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UN chief condemns Houthis' referral of UN staff to special criminal court
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a statement issued by his spokesman Stephane Dujarric, Guterres condemned the referral by the Houthis of United Nations personnel to their special criminal court, calling the move a serious violation of international law.
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UN suspends its humanitarian work in Yemen's Saada after more staff abduct
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The United Nations has suspended its humanitarian operations in Saada, Yemen, following the detention of eight UN staffers. The suspension highlights the security challenges hindering efforts in one of the world's most dire humanitarian crises.
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Italy to resume UNRWA funding amid worsening humanitarian situation in Gaz
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Italy has announced that it will restore the funding for the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) months after it suspended aid to the agency over Israel's allegations linking UN staff to the October 7 attack, Al Jazeera reported.
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At least 102 UN staff members killed in Gaza since Israel-Hamas war began:
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
At least 102 United Nations staff members have been killed in Gaza since the conflict between Hamas and Israel started.
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UNGA President expresses condolences to families of 35 UN staff members wh
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"I join the Secretary-General in expressing my deepest condolences to the families of the 35 UN staff members who have lost their lives in the noble cause of humanitarian service," the UNGA President said while addressing the tenth Emergency Special Session of the UNGA in New York.
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11 UN staff, 30 students at UN schools killed in Gaza": UN spokesperson
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said, "11 United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) staff and personnel have been killed since Saturday", referring to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees which also runs schools in Gaza.
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UN ready to withdraw from Afghanistan in view of Taliban's restrictions on
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The UN is negotiating with the Taliban in hopes that it will make exceptions to a decree prohibiting local women from working for the organization.
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OIC calls on Taliban to revisit ban on Afghan women UN staff from working
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called upon the de-facto authorities of Afghanistan to once again revisit the ban on Afghan women staff of the UN agencies in the country from working, TOLOnews reported.
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UN expresses concern after Taliban bans Afghan female UN staff members fro
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The UN said: "The United Nations in Afghanistan expresses serious concern that female national UN staff have been prevented from reporting to work in Nangarhar province."
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UN rights chief slams Israel's failure to grant visas for staff in West Ba
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday denounced Israel's refusal to issue or extend visas for UN staff to monitor the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.
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Five UN employees kidnapped in Yemen's Abyan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Aden (Yemen) January 13 (ANI/Xinhua): A United Nations official confirmed on Saturday that five UN staff members were kidnapped in Yemen's turbulent southern province of Abyan.
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UN staff bring cash to Afghanistan as sanctions cause banking problems, sa
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 27 (ANI): Amid the growing humanitarian needs in Afghanistan, a senior Russian diplomat has said that UN personnel are forced to bring in cash to the country because the banking system is not working due to US sanctions.
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