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New era of crisis for children, as global conflicts intensify and inequality worsens
13 January 2025
The world is entering a new era of crisis for children; climate change, inequality and conflict are disrupting their lives and limiting their futures, an authoritative study from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned.
At the beginning of each year, UNICEF looks ahead to…
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‘Human rights defenders are key to conflict resolution,’ says Türk
13 January 2025
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk highlighted the critical role of human rights defenders in today's tumultuous global landscape in a speech on Monday to Wilton Park, the executive agency of the United Kingdom’s Foreign office.
For many workers, defending human…
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Humanitarians continue to call for Israel to facilitate aid delivery in Gaza
13 January 2025
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday reiterated its call for Israel to enable the delivery of lifesaving assistance to people across the Gaza Strip.
Israeli authorities continue to deny UN-led efforts to reach Palestinians with vital aid,…
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World News in Brief: Solidarity with Ukraine, Haiti earthquake victims remembered, funding for Sudan healthcare
13 January 2025
The UN’s top aid official has travelled to Ukraine where he’s expressed his solidarity with the country’s people, who continue to come under attack from Russian forces.
Speaking from Zaporizhzhya on the front line in eastern Ukraine, Tom Fletcher…
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Top humanitarian official issues ceasefire appeal during visit to Gaza City
12 January 2025
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory called on Sunday for an end to the war in Gaza to ensure a better future for children there and the entire region.
Muhannad Hadi, who is also the Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, made…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
10 January 2025
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the TV, Radio and Webcast Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons of the Human Rights Council, the World Meteorological Organization, and the World Health Organization.Global temperatures figuresClare Nullis, for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), stated that the…
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It’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN rights chief
10 January 2025
Social media posts inciting hate and division have “real world consequences” and there is a responsibility to regulate content, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, insisted on Friday, following Meta’s decision to end its fact-checking programme in the United States.
“Allowing…
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US: Rights experts urge Senate to reject bill sanctioning the International Criminal Court
10 January 2025
Three experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council on Friday urged the United States Senate to oppose a bill seeking to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), and cut funding to the UN-backed tribunal, in response to its arrest warrants against Israeli leaders.…
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Critical aid blocked in Gaza, as fuel shortages threaten lifesaving services
10 January 2025
Israeli authorities continue to deny UN-led efforts to reach North Gaza with lifesaving aid, including the most recent attempt on Friday, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
On Thursday, only 10 out of 21 planned humanitarian…
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Syria has real opportunity to ‘move from the darkness to the light’
10 January 2025
Syrians have high expectations for their country, and a strong desire for people from across the social spectrum to come together and forge a new constitution, which must begin with an inclusive “national dialogue”.
That’s according to Najat Rochdi, the UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, who…
