Amid ‘volatile’ environment, UN mission chief urges Iraqi leaders to ‘listen to the voice of the people’
Despite a myriad of “long-neglected social, economic and development needs”, the Head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) on Wednesday said progress had been made towards recovery and stability in the battle-scarred country, and called for Iraqi political leaders to continue to “work for national reconciliation” through “inclusive” solutions. Briefing the Security Council, […]
‘Well-being of two million’ in Gaza at stake as emergency fuel runs dry: UN humanitarian coordinator
To avert hospital closures and raw sewage overflowing onto the streets of Gaza, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator on Wednesday called on Israeli authorities to allow UN-purchased emergency fuel back across the border of the Palestinian enclave. “Restricting the entry of emergency fuel to Gaza is a dangerous practice, with grave consequences on the rights […]
UN targets half a million Yemenis in battle-scarred Hudaydah with cholera vaccine – UNICEF
Over a year after cholera broke out in Yemen, killing more than 2,000 people, the disease is back and spreading fast in the Houthi-held port city of Hudaydah; a target of continued air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition to regain control of the city. To mitigate the risks, on Saturday, the Ministry of Health and […]
Africans have no culture, we must kick them out – Israeli MP Oren Hazan
An Israeli member of Israel’s Knesset or parliament (MP), Oren Hazan from the ruling Likud party, has said Africans have no culture and that Israel should stop African refugees from having children, in a video that was posted on the Facebook page of the UK branch of Likud. During an interview with Avi Yemeni, an […]
Yemen: Attacks on water facilities, civilian infrastructure, breach ‘basic laws of war’ says UNICEF
Ongoing violence and attacks on civilian infrastructure in Hudaydah directly threaten hundreds of thousands of children and their families in Yemen, according to the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in a statement released on Wednesday. “Attacks against civilian facilities and services are unacceptable, inhumane and in breach of the basic laws of […]
Netanyahu says African migrants worse threat than jihadists
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that an electronic fence along the Israel-Egypt border has saved the Jewish state from jihadist attacks or what he believes would be worse — a tide of African migrants. “Were it not for the fence, we would be faced with… severe attacks by Sinai terrorists, and something much […]
The ‘used and abused’ children of Syria must learn what ‘peace’ really means, Security Council hears
More than 7,000 children have lost their lives or been maimed as a result of the brutal conflict in Syria, a senior United Nations official told the UN Security Council on Friday, stressing that they had been abused by the warring parties for far too long. “It is time for the children of Syria to […]
Pakistan dirtiest election with candidates allege widespread interference by army and intelligence services
Pakistan is heading for one of its dirtiest elections in many years, observers and political campaigners have warned, with candidates alleging widespread interference by the country’s powerful army. With days to go until next Wednesday’s vote, members of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz said they had been targeted by members of the intelligence services, as tensions […]
WhatsApp seeks to stem fake news ahead of Pakistan election
The hugely popular WhatsApp messaging service began a week-long publicity campaign in Pakistan Wednesday offering tips to spot fake news, days before the country holds a general election. “Together we can fight false information,” says the full-page ad in Dawn, Pakistan’s leading English-language daily, listing ten tips on differentiating rumors from fact. “Many messages containing […]
Turkey sacks thousands through emergency decree as Erdogan cements power
Turkey’s government on Sunday issued an emergency decree dismissing thousands of public servants for alleged links to terror groups. The decree, published in the Official Gazette, sacked 18,632 civil servants, including nearly 9,000 police officers, some 6,000 members of the military and hundreds of teachers and academics. Their passports will be cancelled. Turkey has been […]
