GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Friday it had opened an investigation into several employees suspected of involvement in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel by Hamas and that it had severed ties with those staff members. "The Israeli authorities have provided UNRWA with information about the alleged involvement of several UNRWA employees in the horrific attacks on Israel on October 7," said Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned Russia's large-scale night attacks on Ukrainian cities, civilians and critical infrastructure. Source: spokesman for Secretary General Stéphane Dujarric, quoted by Ukrinform news agency Quote: "The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the large-scale attack of the Russian Federation on Ukrainian cities and settlements throughout the country, including civilian objects and critical infrastructure.
The leaders of Venezuela and Guyana are scheduled to meet face to face Thursday in the eastern Caribbean, but Guyanese President Irfaan Ali is making it clear that “the high-level” dialogue with Nicolás Maduro will not be a negotiation over the fate of an oil-rich territory that his country has controlled for more than a century.
The leadership of the United Nations has called on the world to raise US$435 million for winter assistance to Ukrainians. Source: Stéphane Dujarric, UN Secretary-General press secretary; Ukrinform Quote: "We and our partners have also called to raise US$435 million to provide winter assistance to more than 1.