UN News Today 7 August 2024

WFP food warehouse stormed by desperate civilians, as starvation loomsThe UN honours the service and sacrifice of peacekeepersA new $15 million initiative to boost sustainable development in the Congo Basin 

Climate change: World likely to breach 1.5°C limit in next five yearsGaza: 50,000 children killed in less than 600 days warns UNICEFEssential supplies reach Sudanese hospital: WHO 

The White House announces a new leader for the CDC as staffers lash out at vaccine messaging. The de minimis duty-free exemption for low-value import packages to the U.S. ends. We look at Trump's frantic dash for Ukraine peace. And New Orleans marks the 20th anniversary of Hurric ...  Afficher plus

The Trump administration is welcoming the Ukraine peace deal the UK, France and other allies are working on. A USAID contract was reinstated – we’ll tell what it’s for and how that came about. A federal department President Trump wants to axe is offering buyouts to certain employ ...  Afficher plus

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will return on Tuesday nearly a week after it was pulled off the air, Disney says. Parents navigate mixed messaging on child vaccine recommendations. 'Eye on America,' CBS News investigates the push to end all federally funded animal testing — a $20 billion i ...  Afficher plus

Thousands protests on the streets of Israel against the government and its failure to bring home the hostages in Gaza. Russian forces are advancing in the east of Ukraine at a faster rate than before, towards the strategic hub of Pokrovsk. US researchers say they’ve identified th ...  Afficher plus