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UN ramps up assistance to survivors of Papua New Guinea massacre
31 July 2024
UN agencies have stepped up emergency support to survivors of a massacre in a remote region of Papua New Guinea that occurred earlier this month.
More than 50 people in three villages in East Sepik province – Tamara, Tambari and Agrumara – were reportedly killed following an alleged land…
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World News in Brief: Gaza update, Venezuela election violence, executions in South Sudan
31 July 2024
Thousands of people have returned to parts of Khan Younis in Gaza following the announced completion of Israeli ground operations in these areas earlier in the week, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Wednesday
Returnees have headed for several locations in…
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More access to breastfeeding support could save 820,000 young lives annually, UN agencies say
31 July 2024
The heads of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have called for greater access to breastfeeding support to both reduce health inequity and ensure mothers and babies can survive and thrive.
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine…
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Security Council debates ‘serious and dangerous escalation’ in the Middle East
31 July 2024
The UN’s top political affairs official reiterated the urgent need for de-escalation in the Middle East, appealing in the Security Council on Wednesday for “swift and effective diplomatic action”, as ambassadors met in an emergency meeting on the latest flare-up in hostilities.
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
30 July 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 spokespersons of the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization. Situation in GazaAnswering questions from the media, James Elder, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), stated that the blowing up of a large water facility in…
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Venezuela: UN rights chief concerned about post-election tension and violence
30 July 2024
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has joined the Secretary-General in voicing concern over the situation in Venezuela following the recent presidential election.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Mr. Türk said he was “extremely concerned” about increasing tensions…
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Security Council lifts arms embargo on Central African Republic forces
30 July 2024
The UN Security Council on Tuesday lifted the arms embargo on the Central African Republic (CAR) government forces, while calling on all nations to take all necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply of all types of weapons and related materiel to armed groups operating there…
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Independent rights experts urge States to comply with ICJ ruling on Israel
30 July 2024
UN Member States must immediately comply with the recent “landmark ruling” by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel’s presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, a group of 38 UN independent human rights experts said on Tuesday.
The UN’s highest court issued an…
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War-weary Sudanese face new hardships as floods strike
30 July 2024
Several thousand people, mostly internally displaced persons (IDPs), have been affected as heavy rains and floods inundated parts of Kassala province in eastern Sudan, inflicting further misery on communities already vulnerable due to ongoing conflict, UN agencies have reported.
According to the Office of…
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World News in Brief: UAE urged to free activists, mass school closures in Haiti, aid for Sudanese refugees in Libya
30 July 2024
The United Arab Emirates must immediately release 43 activists who have been sentenced to life imprisonment for terror offences, independent UN human rights experts said on Tuesday.
The defendants were part of the so-called “UAE 84” group who…
