from war to aid Ukraine and Gaza

Sudanese military conflict has killed thousands and created what UN says is world’s largest human displacement crisis

The Guardian - US

In Chad Camps, Survivors Recount Sudan War Horrors

Sitting outside her makeshift shelter in eastern Chad, Sudanese refugee Mariam Adam Yaya warmed up tea on some firewood in a bid to quell the pangs of hunger.

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Israel orders ‘death corridor’ evacuation for Palestinians in central Gaza

Hundreds of Palestinians were forced to evacuate Bureij and Nuseirat on Friday amid rising attacks.

Al Jazeera

UN resolution passed, aid to Gaza, US abstains, Israeli-American hostage killed

The United Nations Security Council passes a resolution on aid to Gaza, amidst abstention by the US. Israeli officials continue war against Hamas. A 73-yea...

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U.N. Security Council calls for expanded humanitarian aid in Gaza, as U.S. abstains

The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution Friday seeking "urgent steps" to expand aid in Gaza, but could not secure the unanimous support needed to call for an immediate cease-fire.

WEKU

More than 20,000 killed in Gaza as entire population faces food and water crisis

At least 8,000 children are dead following Israel’s siege, according to Gaza’s health ministry

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Cocaine Market Sees New Players, Bananas And Amazon Submarines: Report

The global cocaine market is changing. "The market is changing," Nathan Jaccard, Latin America editor for the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), a consortium of investigative journalists which accessed the files, told AFP. Colombia cultivated a record 230,000 hectares of coca leaf in 2022, and produced 1,738 tonnes…

International Business Times

War Pushing Gaza To Famine, UN Warns

The Israel-Hamas war is pushing Gaza towards famine, the United Nations warned ahead of an expected Security Council vote Friday on a resolution to boost aid to the Palestinian territory but not call for a ceasefire.

International Business Times

More than 7 million displaced by Sudan fighting as safe zones shrink

More than seven million people have been displaced by fighting in Sudan, the United Nations said on Thursday as more displaced people continued to flee a former safe haven.

France 24

Live updates | As the death toll passes 20,000, the U.N. again delays a vote on aid to Gaza

The United Nations says more than half a million people are starving in Gaza because not enough food has entered the besieged territory as Israel keeps up its blistering campaign of airstrikes and ground operations

The Independent UK

Gazan children put 'in cages'? Here's why these images are out of context

Posts claiming to show Israeli troops "arresting" Palestinian children and detaining them "in cages" have gone viral online, with users denouncing Israel's mistreatment of children. This comes as the United Nations deems Gaza "the most dangerous place to be a child". But whilst these videos are indeed from the Palestinian…

France 24

Unlawful killings: Amnesty urges Myanmar military war crimes investigation

Allegations centre on military response to Operation 1027, the biggest challenge to the regime since the coup.

Al Jazeera

UN is seeking to verify that Afghanistan's Taliban are letting girls study at religious schools

The United Nations says it's seeking to verify reports that Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are allowing girls of all ages to study at Islamic religious schools that are traditionally boys-only

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UN Security Council delays Gaza ceasefire vote in bid to avoid US veto

US wants draft resolution watered down from ‘urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities’ to ‘urgent suspension of hostilities’

The Independent UK

Nikki Haley hits back at Trump attacks with six-word response

‘That’s the sound of us surging,’ the former US ambassador to the United Nations said in Iowa

The Conversation

Carbon pricing alone is not enough — other measures are needed to meet Paris Agreement targets

As the world grapples with the dramatic effects of record temperatures in recent months, the United Nations has issued a dire warning about the potential for average global temperature increases to hit a “hellish” 3 C by the end of the century.

International Business Times

UN Sounds Alarm Over Fighting Near Sudan Aid Hub

The United Nations raised the alarm Tuesday over fighting raging near the former safe haven of Wad Madani in Sudan where the population had swelled to more than 700,000.

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The Conversation

After 50 years of global effort to abolish torture, much work remains

The world’s first conference on the abolition of torture drew more than 300 delegates representing over 70 countries and international organizations. It opened with the news that the United Nations General Assembly had passed a resolution condemning torture, along with a personal message from the U.N. secretary general.

International Business Times

Facing Pressure, Security Council To Vote On New Gaza Ceasefire Call

The United Nations Security Council will vote Monday on a new resolution calling for an "urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities" in Gaza, as Washington exhibits growing impatience with key ally Israel.

Dynamite News

India calls for zero tolerance for terror actors, sponsors at UN

India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ruchira Kamboj, called on the UN on Friday to exercise zero tolerance against the terror groups and their sponsors, adding that the illicit traffic of small arms and light is a key enabler for sustaining conflicts by armed and terrorist groups. Read further…

The Hindu

Extrajudicial killing of four indigenous leaders | Chakma community appeals to United Nations, U.S. to impose sanctions against four Bangladesh Army officers

Chakma Development Foundation of India appeals to UN & US to impose sanctions on Bangladesh Army officers for extrajudicial killing of 4 indigenous leaders.

Newslaundry

As COP28 debates phrasing on fossil fuels, a snapshot of life near India’s coal mines

The 197 countries and the European Union in attendance almost did not reach a consensus on the final statement at the 28th Conference of Parties – or COP28 – which ended on December 12 in the United Arab Emirates. Organised by the United Nations to build international consensus on how…

The Hindu

Gaza, a new pointer to India’s changed world view

With Russia a decreasingly useful partner in global geopolitics, and China nibbling away at India’s disputed frontier with it, the makings of a fundamental diplomactic reorientation have become clear

The Independent UK

UN warns patients and staff trapped in Gaza hospital under siege must be protected

The majority of medical facilities are non-operational while the others are only partially functional

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