Archive for September 8th, 2024

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08/09/2024

The UN Security Council’s Astonishing Silence on Myanmar Atrocities

Human Wrongs Watch

By Akshaya Kumar | Human Rights Watch*

5 September 2024 — The United Nations Security Council should mobilize to prevent further atrocities in Myanmar. The Council’s inaction over the last few months starkly contrasts with the clear warnings from senior UN officials who are urgently ringing alarm bells.

The United Nations Security Council’s first open meeting on Myanmar since 2019, New York, April 4, 2024.
The United Nations Security Council’s first open meeting on Myanmar since 2019, New York, April 4, 2024.© 2024 John Sifton/Human Rights Watch

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08/09/2024

Private Donations Boost UN Support for War-Torn Gaza

Human Wrongs Watch

By Maria Carlino and Eileen Travers

(UN News)* — From celebrities to civil society, a growing number of people around the world are providing unprecedented support for UNRWA, the UN agency supplying a lifeline to two million Palestinians trapped in war-torn Gaza.

UNRWA works every day to provide critical services across the Gaza Strip, including flour distribution to support the Gazan population.
© UNRWA | UNRWA works every day to provide critical services across the Gaza Strip, including flour distribution to support the Gazan population.
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Since last October, the UN agency has raised nearly US$150 million from UNRWA Spain, UNRWA USA, foundations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), corporations and individuals.

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08/09/2024

Bangladesh: “Catastrophic and Massive Floods” Have Affected over 18 Million People 

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — Recent “catastrophic and massive floods” in Bangladesh have affected millions of people across the country, including those in Cox’s Bazar where nearly one million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar live alongside host communities, spokesperson William Spindler told journalists in Geneva on Friday []. 

A mother carries her daughters through flood waters during July's monsoon season in Bangladesh.
© UNICEF/Salahuddin Ahmed Paulash | A mother carries her daughters through flood waters during July’s monsoon season in Bangladesh.

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