UN News Today 15 November 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 

Gaza: UN agencies call for an aid ‘surge’ as Israeli distribution plan beginsUkraine’s battered communities face ongoing deadly Russian attacksSudan’s health system is on the brink of collapse, warns the WHO 

President Joe Biden announced new funding for cancer research as part of his initiative that aims to cut cancer deaths in half in the coming decades. The Israeli prime minister’s office denied it added new conditions in ceasefire talks. Tens of thousands of Russians have been for ... Show More

Concerns Donald Trump's Gaza takeover proposal could derail the Gaza ceasefire deal; Google scraps diversity recruitment goals; and in sports, tough conditions forecast for Australian cricketers in Galle. 

President Biden says a Gaza ceasefire deal is "on the brink" of coming to fruition. Also: Oliviero Toscani, Benetton's controversial photographer, dies aged 82, and a Scottish island finally celebrates New Year. 

Senior figures in Europe have accused President Trump of making unnecessary concessions to Russia ahead of peace talks on Ukraine, and a breakthrough is reported in talks to get the Gaza ceasefire deal back on track. 

US officials are in Moscow to discuss proposals backed by Ukraine for a 30-day ceasefire. A senior Kremlin aide has said they give nothing to Russia. Also- a new UN report details accusations of sexual violence in Gaza 

Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for an All-weather China-Africa Community with a Shared Future in the New Era as the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) gets underway. The UN Security Council again calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, with some me ... Show More

Israël prépare la deuxième phase du cessez-le-feu à Gaza. Le Premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahu a convoqué une réunion du cabinet de sécurité ce lundi afin de discuter de la deuxième phase de l'accord de cessez-le-feu à Gaza. Cette initiative survit dans un contexte de ... Show More

Three Israeli hostages released by Hamas in first phase of ceasefire deal; TikTok is back up again in the U.S. following a shutdown overnight; 135 million under threat of extreme cold and snow; and more on tonight’s broadcast. 

Mediators are in Cairo for a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks. Media reports say Ukraine has attacked Moscow with almost a dozen drones. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepts the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.