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World News in Brief: Millions battle hunger due to Sudan war, human rights essential to peace, surge in fighting along Ukraine frontline
19 February 2024
At least 25 million people are struggling with soaring rates of hunger and malnutrition as the crisis arising from the war in Sudan sends shockwaves around the region, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Monday.…
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UN committed to help Somalia deliver ‘for its people’
19 February 2024
Somalia remains resilient and strongly committed to state-building but more is needed to sustain the gains made in the fight against terrorist insurgency, the UN Special Representative in the country told the Security Council on Monday.
Catriona Laing, who also heads the UN Assistance Mission in…
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Gaza: Israeli advance on Rafah would have ‘dire humanitarian consequences’
19 February 2024
An extension of Israel’s military operation in Rafah, where over a million internally displaced Palestinians have been forced to shelter, will have “dire humanitarian consequences”, the UN Senior Humanitarian Coordinator for Gaza said on Monday.
Sigrid Kaag reiterated Secretary-…
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Rights experts call for probe into alleged violations against Palestinian women and girls
19 February 2024
Alleged rights violations against Palestinian women and girls in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank must be investigated, a group of experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Monday.
Palestinian women and girls have reportedly been arbitrarily…
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UK bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda ‘undercuts human rights’: UN rights chief
19 February 2024
The United Kingdom’s legislative moves to facilitate the prompt removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda run contrary to the basic principles of the rule of law and risk delivering a “serious blow” to human rights, the UN rights chief warned on Monday.
“You cannot legislate facts…
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We all want an Afghanistan at peace, UN chief says in Doha
19 February 2024
The UN Secretary-General on Monday highlighted the urgent need for an end to restrictions imposed by the Taliban de facto authorities on women and girls in Afghanistan.
Speaking to journalists during a two-day meeting with regional and national special envoys for Afghanistan, António Guterres said…
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Committee on Enforced Disappearances Opens Twenty-Sixth Session
19 February 2024
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The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning opened its twenty-sixth session, during which it will examine the reports of Cambodia, Burkina Faso and Honduras on their implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Simon Walker, Chief…
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First Person: Supporting mental health in Madagascar, one consultation at a time
18 February 2024
Ongoing humanitarian crises in southern Madagascar have worsened the situation for people with mental health disorders, but the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) has been supporting patients by providing more psychiatric consultations.
Henrielle Emasignavy works for WHO in…
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Zero waste, more hope in South Sudan
17 February 2024
Zero energy light bulbs and sturdy bricks for schools and homes. Some innovative communities in South Sudan are reusing waste in new ways as the world rallies to ban plastic pollution by the year’s end, with help from a small team of experts led by climate and environmental scientist Shazneen Cyrus Gazdar at theUN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS…
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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Closes Eighty-Seventh Session in Geneva
16 February 2024
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today closed its eighty-seventh session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of the Central African Republic, Djibouti, Greece, Italy, Niger, Oman, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.The concluding observations…
