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Feb
24
2024
By MICHELLE NICHOLS
MSF slams US on Gaza at UN, says children as young as 5 want to die

MSF slams US on Gaza at UN, says children as young as 5 want to die

BUSINESS
THE head of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) told the United Nations Security Council that medical teams in the Gaza Strip have come up with a new acronym: WCNSF - wounded child, no surviving family. "Children who do survive this war will not only bear the visible wounds of traumatic injuries but the invisible ones too," MSF International Secretary General Christopher Lockyear told the 15-member council. "There is a repeated displacement, constant fear and witnessing family members literally dismembered before their eyes," he said. "These psychological injuries have led children as young as five to tell us that they…
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Feb
19
2024
By MICHELLE NICHOLS
UN likely to vote Tuesday on Gaza ceasefire, US signals veto

UN likely to vote Tuesday on Gaza ceasefire, US signals veto

WORLD
THE United Nations Security Council is likely to vote on Tuesday on an Algerian push for the 15-member body to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, said diplomats, a move the United States signalled it would veto. Algeria put forward an initial draft resolution more than two weeks ago. But U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield quickly said the text could jeopardize "sensitive negotiations" aimed at brokering a pause in the war. Algeria requested on Saturday that the council vote on Tuesday, diplomats said. A U.N. Security Council resolution needs at least nine votes in favour and no vetoes by the…
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Feb
03
2024
By MICHELLE NICHOLS
Algeria pushes UN Security Council to demand Gaza ceasefire

Algeria pushes UN Security Council to demand Gaza ceasefire

NEWS
ALGERIA has drafted a U.N. Security Council resolution to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a move that the United States - a council veto power - opposes because it says it would only benefit the Palestinian militants. The draft, seen by Reuters on Thursday, also "rejects the forced displacement of the Palestinian civilian population" and again demands all parties comply with international law and calls for full, rapid, safe, and unhindered humanitarian access into and throughout the entire Gaza Strip. Algeria shared the draft with the 15-member council on Wednesday, diplomats said, after the body met to…
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Nov
07
2023
By NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI
UN leaders say Gaza war must ‘stop now’ as reported death toll tops 10,000

UN leaders say Gaza war must ‘stop now’ as reported death toll tops 10,000

WORLD
U.N. agency leaders saying "enough is enough" demanded a humanitarian ceasefire nearly a month into Gaza's war, as health authorities in the enclave said the death toll from Israeli strikes now exceeded 10,000. Israel has rebuffed mounting international pressure for a ceasefire, saying hostages taken by Hamas militants during their rampage in southern Israel on October 7 should be released first. "An entire population is besieged and under attack, denied access to the essentials for survival, bombed in their homes, shelters, hospitals and places of worship. This is unacceptable," the U.N. chiefs said in a joint statement. "We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. It's been…
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