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UNRWA ‘continues to deliver’ as Israeli ban comes into effect
30 January 2025
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UNRWA Headquarters in East Jerusalem
UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA on Thursday upheld its commitment to support millions across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) as Israel’s order for it to cease operations went into effect.…
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Hospitals overwhelmed in DR Congo, food running out: Goma faces ‘devastation’
30 January 2025
MONUSCO/Aubin Mukoni
UN peacekeepers patrol Goma in the eastern DR Congo after the city is overrun by rebel forces.
After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has reached alarming levels – with humanitarian needs…
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World News in Brief: Deadly virus outbreak in Uganda, $500 million human rights appeal, Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws in spotlight
30 January 2025
UN News/ Conor Lennon
A street in central Kampala, Uganda
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, which is part of the Ebola virus family.…
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African schools gear up for the AI revolution
30 January 2025
UN Women/Geno Ochieng
Girls attend a robotics bootcamp in Rwanda.
The widespread awareness and growing availability of low-cost tools powered by artificial intelligence is putting them on the radar of African governments and entrepreneurs keen to develop home-grown digital solutions to improving education.…
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Director-General's remarks at the Plenary Meeting of the 2025 Session of the Conference on Disarmament
30 January 2025
Tatiana Valovaya
2025 Session of the Conference on DisarmamentThursday, 30 January 2025 at 10.00 a.m.Tempus, Palais des Nations Mr. President, (Ambassador Bencini)Excellencies,Distinguished delegates,Ladies and gentlemen,It is a pleasure to address you at the beginning of the 2025 session of the Conference on Disarmament. Let me begin by wishing…
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Director-General's remarks at the Session with students of the Master of Advanced Studies in European and International Governance (MEIG)
29 January 2025
Tatiana Valovaya
Director-General’s session with the students of the Master of Advanced Studies in European and International Governance (MEIG)“The UN today, reimagining multilateralism for the 21st century”Wednesday, 29 January 2025 at 2.00 p.m.Room S4, Building S2, Palais des Nations Dear students, …
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Israel’s new laws banning UNRWA already taking effect
29 January 2025
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Palestinians, some still sheltering in UNRWA schools, are fearful that the agency will stop providing lifesaving assistance in Gaza.
Israeli legislation banning the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is due to enter into force in the coming hours, bringing fundamental changes to its operations in the Occupied…
