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Sudan: UN-hosted talks on aid relief and civilian protection to continue in Geneva
12 July 2024
UN-led talks between Sudan's warring parties were set to continue in Geneva on Friday to advance discussions on humanitarian aid and civilian protection, with “possible local ceasefires” being a means to that end.
Heavy conflict erupted last April between rival militaries over a…
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Top official warns of weakened regional security following withdrawal from West African economic bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger
12 July 2024
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s decision to pull out of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) “even as terrorism and transnational organized crime remain a pervasive threat”, will be damaging to regional relations all round, said the UN’s top official in the region on Friday…
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UN humanitarians report severe displacement and critical needs in Gaza City
12 July 2024
Humanitarians from the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) witnessed severe civilian displacement, a lack of fuel and dire humanitarian needs in three areas in Gaza City while on a mission trip on Friday, according to Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric. …
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Top aid officials call for greater solidarity and support for Haiti
12 July 2024
Three senior humanitarians appealed on Friday for more support for Haiti, where ongoing gang violence in the capital, Port-au-Prince, is affecting the entire population.
Although the crisis has sparked immense needs, a nearly $680 million humanitarian …
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World News in Brief: Sand and dust storm scourge, Mali humanitarian update, moving education online
12 July 2024
Dust levels worldwide decreased slightly in 2023 the UN’s weather and climate agency said on Friday, but they are still well above the long-term average in the worst-hit areas.
Launching its annual sand and dust storm report the World Meteorological…
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Gaza: There is no alternative to UNRWA, Guterres declares
12 July 2024
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, standing alongside top officials in New York on Friday, underscored the essential need to bolster the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) across the Middle East amid continued attacks on its mandate, staff, premises and operations.
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In Dialogue with the Republic of Korea, Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Measures to Tackle Human Trafficking, Ask about Prison Overcrowding and Military Suicides
11 July 2024
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The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of the Republic of Korea, with Committee Experts praising the State’s measures to tackle human trafficking and raising…
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Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Suriname for its Commitment to Judicial Independence, Ask about the National Human Rights Institute and the Rights of Tribal and Indigenous Peoples
11 July 2024
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The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Suriname on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending the State for its…
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Srebrenica genocide: Mothers send warning to future generations, urging ‘never again’
11 July 2024
The UN on Thursday observed the first International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica, honouring the memory of 8,000 Bosnian Muslims brutally killed by the Bosnian Serb army.
The incident was the largest massacre in Europe since the…
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Gaza: WHO chief highlights health risks of latest evacuation orders
11 July 2024
More Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza are further threatening the health of people in the embattled enclave, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) said during a media briefing in Geneva on Thursday.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists the …
