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First UN civil society forum held in Africa heralds ‘inclusive’ Summit of the Future
09 May 2024
‘Meaningful participation’ and ‘inclusion’ were the buzzwords at the opening on Thursday of a major UN conference in Nairobi, Kenya, where governments were urged to heed the diverse voices of civil society, which were well-placed to work alongside them in building a fairer and more just future…
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World News in Brief: Vaccine ‘patches’ trial shows promise, lowering catheter infection risk, Guantanamo detainee facing revictimisation
09 May 2024
Few enjoy having injections and if you have children, you probably like them even less when it’s time for their mandated vaccine shots.
But now, there could be an easier alternative in the form of patches that can be simply…
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‘Outrageous’ arson attack forces UNRWA to temporarily shutter East Jerusalem compound
09 May 2024
The head of the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) has temporarily closed its headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem after an arson attack on Thursday following weeks of protests.
Posting on social media, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said “Israeli…
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New Permanent Representative of Mozambique Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
09 May 2024
Presentation of Credentials
Geraldo Gonçalves Miguel Saranga, the new Permanent Representative of Mozambique to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to…
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In Dialogue with Guatemala, Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend the New Government’s Achievements, Raise Issues Concerning the 2017 Guatemala City Youth Shelter Fire and Recruitment of Children by Gangs
08 May 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Guatemala, with Committee Experts praising the…
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No aid getting into Gaza, says UN aid agency
08 May 2024
Israeli military manoeuvres and shelling continued in and around eastern Rafah in southern Gaza on Wednesday morning as UN humanitarians stressed that “no fuel or aid” is getting into the enclave.
“We’re not receiving any aid, the crossing area has ongoing military operations and is an active war zone…
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Another climate record: Extreme heat, hurricanes, droughts ravage Latin America and Caribbean
08 May 2024
2023 saw another climate record tumble, with Latin America and the Caribbean registering their hottest ever recorded temperatures, according to the UN’s weather monitoring agency.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) attributed the temperatures to a “…
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Stories from the UN Archive: Stevie Wonder sounds a note against apartheid
08 May 2024
“You know you are saying something right,” Stevie Wonder told reporters at UN Headquarters on his birthday in 1985. “I really don’t mind being banned. The sad thing is, I’d like to see South Africa, and I’d like to unite with my brothers and sisters in South Africa, but as long as this condition exists in the world, we cannot continue to support it as a country, as a people. We…
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No sign yet of H5N1 bird flu spreading between humans, says WHO chief
08 May 2024
The H5N1 avian influenza virus has so far shown no signs of adapting to allow human-to-human transmission, the UN health agency said on Wednesday, urging continued surveillance.
So far, one human case has been reported in the United States since the outbreak of bird flu among the millions of…
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Unprecedented flooding displaces hundreds of thousands across East Africa
08 May 2024
“Unprecedented and devastating” flooding in East Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands forced from their homes in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Ethiopia and Tanzania, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday.
In an alert, the…
