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Rights experts call for immediate release of Abu Zubaydah from Guantánamo

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Rights experts call for immediate release of Abu Zubaydah from Guantánamo 08 January 2025 Petty Officer Shane T. McCoy, U. US Army Military Police escort a detainee to his cell in Camp X-Ray at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in 2002. UN independent human rights experts have called for the immediate release of Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn, known as Abu Zubaydah, who has been detained…

DPR Korea’s nuclear quest thwarts disarmament efforts, Security Council hears

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home DPR Korea’s nuclear quest thwarts disarmament efforts, Security Council hears 08 January 2025 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, addresses the Security Council meeting on non-proliferation and Democratic People’s R [...] The launch of yet…

‘A Syrian-led future’: Security Council highlights priorities ahead

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘A Syrian-led future’: Security Council highlights priorities ahead 08 January 2025 © UNICEF/Muhannad Aldhaher Children stand at a reception centre for newly arrived displaced families in Raqqa city, Syria. The Security Council met on Wednesday to discuss political and humanitarian developments exactly a month on from the collapse of the Assad regime. The transitional authorities also…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 07 January 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, and the World Meteorological Organization. Executions in IranElizabeth Throssell, for the Office of the…

Director-General's remarks at the Opening Session of FerMUN 2025

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Opening Session of FerMUN 2025 07 January 2025 Tatiana Valovaya  FerMUN 2025Opening SessionTuesday, 7 January 2025 at 3.00 p.m.Room XX – Palais des Nations Bonjour et bienvenus au Modèle des Nations unies du Lycée international de Ferney VoltaireWelcome to the 15th edition of FerMUN 2025!It is my great pleasure to welcome you all—some 600 students from our local community as well as those who have joined us from 35 schools…

Avian flu risk still ‘low’ after first US patient dies from H5N1 virus: WHO

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Avian flu risk still ‘low’ after first US patient dies from H5N1 virus: WHO 07 January 2025 FAO/Giulo Napolitano Poultry farmers test chickens for the Avian Flu virus. A day after the United States reported its first human death from avian flu, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) insisted on Tuesday that the risk to the wider population remains “low”.…

More than 5,600 killed in Haiti gang violence in 2024

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home More than 5,600 killed in Haiti gang violence in 2024 07 January 2025 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke A burnt-out car serves as a barricade on a street in Port-au-Prince. With over 150 gangs operating in and around the country, all roads access in and out of Haiti's capital are now under some gang control. At least 5,601 people were killed in gang violence in Haiti last year, the UN human rights…

Lebanon: Appeal for $371.4 million to boost life-saving support

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon: Appeal for $371.4 million to boost life-saving support 07 January 2025 © ЮНИСЕФ/Ф.Чуфани Разрушения на юге Ливана. The UN and the Government of Lebanon unveiled a $371.4 million extension of the Lebanon Flash Appeal on Tuesday aiming to provide life-saving assistance to civilians affected by the recent conflict and ongoing humanitarian crisis.…

World News in Brief: Deadly China quake, Killings of Alawites in Syria, executions in Iran, CAR rights defenders, finance and food crises

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Deadly China quake, Killings of Alawites in Syria, executions in Iran, CAR rights defenders, finance and food crises 07 January 2025 © China Fire Services Local firefighters participate in a rescue operation after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in China's Tibet Autonomous Region. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is profoundly saddened by the devastating…

Gaza: Humanitarians assist families impacted by recent airstrike in Deir Al-Balah

3 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Humanitarians assist families impacted by recent airstrike in Deir Al-Balah 07 January 2025 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra Shelters have have been built in an UNRWA school-turned-shelter in Deir el Balah. (file) UN teams in Gaza have carried out a rapid needs assessment in two makeshift sites in Deir Al-Balah following a recent airstrike, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday.…