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Occupied Palestinian Territory: Security Council hears of ongoing violence, ‘relentless’ Israeli settlement expansion
18 December 2024
The United Nations continues to voice major concern over hostilities and Israeli settlement expansion in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), the Security Council heard on Wednesday.
Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General in the…
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Tensions escalating over DPR Korea, political affairs chief warns Security Council
18 December 2024
The UN’s top political affairs official on Wednesday expressed grave concern over rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, urging the Security Council to uphold the objective of preventing the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) – more commonly known as North Korea – from becoming a nuclear armed State…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
17 December 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the Head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism Investigating Serious Crimes in Syria, representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the World Organization for Animal Health, the Food and…
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‘Racial justice demands collective action’, says UN rights chief, ushering in new decade for African diaspora
17 December 2024
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Tuesday welcomed the proclamation of the Second International Decade for People of African Descent by the UN General Assembly.
The new decade of action starting in January, will build on the…
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Middle East crisis: Live updates as Security Council meets on Syria
17 December 2024
Senior UN officials have been meeting representatives of the new caretaker authorities in Damascus in the past few days, following the overthrow of the Assad regime. This morning in New York, the Security Council met to discuss the future of Syria, with briefings from the UN Special Envoy and the UN's emergency relief chief. UN News app users can follow our coverage here…
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Syria crisis: ‘Key priority’ is preserving evidence of crimes, say UN investigators
17 December 2024
The historic shift of power in Syria and the possibility of finally accessing evidence of horrific human rights violations could bring accountability closer than ever – if only proof can be preserved - a top UN investigator said on Tuesday.
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Avian flu reported in 108 countries across five continents, says UN health agency
17 December 2024
Avian influenza has caused the deaths of more than 300 million birds worldwide and the virus “is increasingly crossing species barriers”, according to UN health officers.
In an update on the mutating virus - known as H5N1 – Dr. Madhur Dhingra from the Food and Agriculture…
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UN urges parties to re-engage on Iran nuclear deal
17 December 2024
The head of UN political affairs called on Tuesday for urgent re-engagement to restore an international agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme.
Rosemary DiCarlo briefed the Security Council on developments surrounding the 2015 accord, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and…
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Around 90,000 children impacted by Cyclone Chido in Mozambique
17 December 2024
Tropical Cyclone Chido struck northern Mozambique over the weekend, bringing torrential rains and powerful winds that caused devastation for communities in Cabo Delgado province.
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WFP delivers aid to over 800,000 in Sudan's hunger hotspots
17 December 2024
The World Food Programme (WFP) has intensified its emergency response in Sudan, delivering food assistance to more than 800,000 people in famine-affected and at-risk areas, even as conflict continues to escalate across the country.
The surge in aid follows a large-scale effort launched by…
