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Democratic Republic of the Congo: FAO urges greater focus on humanitarian needs of vulnerable populations and implementation of at-scale programming to strengthen…
UN urges Afghanistan’s de facto authorities to protect media freedom
NORTHERN GAZA: 130,000 children under 10 deprived of food and medicine during 50 days of siege
“A band-aid on a gunshot wound”: children and young people say social media ban for under 16s won’t stop online harm
UN experts call for urgent medical evacuation of critically injured journalist from Gaza
UN experts call for immediate end to Russian attacks on Ukraine’s electricity system to avoid risk of nuclear disaster
Plan International Australia statement on COP29: “A devastating outcome”, leaving future generations unprotected and vulnerable to climate crisis
WEO wins opportunity to pilot a humanitarian program with Australian Red Cross
Lebanon: a conflict particularly destructive to health care
Albanese Government continues record investment in Defence with selection of Landing Craft Heavy Design
Security Council 2653 Committee Concerning Haiti Receives Briefing on Behalf of Emergency Relief Coordinator in Pursuance of Resolution 2664 (2022)
Shorten declares himself ‘a proud moderate’, saying Australians ‘in the middle’ shouldn’t be hostage to intolerant fringes
UN Human Rights chief urges end to intensifying violence in Port-au-Prince: Haiti
International conference seeks to raise awareness about sanctions, overcompliance and business conduct
Australia contributes $50 million for loss and damage from climate change
Special Rapporteur urges Security Council to renew humanitarian exemption to counter-terrorism sanctions
‘High Time for a Just Peace’, Secretary-General Tells Security Council 1,000 Days After Russian Federation Began Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine
UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan commences visit to Addis Ababa for critical talks on transitional justice with African Union
1,000 days of the full-scale war: Ukrainian women drive humanitarian response and recovery amid growing security threats
Oxfam Australia welcomes Australia’s backing of UN Resolution on “permanent sovereignty” of Palestinians
UN Special Committee finds Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza consistent with genocide, including use of starvation as weapon of war
Flexing High-seas Firepower
Security Council Press Statement on Attack against United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2758 (2024), Security Council Renews Sanctions, Panel of Experts concerning Yemen
In a briefing to the UN Security Council, FAO warns of imminent famine in northern Gaza due to escalation of conflict, collapse…
Speakers Warn Security Council of Imminent Famine in Northern Gaza, Urge Immediate Ceasefire and Sustained Aid
Israel Receives Failing Grade On U.S. Demands In Gaza
Public Statement by Chair of Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict
Integrated Medical Team Covers All Bases
Risk of PTSD 20 times higher for people held in offshore detention: study
Unhealthy dietary patterns drive $8 trillion in annual hidden costs of global agrifood systems
There must be “due reckoning” for horrific violations, possible atrocity crimes in Gaza – UN Human Rights Chief
Second round of polio campaign in Gaza completed amid ongoing conflict and attacks: UNICEF and WHO
Ambitious Amphibious Exercise Begins
Friendly Aussie faces in the Pacific
UN experts condemn campaign of violence against civilians amid rising displacement: Sudan
Double Whammy Of Climate Change And Conflict
Security Council 2140 Committee Receives Briefing by Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Security Council Al-Shabaab Sanctions Committee Briefed by OCHA, UNODC
Australia-Indonesia Defence Cooperation Agreement enables largest combined joint activity in recent history
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee – Stop the assault on Palestinians in Gaza and on those trying to help them
Exercise Keen Sword Concludes
Security Council Adopts Presidential Statement Expresses Deep Concern about Challenging Situation in Central African Region
Polio vaccination campaign to resume in northern Gaza
Syria being pulled into the catastrophic conflict engulfing the region, UN Commission warns
Stop the assault on Palestinians in Gaza and on those trying to help them
Over 2.8 million children under five forced from their home across Sudan
The long human tragedy of the Nakba and Israel’s settler colonial genocide – UN expert