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World News in Brief: $236 billion a year profit from forced labour, Senegal election update, peacekeepers in Lebanon
19 March 2024
Forced labour is happening all over the world and it’s earning criminal gangs an astonishing $236 billion a year – $64 billion more than a decade ago, UN researchers said on Tuesday.
In an alert, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said…
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Children of Gaza spread joy for Ramadan, despite the war
19 March 2024
Clusters of tents are cobbled together with any available fabric, plastic and wood, as Ramadan decorations, lamps and lanterns illuminate a crowded camp of displaced people in central Gaza, spreading a ray of hope amid the rubble of war.
While ceasefire talks failed to end the five-month-long conflict…
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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Holds Follow-Up Dialogue on Inquiry Report of the United Kingdom
18 March 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon held a follow-up dialogue on the inquiry report of the United Kingdom. Alexandra Gowlland, Deputy Director of the Disability Unit, Equality Hub in the Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom and…
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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Holds Follow-Up Dialogue on Inquiry Report of Spain
18 March 2024
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The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today held a follow-up dialogue on the inquiry report of Spain with representatives of organizations of persons with disabilities, of the Independent Monitoring Mechanism in Spain (CERMI), and of the State party. In the…
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HRC Press Conference
18 March 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Latest report and findings of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Sara Hossain, Chairperson of the Fact-Finding MissionShaheen Sardar Ali, Member of the Fact-Finding MissionViviana Krsticevic, Member of the Fact-Finding Mission
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Imminent famine in northern Gaza is ‘entirely man-made disaster’: Guterres
18 March 2024
Amid reports that the Israeli military stormed Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Monday in search of Hamas fighters, UN humanitarians warned that new food insecurity data indicates that famine could happen “anytime”.“Famine is projected to occur…
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Explainer: What is famine?
18 March 2024
Amid growing global concerns over alarming hunger spikes in conflict-affected communities and talk of intensifying levels of food insecurity possibly leading to famine, we looked into how – and when – a famine is classified.
With the release of the latest food security report from the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) on war-…
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Guterres urges disarmament now as nuclear risk reaches ‘highest point in decades’
18 March 2024
Almost 80 years after the incineration of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons still represent a clear and present danger to global peace and security, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Monday.
Calling for…
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World News in Brief: Haiti aid delivery continues, South Sudan violence, pandemic treaty talks near end, Guterres on Myanmar crisis
18 March 2024
Aid workers continue to deliver assistance to people in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, amid ongoing tension and volatility, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Monday.
Rampant gang violence has created a…
