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Guterres highlights ‘hope through action’ for 2025, amid continuing turmoil
15 January 2025
The world continues to grapple with unprecedented challenges but there are reasons for cautious optimism in 2025 - on a long-awaited Gaza ceasefire, climate action, tackling inequaity and harnessing AI for the public good - Secretary-General António Guterres insisted on Wednesday.
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Guterres hails Gaza ceasefire deal as ‘critical first step’
15 January 2025
The UN Secretary-General has welcomed Wednesday’s announcement of a deal to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza following 15 months of war.
Speaking to reporters at UN Headquarters, António Guterres commended mediators Egypt, Qatar and the United States for their dedicated efforts in…
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UN rights chief in historic meeting in Syria’s with caretaker authority in Damascus
15 January 2025
The UN human rights chief Volker Türk has described the unbearable suffering of former detainees under the deposed Assad regime and insisted that he stands with the people of the war-torn nation as they “rebuild a country that works for all Syrians”.
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
14 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 United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization and the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria.Increasing displacement in HaitiAlessandra…
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Slovakia on Platforms Created to Support Children’s Participation, Raise Questions on Child Justice and the Use of “Baby Boxes”
14 January 2025
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The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its review of the sixth periodic report of Slovakia, with Committee Experts commending the State on platforms developed to support children’s…
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Iran: UN experts alarmed as Supreme Court upholds death sentence of Kurdish woman activist
14 January 2025
Independent UN human rights experts on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the Iranian Supreme Court's decision to uphold the death sentence of Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish woman activist and social worker.
“The charges against Ms. Pakhshan Azizi do not meet the threshold…
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2025 agenda: ‘We must not let opportunities pass,’ says UN Assembly President
14 January 2025
The President of the UN General Assembly Philémon Yang presented a detailed vision of his 2025 priorities for the world body on Tuesday, calling it an opportunity for “a new start.”
Under the theme Unity in Diversity, he emphasised the need for collective action to address…
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Syria emergency: Four children a day killed or injured by leftover explosives
14 January 2025
Syria’s lethal legacy of landmines and other explosives left over from years of conflict has led to the deaths of over 100 children in the last month alone, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, calling on the international community to urgently support country-wide demining projects…
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Haiti: spiralling gang violence has left more than one million displaced
14 January 2025
Surging gang violence in Haiti has caused a threefold rise in the number of people uprooted from their homes in a year, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday, in a call for “sustained humanitarian assistance right now to save and protect lives”.
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UN pledges continued humanitarian support to Ukraine, as war enters fourth year
14 January 2025
The UN’s humanitarian coordinator and refugee chief are in Ukraine this week where they will unveil the latest plans to assist millions impacted by the full-scale Russian invasion.
More than 12.7 million people inside Ukraine require aid, as do the more than 6.8 million…
