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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
20 February 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Development Programme, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.Third year of Ukraine warAlessandra Vellucci, for the United…
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Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Cambodia’s International Cooperation on Fighting Crime, Ask about Plans to Adopt Legislation on Enforced Disappearance and Measures to Prevent Corruption in the Judiciary
20 February 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Cambodia on its implementation of the International…
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Gazans ‘hanging by a thread’, warns WFP
20 February 2024
The UN emergency food relief agency (WFP) warned that Gaza is “hanging by a thread”, calling for urgent access to allow it to reach the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians on the verge of famine.
In a statement, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said it has reluctantly had to pause aid deliveries to north Gaza until…
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US vetoes Algerian resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza
20 February 2024
The UN Security Council met again in emergency session in New York on Gaza Tuesday, where the United States vetoed a resolution put forward on behalf of Arab States by Algeria demanding “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire that must be respected by all parties”.
The latest Council…
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UN agencies sound alarm over renewed clashes in eastern DR Congo
20 February 2024
Amid reports of a renewed escalation of hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN peacekeeping mission in the country has called on the M23 rebels to cease its offensive, the UN Spokesperson said on Monday as the Security Council prepares to meet on Tuesday at 3 PM New York time to discuss the situation…
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UN allocates $100 million for underfunded emergencies
20 February 2024
The UN’s top relief official on Tuesday released $100 million from the Organization’s core humanitarian emergency fund to support underfunded aid operations in seven countries in Africa, the Middle East and the Americas.
The new allocation from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) is, however, among…
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World News in Brief: Papua New Guinea violence, Ukraine’s displaced, $2.6 billion DR Congo appeal
20 February 2024
The Government of Papua New Guinea must effectively address escalating tribal violence, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Authorities are urged to engage with provincial and local leaders in a dialogue to achieve durable peace and respect…
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Climate-affected Madagascar adapts to new reality: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
20 February 2024
People living in Madagascar are learning to adapt to rapidly altering climatic conditions in what is said to be the fourth most climate change affected country worldwide; that’s according to the UN Resident Coordinator, the most senior UN official in the Indian Ocean island nation…
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DR Congo: Fighting threatens stability of entire region, envoy warns
20 February 2024
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), fighting between the M23 armed group and national forces has further compounded the dire humanitarian situation in the east, the head of the UN Mission in the country, MONUSCO, said on Tuesday.
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Note to correspondents on coverage of the fifty-fifth session of the Human Rights Council
19 February 2024
Press Release
FIFTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Geneva, Switzerland, 26 February-5 April 2024 The fifty-fifth session of the Human Rights Council will begin on Monday 26 February 2024 at the United Nations’ Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Journalists who have received media…
