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Number of Sudanese facing extreme hunger to double, UN warns
Mar 27, 2022 03:58The United Nations (UN) has warned the number of people facing acute hunger in Sudan could double by September as food prices soar due to poor harvests, economic crisis, internal conflicts, and Russia’s operation in Ukraine.
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Zionist entity’s existence tied to fostering instability: Iran’s UN envoy
Mar 24, 2022 09:40Iran’s permanent ambassador to the UN office in Geneva has roundly denounced the latest remarks by an Israeli diplomat against the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), emphasizing that the occupying Tel Aviv regime tends to create instability and tensions at the expense of others in order not to fade out of existence.
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Damascus protests US delegation’s 'unlawful' visit to SDF-controlled area in NE Syria
Mar 24, 2022 02:49The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has denounced the “unlawful” recent trip by a US delegation to an area under the control of Kurdish-led militants from the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the northeastern part of the country, stating that the visit is in flagrant violation of Syria’s sovereignty.
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Academics call for imposing sanctions on the Zionist regime
Mar 24, 2022 01:38A delegation from the International Academic Campaign against Occupation and Apartheid headed to the offices of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) as well as the UN Special Coordinator’s Office (UNSCO) in Gaza.
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Day 27: Battle rages on around Ukrainian capital Kiev
Mar 23, 2022 02:48Fierce battle reportedly rages on around Ukraine’s capital Kiev as Russian forces push to completely surround the city on the 27th day of a Russian military operation in the ex-Soviet republic.
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Several European countries lifted COVID-19 curbs too ‘brutally’: WHO
Mar 23, 2022 00:59Several European countries lifted their coronavirus curbs too “brutally” and are now seeing a rise in cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns.
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Kremlin: Russia seeks ‘more substantial’ talks with Ukraine to end conflict
Mar 22, 2022 12:36Russia says it would like to have more “substantial” talks with Kiev to end almost a month of conflict, which has so far forced more than 3.5 million people to flee Ukraine.
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US adamantly pursuing hostile approach, subversive policies against Syria: Envoy
Mar 22, 2022 07:06Syria’s permanent representative to the United Nations says Washington is adamantly pursuing a hostile approach and subversive policies against the Syrian government and people through its allied Takfiri terrorist groups, economic sanctions, and other repressive measures.
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Pay attention: Yemen starves
Mar 20, 2022 17:26The World Food Program estimates that half of all Yemen’s children under 5, about 2.3 million kids, are at risk of acute malnutrition, with 400,000 at risk of dying if they don’t receive treatment, according to a spokesperson for the organization who asked not to be named because even the U.N. fears the consequences of criticizing Saudi Arabia.
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Famine in Yemen could increase fivefold without immediate action, UN warns
Mar 19, 2022 20:35The IPC analysis expresses particular concern that 31,000 people in Yemen are currently facing extreme hunger levels — what it classifies as a phase 5 catastrophe — and that the figure is projected to rise to 161,000 over the second half of the year.