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Gaza: Northern aid push frustrated as regional tensions rise
05 February 2024
UN humanitarians reported on Monday that a food convoy in Gaza had been hit by shelling after a deadly weekend of hostilities in Gaza in which at least 234 Palestinians were reportedly killed, stoking regional tensions in the Middle East.
“This morning a food convoy waiting to move…
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Middle East: Security Council meets on US strikes in Iraq and Syria
05 February 2024
The UN Security Council held an urgent meeting Monday afternoon at the request of Russia as the war in Gaza continued to fan tensions across the Middle East, with potentially dramatic consequences for regional peace and security. The UN Political Affairs chief appealed for the Council to help prevent further escalation and ease tensions across the region…
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World News in Brief: Artificial intelligence pledge, child abuse online, Sudan crisis deepens
05 February 2024
Some of the world’s leading tech companies have signed a ground-breaking agreement with the UN to build more ethical artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
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UN force steps up patrols after weekend of bloodshed in Abyei
05 February 2024
The UN Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) has heightened ground and aerial patrols to deter further violence after brutal fighting in the oil-rich region claimed dozens of lives over the weekend.
Heavily armed assailants attacked civilians in the villages of Malual Aleu, Banton, Awolnhom,…
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Guterres appoints independent UNRWA review panel
05 February 2024
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday appointed an independent panel to conduct an assessment of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, following accusations that several staff were involved in the 7 October attacks against Israel.
The independent Review Group –…
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Youth-led ‘emergency rooms’ shine rays of hope in war-torn Sudan
03 February 2024
With the war in Sudan triggering widespread violence and instability, youth-driven emergency response rooms (ERRs) are among a growing number of community-led initiatives reaching vulnerable civilians with myriad assistance, from repairing damaged power lines to carving out safe evacuation routes for millions fleeing the conflict…
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Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Fifth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on the Reports of the Republic of the Congo, Bulgaria, Senegal, the Russian Federation, Lithuania and South Africa
02 February 2024
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The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its ninety-fifth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of the Republic of the…
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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Welcomes Turkmenistan’s National Action Plan on Gender Equality, Asks about Measures to Prevent Domestic Violence and the Exploitation of Women Labourers
02 February 2024
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the sixth periodic report of Turkmenistan, with Committee Experts praising the State’s…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
02 February 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rolando 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 United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the…
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World News in Brief: Drought in Ethiopia, peacekeepers wounded in DR Congo, deadly strike on Ukraine aid workers
02 February 2024
The UN and the Government of Ethiopia have appealed for urgent funding to respond to rising hunger in the northern highlands region, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, reported on Friday.
Drought is ravaging communities in Afar, Amhara,…
