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Economic recovery is losing steam, warns UN labour agency
16 January 2025
Geopolitical tensions, the rising costs of climate change and unresolved debt issues are putting labour markets under pressure, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) published on Thursday.
The newly released World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2025,…
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World News in Brief: Security Council Libya resolution, cyclone recovery in Mozambique, Marburg virus in Tanzania, counter-terrorism laws in Türkiye
16 January 2025
The UN Security Council on Thursday passed a resolution to renew the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) of the 1970 Libya Sanctions Committee which also extends measures related to the illicit export of petroleum from oil-rich Libya, initially authorised in 2014…
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New year sees uptick and expansion of fighting on Ukraine’s frontlines
16 January 2025
The recent holiday and New Year season brought no respite in Ukraine, but rather an escalation and even expansion of the fighting, consistent with developments in 2024, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs said in a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday.
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UN human rights chief hails ‘signs of new beginnings’ in Lebanon and Syria
16 January 2025
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed solidarity with the people of Lebanon and Syria on Thursday, acknowledging the traumas both nations have endured over decades.
“I arrived, I have to say, with a heavy heart, given the compounded traumas over decades in both…
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UN stands with Ukrainians for the long-term, insists UN aid chief
16 January 2025
The embattled people of Ukraine and those forced abroad need $3.32 billion in lifesaving and sustained humanitarian assistance to help them cope as a fourth year of war looms after Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, UN aid chiefs said on Thursday.
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WHO launches $1.5 billion appeal to tackle global health crises
16 January 2025
The world is facing an extraordinary convergence of crises that has left 305 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for $1.5 billion through its 2025 Health Emergency Appeal, to deliver life-…
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‘Enough death and destruction’: Gazans hope for ceasefire and a better future
16 January 2025
In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas due to come into effect on Sunday, displaced Gazans – ground down by 15 months of devastating conflict – have told UN News they hope an end to their suffering is in sight. …
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Director-General's remarks at the UNOG-NGIC High-Level Meeting "From Promise to Impact: Implementing the Pact for the Future and COP29 Commitments"
16 January 2025
Tatiana Valovaya
UNOG – NGIC High-Level Meeting: “From Promise to Impact:Implementing the Pact for the Future and COP29 Commitments”Thursday, 16 January 2025 at 10.00 a.m.Room V, Palais des Nations Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen,Welcome to the Palais des Nations. It is a great pleasure to…
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Eritrea’s Proposed Data Collection System on Child Protection, Ask about Harmful Practices and the Compulsory Military Training Programme
15 January 2025
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The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Eritrea, with Committee Experts praising the proposed…
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A decade of conflict: ‘Almost 40 million Yemenis have waited far too long’
15 January 2025
The UN’s Special Envoy for Yemen and a top aid official briefed the Security Council on Wednesday warning of the grave consequences that could follow if hostilities stemming from its long running civil conflict – which have now spilled across the entire region – continue into a second decade…
