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UN, BBC walk back dramatic Gaza infant death toll claim
The U.N. and the BBC corrected a dramatic claim that 14,000 infants in the Gaza Strip faced death within 48 hours, clarifying that the figure refers to children at risk of severe malnutrition over ...
Gaza latest: UN makes desperate plea to Israel over allowing in aid to prevent thousands more deaths
UN makes desperate plea to Israel over allowing in aid to prevent thousands more deaths - Pressure is growing on Israel as ...
UN walks back 14,000 Gaza baby death claim after backlash
The UN faced backlash after its humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, stated 14,000 Gaza babies could die in 48 hours without aid ...
UN records 36,000 civilian deaths in 14 armed conflicts last year
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher told the UN Security Council to act after last year the UN ...
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Civilians ‘trapped and terrorised’: UN sounds alarm over collapse of critical protections
With more than 36,000 civilian deaths recorded in conflict zones in 2024 and sexual violence surging, senior UN officials ...
Israel turns tables on UN official claiming 'genocide' in Gaza with basic questions
Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon slammed U.N. official Tom Fletcher for accusing Israel of carrying out a "genocide" in ...
UN aid chief defends using ‘genocide’ in Gaza remarks to the Security Council that Israel rejects
The United Nations’ humanitarian chief has defended using the term “genocide” to describe what aid workers are trying to ...
Conflict & Cuisine: UN warns then retracts on Gaza starvation and Trump's Golden Dome
UN Under-Secretary-General Tom Fletcher claimed this week that some 14,000 Gazan babies could die within the next 48 hours ...