On Wednesday (29 Nov), UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a poignant speech to the Security Council, addressing the grave situation in the Middle East, particularly the Palestinian question and the …
Over 200 Rohingya refugees, part of a 1,000-strong group, landed in Aceh, Indonesia, facing initial rejection by locals. The UNHCR called for urgent action, emphasizing the humanitarian crisis.
Indonesia, not a UN Refugee Convention signatory, granted temporary shelter to another group earlier. The Rohingya, fleeing persecution, often embark on perilous sea journeys.
The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), and Arakan Army (AA) are mentioned in the context of launching attacks against the military, but they are not explicitly labeled as terrorist organizations in the provided excerpt.
The level of violence ravaging Gaza in recent days is unfathomable, the UN rights chief said Sunday, with attacks on schools harbouring displaced people and a hospital turned into a “death zone”.
Palestinian medics evacuated 31 premature babies from Gaza City’s war-torn Al-Shifa hospital Sunday in a high-risk operation, the UN said, pledging to also move patients and staff who remain there.
UN Secretary-General Guterres voiced deep concern about the widening conflict in Myanmar, sparked by ethnic minority armed groups. The offensive, starting on 27 October, has displaced 200,000 people. The UN reports casualties, with at least 75 civilians, including children, killed.
The UN Security Council called for “extended humanitarian pauses” in the Gaza Strip, the first time it has broken its silence since the start of the bloody conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Flags flew at half-mast at United Nations compounds across Asia on Monday, as staff observed a minute’s silence in memory of colleagues killed in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas conflict.
The UN calls for an end to violence in Gaza, criticizing Israel’s approach and emphasizing it won’t bring peace. Philippe Lazzarini of UNRWA urges an immediate halt to the carnage.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that the bombarded Gaza Strip was becoming a “graveyard for children,” as he urged an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict.