CRISIS

Egyptian, US presidents discuss Gaza ceasefire

Published on: January 15, 2025
08:32

Cairo, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and US President Joe Biden discussed the progress of indirect talks between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian Foreign Ministry criticizes failure to end war in Gaza

Published on: January 10, 2025
08:30

Ramala, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Foreign Ministry criticised the continued failure of the international community to force Israel to stop its aggression against Gaza and implement the UN Security Council resolutions on the issue.

Humanitarian crisis in refugee camps in South Sudan

Published on: January 7, 2025
10:37

Juba, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) Authorities of the South Sudanese county of North Tonj denounced the death of more than 20 people in the camp of internally displaced persons of Alabek Payan since the end of December, local media reported here today.

UN: More than 473 million children live in conflict zones

Published on: January 6, 2025
08:03

United Nations, Jan 6 (Prensa Latina) More than 473 million children, almost 19 percent of the world's population, live in conflict zones and 47.2 million were displaced by violence, according to UN data.

Crisis grips Ecuador as 2024 draws to a close

Published on: December 31, 2024
12:52

Quito, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador bids farewell today to 2024 submerging into a multidimensional crisis, as new presidential elections approach on February 9, 2025.

WHO denounces Israeli aggression against health system in Gaza

Published on: December 28, 2024
09:21

Ramallah, Dec 28 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) condemned the Israeli attacks against this sector in the Gaza Strip and warned of the danger it represents for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.

More than 17 thousand have died and injured in Haiti since 2022

Published on: December 26, 2024
10:18

Port-au-Prince, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti reported that the death toll since 2022 is 17 thousand people in Haiti.

UN warns of alarming escalation of hunger and malnutrition in Sudan

Published on: December 26, 2024
08:28

United Nations, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) The conflict in Sudan is extending famine conditions, which have already been confirmed in five regions of the country, while the UN foresees an alarming escalation of hunger and malnutrition.

UN denounces sustained intensity of violence in Gaza

Published on: December 23, 2024
18:28

United Nations, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations undersecretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs, Tom Fletcher, denounced the sustained intensity of violence in Gaza and the lack of safe space for civilians on Monday.

UN warns of humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan by 2025

Published on: December 19, 2024
13:54

Kabul, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today released a report stating that 22.9 million people in Afghanistan will need humanitarian assistance next year.

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