UN News Today 24 October 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 

As Israel says its troops have entered Gaza City, the humanitarian crisis is stark. Bakeries in North Gaza are closed, according to the UN, and hospitals are nearly out of fuel, says the Palestinian Red Crescent. The UN Secretary-General today called for an unconditional release ...  Show more

The United Nations calls the conflict in the Gaza Strip a "maelstrom of human misery". At least 130 people are dead after a stampede at a Hindu religious event in northern India. More demonstrations break out across Kenya, pressuring the president to resign. 

The UN says an Israeli tank strike caused mass casualties at a UN compound in Gaza. Russia accuses Ukraine of downing a plane transporting captured Ukrainian soldiers. China and Uzbekistan upgrade bilateral ties. 

The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has reported that Israeli forces fired on its positions, injuring two peacekeepers. Hurricane Milton has killed at least 14 people in the United States. Health workers in Nigeria are seeking more government support to reduce malaria infectio ...  Show more