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UN rights chief, independent experts denounce Georgia’s new ‘foreign agents’ law
15 May 2024
The adoption of the controversial “foreign agents” law in Georgia seriously undermines the freedoms of expression and association, the UN’s top human rights official said on Wednesday.
The Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence requires media, non-governmental organizations (NGOs)…
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Gaza: 600,000 displaced from Rafah
15 May 2024
Amid some of the fiercest reported fighting in Gaza yet, UN humanitarians on Wednesday repeated warnings that famine is still an imminent threat because of aid restrictions and a lack of safe access.
More than seven months into the war, babies are still being born too small, warned the UN agency for Palestinian…
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‘Time is running out’ to address crisis in Sudan
15 May 2024
The international community must give greater attention and resources to war-ravaged Sudan, where millions are “trapped in an inferno of brutal violence”, the top UN aid official in the country said on Wednesday.
UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, warned that “time…
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UN forum in Bahrain endorses declaration on entrepreneurship and innovation for the SDGs
15 May 2024
Delegates attending a UN forum in Bahrain endorsed on Wednesday a declaration calling on the international community to harness the power of entrepreneurship and innovation in pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a strong emphasis on including women, youth, persons with disabilities and productive families in these efforts.…
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World News in Brief: Food aid reaches Haitians, UN chief condemns attack on Slovakian leader, Russian strikes drive influx of evacuees in Ukraine
15 May 2024
UN agencies are reaching Haitians in the besieged capital and other areas amid ongoing gang violence that continues to ravage the Caribbean nation, UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq told journalists on Wednesday…
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Surge in child migrants crossing the dangerous Darién Gap: UNICEF
15 May 2024
The number of child migrants crossing the perilous Darién Gap has surged by 40 per cent so far this year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Wednesday, putting the route on track for a fifth consecutive year of record child migration levels.
In the first four months of 2024, more than 30,…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Republic of Korea for Efforts to Promote Inclusive Education, Raise Questions on the Risk of Forced Prostitution for Migrant Workers and the Gender Wage Gap
14 May 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the ninth periodic report of the Republic of Korea.…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
14 May 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Human Rights, the United Nations Trade and Development, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the International Telecommunication Union, and the International…
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Dealing with ‘unknowns’ flying in high-conflict Haiti
14 May 2024
Two women involved in the day-to-day operations in Haiti of the UN’s humanitarian air service, known as UNHAS, say they have to manage “unknowns” and “dangers and stress” in order to keep aircraft flying.
Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, is gripped by insecurity due to gang violence and now UNHAS, which…
