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UN appeals for $4.1 billion in aid for war-torn Sudan and refugee-hosting countries
07 February 2024
The United Nations on Wednesday urged countries not to forget millions of people caught up in the war between rival militaries in Sudan, calling for $4.1 billion to help stave off famine and assist those who have fled into neighbouring countries.
“Half of Sudan’s population,…
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UNICEF condemns air strike on schools in Myanmar
07 February 2024
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has strongly condemned Monday’s deadly airstrike on two schools in eastern Myanmar resulting in the deaths of at least four children and two teachers, with many more left injured.
The children killed were boys between 12 and 14 years of age.“UNICEF strongly condemns any strikes…
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UN Middle East envoy upholds need for Gaza ceasefire
07 February 2024
The top UN official in the Middle East underscored the importance of a ceasefire in Gaza during a briefing to journalists at UN Headquarters on Wednesday.
Tor Wennesland is in New York for discussions on how to “chart a way out of this crisis and how we can do it with the parties on the ground”.He…
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World News in Brief: UN official condemns attacks in Ukraine, DR Congo faces fresh fighting and devastating floods
07 February 2024
The UN’s top aid official in Ukraine has condemned a new wave of attacks on cities and towns early on Wednesday.
The morning assault reportedly involved Russian-fired missiles and drones which hit six Ukrainian regions leaving at least five dead…
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OCHA / UNHCR Press Conference
07 February 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Joint launch of the Sudan Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan and the Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan 2024
Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Greece on Efforts to Combat Domestic Violence, Ask about Trafficking and the Representation of Women in Parliament and the Judiciary
06 February 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined eighth and ninth periodic report of Greece, with Committee Experts commending…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
06 February 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
6 February 2024Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Food…
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UN’s political chief warns of escalating toll as third year of war in Ukraine looms
06 February 2024
With the war in Ukraine about to enter its third year, the damage wrought by the conflict to the country and to global peace and security is becoming increasingly clear, the UN’s top political affairs official said on Tuesday.
Briefing the Security Council, Political and…
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World News in Brief: Unprecedented cholera spike in Africa, Julian Assange extradition update, locusts compound Sudan crisis
06 February 2024
Cholera cases are surging globally, and there’s been an unprecedented spike in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Dr. Fiona Braka from WHO’s regional office in Brazzaville, Congo, said that eastern and…
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UN food agency ramps up deliveries amid worsening food security in Ethiopia
06 February 2024
As severe hunger ripples across northern Ethiopia, the World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up efforts to deliver lifesaving assistance to three million people in the coming weeks to avert “a major humanitarian catastrophe”, the agency announced on Tuesday.
“WFP, with our partners,…
