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World News in Brief: Guterres condemns terror attacks in Dagestan, call to end ‘war on drugs’, women Heads of State
24 June 2024
The UN Secretary-General has condemned Sunday’s terror attacks against several churches and synagogues in Russia’s mainly-Muslim Dagestan region, with the death toll now rising to at least 20, according to latest reports.
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Director-General's remarks on the occasion of International Day of Women in Diplomacy
24 June 2024
Tatiana Valovaya
International Day of Women in Diplomacy Shattering Glass Ceilings: Recognizing Female Diplomats’ Contributions within the UN System Monday, 24 June 2024 at 1.15 p.m.Room XX, Palais des Nations Ambassador Zniber,Ambassador Macdonal Alvarez,Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honour to welcome you all to the Palais des…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Discusses the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy, Violence against Women, and the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons
21 June 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy (Hansen’s disease)…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
21 June 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the UN Special Adviser on Solutions to Internal Displacement, spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, UN Women, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Human Rights Council. …
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MORNING - More than 68 Million People Were Internally Displaced in 2023 Due to Violence and Conflict, Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council
21 June 2024
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Council Concludes Dialogue with Independent Expert on Protection against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender IdentityThe Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive…
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‘World cannot afford Lebanon to become another Gaza’: Guterres
21 June 2024
The UN Secretary-General on Friday voiced profound concern over escalating violence and “bellicose rhetoric” between Israel and Hezbollah militants across the frontier with Lebanon, warning that one false move could trigger a catastrophe for the whole region and beyond.
The situation along the Blue…
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Gaza is more than two million stories of loss: UN agencies
21 June 2024
Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine months of conflict, UN humanitarians just back from the enclave reported on Friday, as they described widespread destruction and stories of pregnant mothers forced to request preterm C-sections out of desperation and fear.
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World News in Brief: UNHCR rushes support to Rohingyas, end ‘normalisation’ of prostitution, Zambia’s devastating drought
21 June 2024
Deadly monsoon landslides in southern Bangladesh have destroyed over 1,200 shelters and displaced around 2,000 ethnic Rohingya from neighbouring Myanmar who need urgent assistance, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has said.
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Officials highlight massive poverty, humanitarian despair in Afghanistan
21 June 2024
The humanitarian needs in Afghanistan are “alarmingly high” and the international community is in “crisis management mode”, the UN Security Council heard on Friday.
Top officials from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…
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First Person: Philippines ‘cyber cops’ tackle explosion of online child abuse
21 June 2024
Law enforcement officers in the Philippines are being informally supported by the United Nations as they deal with the emotional stress of chasing online child abusers.
The Southeast Asian country has been identified as one of many trouble spots for online child abuse on the internet, a…
