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UN agencies predict famine in Gaza due to conflict

Published on: December 22, 2023
08:03

United Nations, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) Specialized UN agencies warn of a scenario of famine in Gaza for the coming months if access to food and drinking water is not immediately established.

UN Security Council to discuss again ceasefire in Gaza

Published on: December 19, 2023
08:13

United Nations, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The UN Security Council is resuming the debate on a ceasefire in Gaza after a negotiation that caused the vote to be postponed for this Tuesday.

UN to review threats to peace and security in Haiti

Published on: December 18, 2023
07:32

United Nations, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) The president of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, will review the threats to peace and security in Haiti in a meeting called to seek support from the international community.

UN Rapporteur denounces suffering of Gazans

Published on: December 14, 2023
08:46

Ramallah, Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) The UN special reporter on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, denounced the level of suffering experienced by the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip due to Israeli aggression.

UN to present Global Humanitarian Overview for 2024

Published on: December 11, 2023
08:09

United Nations, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) will launch its Global Humanitarian Panorama, grouping together trends and needs around the world for the coming year.

China disappointed by US veto of Gaza resolution

Published on: December 11, 2023
08:04

Beijing, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) China expressed its disappointment over the United States' veto of the draft Security Council resolution on a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.

UN calls at COP28 for more climate justice and fewer emissions

Published on: December 1, 2023
08:55

Dubai, Dec 1 (Prensa Latina) The Secretary General of the UN, António Guterres, spoke during the opening ceremony of the World Summit on Climate Action (COP 28), during which he stated that humanity has the necessary technologies to avoid the worst of the crisis "if we act now".

UN again demands Israel’s withdrawal from occupied Syrian Golan

Published on: November 29, 2023
13:38

Damascus, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations General Assembly has reportedly approved by majority vote a resolution demanding Israel's withdrawal from the Golan Heights, a Syrian territory occupied by Israel in 1967.

UN General Assembly to review Palestine issue

Published on: November 28, 2023
08:25

United Nations, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) The UN General Assembly will host a plenary session and a debate on the Palestine situation, coinciding with the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Egypt and UN discuss ways to increase aid to Gaza

Published on: November 24, 2023
07:58

Cairo, Nov 24 (Prensa Latina) The Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and the head of the UN agency in charge of helping the Palestinians, Philippe Lazzarini, analyzed how to reinforce humanitarian shipments to the Gaza Strip, an official source reported.

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