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UN migration agency issues $18.5 million appeal to prepare for mpox ‘surge’
21 August 2024
The spread of mpox across the Horn, eastern and southern Africa has increased the risk of infection for migrants who need “crucial” healthcare and other support ahead of an “anticipated surge” in cases, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Wednesday, in an appeal for $18.5 million to fund the response…
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World News in Brief: Sudan aid breakthrough, rights in Afghanistan, Myanmar displacement continues
21 August 2024
The first food supplies destined for desperate communities in Sudan’s Darfur region have crossed the Adre border from Chad, after it was reopened this week by the Sudanese authorities following a six-month closure.
World Food Programme (WFP) trucks …
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‘Break the cycle of violence’ through prevention and peacebuilding, Security Council told
21 August 2024
Violence cost the world nearly $20 trillion last year, but investment in peace and conflict prevention has been steadily decreasing, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Elizabeth Spehar, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support…
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Belarus’ Disability Rights Law, Ask about Closures of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities and Removal of Persons with Disabilities’ Legal Capacity
21 August 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Belarus on its implementation of the Convention…
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Ghana on the Participation of Ghanaian Persons with Disabilities Internationally, Raise Questions on Harmful Cultural Practices and the Enactment of the Persons with Disabilities Bill
20 August 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the initial report of Ghana, with Committee…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
20 August 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Michele Zaccheo, Chief, UNTV, Radio and Webcast Section, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.Preparations for Potential Mpox Outbreak in EuropeTarik Jašarević…
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Mpox: What you need to know about the latest public health emergency
20 August 2024
The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it once again a public health emergency of international concern last week.
But, what is it, where did it come from and how can the world deal with the…
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Europe can defeat mpox, must support Africa in getting vaccines: WHO
20 August 2024
Mpox is “not the ‘new COVID’” and European governments need to show strong political commitment to eliminate it, while standing in solidarity with Africa, a top official of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Briefing journalists in Geneva, Dr. Hans Kluge, WHO…
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Status quo ‘not sustainable’ in increasingly unstable Libya, Security Council hears
20 August 2024
Recent “unilateral acts” by rival sides in Libya have led to a rapid deterioration in political and economic stability coupled with rising insecurity, a senior UN official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Stephanie Koury, Deputy Special Representative…
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UN chief highlights ‘unimaginable grief’ stemming from terror attacks
20 August 2024
The UN Secretary-General has paid tribute to victims and survivors of terrorism just ahead of the international day which spotlights the issue each year.
This year’s International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism on Wednesday, takes place under the theme Voices for…
