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Middle East crisis: Live updates for 29 November

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East crisis: Live updates for 29 November 29 November 2024 UNIFEED Gazans line up to fetch food assistance in the enclave where hunger levels have skyrocketed since the conflict erupted in October 2023. As families in Lebanon begin returning home under a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah, UN humanitarians have flagged “staggering” needs in devastated communities, while in…

Millions of women and girls forced to flee face high risk of gender-based violence: UNHCR

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Millions of women and girls forced to flee face high risk of gender-based violence: UNHCR 29 November 2024 © UNHCR/Aristophane Ngargoune Thousands of refugees are crossing the border into Chad fleeing violence in Sudan. More than 60 million women and girls worldwide who are forcibly displaced or stateless face high risks of gender-based violence (GBV), but funding for lifesaving services to…

UN rights office urges Russia to cease attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid as winter sets in

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights office urges Russia to cease attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid as winter sets in 29 November 2024 © UNICEF/Aleksey Filippov People in Ukraine receive winter coats at a UNICEF distribution point. (file) The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday reiterated its call for Russia to halt attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, adding that those responsible must be held to account.…

Devastating 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends, marked by record-setting storms

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Devastating 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends, marked by record-setting storms 29 November 2024 © NOAA Satellite image of Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean, a category 5 storm with 165-mph winds as of 8:00 AM on July 2, 2024. The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially concludes this weekend, leaving a trail of destruction, loss of life and massive economic damage across the Americas and…

Lebanon: Final repatriation flight brings Brazilians home amid ceasefire

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon: Final repatriation flight brings Brazilians home amid ceasefire 29 November 2024 IOM/Diogo Felix Lebanon repatriation flight The final repatriation flight for Brazilians escaping the conflict in Lebanon touched down at São Paulo’s Guarulhos Air Base early Wednesday, as a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold.…

Director-General's remarks at the special meeting to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the special meeting to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 29 November 2024 Tatiana Valovaya International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian PeopleFriday, 29 November 2024 at 11.00 a.m.Room XIX, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen,I declare the meeting open and would like to welcome all speakers and participants assembled here today at this special meeting to mark the…

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2024

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2024 29 November 2024 Room XXI, Floor 1, Building E, Palais des Nations…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Steps Taken by Saudi Arabia to Protect Domestic Workers, Ask Questions about the Disproportionate Use of the Death Penalty on Minorities and Discriminatory HIV Testing

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Steps Taken by Saudi Arabia to Protect Domestic Workers, Ask Questions about the Disproportionate Use of the Death Penalty on Minorities and Discriminatory HIV Testing 28 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined tenth and eleventh…

Wages are recovering after negative shift in 2022, says UN labour agency

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Wages are recovering after negative shift in 2022, says UN labour agency 28 November 2024 © ILO/Marcel Crozet Porters work at a metal market in Narayana in New Delhi, India. Pay packets around the world rose 1.8 per cent in 2023 and continued their positive trajectory in the first half of the year, rising by 2.7 per cent on the back of a strong post-COVID global recovery, the UN…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Steps Taken by Ecuador to Guarantee the Rights of People of African Descent, Raise Questions about the 2022 Protests and the Protection of Human Rights Defenders

5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Steps Taken by Ecuador to Guarantee the Rights of People of African Descent, Raise Questions about the 2022 Protests and the Protection of Human Rights Defenders 27 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the twenty-fifth periodic report of…