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Iran urged to halt ‘horrific wave of executions’
23 January 2024
The United Nations on Tuesday underlined its condemnation of capital punishment following Iran's execution of a young man who was sentenced to death in connection with widespread protests.
Mohammad Ghobadlou, 23, who reportedly had a mental health condition, was arrested in September 2022 for running over a…
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'High-risk mission' delivers fuel to Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza
23 January 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have delivered 19,000 litres of fuel to Al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza, the UN agency said late on Tuesday.
The “high-risk mission”, carried out the previous day, was marked by delays at the checkpoint and severely…
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New Permanent Representative of India Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
22 January 2024
Presentation of Credentials
Arindam Bagchi, the new Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Bagchi…
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World News in Brief: Pandemic treaty in jeopardy, historic IOM appeal, ‘enormous obstacles’ facing Iran’s lawyers
22 January 2024
The head of the UN health agency raised concerns on Monday that the draft of a global agreement to head off a future pandemic may not be finalized by May this year, as previously agreed.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was addressing the World Health…
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25,000 civilians killed in Gaza war as humanitarian needs go on rising
22 January 2024
“Intense” Israeli bombardment in Gaza continued on Monday along with rocket fire into Israel by Palestinian armed groups as UN humanitarians reported that more than 25,000 have died in the enclave since war began on 7 October.
Citing Gaza’s health authorities, the UN Office for the…
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Ukraine: UN rights office deplores attack in Russian-occupied Donetsk
22 January 2024
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Monday strongly condemned a weekend attack on the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine which left scores dead and injured.
Meanwhile, in New York, the Security Council met once again to discuss the war stemming from Russia’s invasion that…
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Gaza: ‘The siege is the silent killer’
22 January 2024
In Gaza, bombs and bullets are far from the only threat to life. Residents lack food and clean water, health facilities are practically nonexistent and communication with the outside world is patchy at best.
That’s according to Juliette Touma, Director of Communications for UNRWA, the UN Agency for Palestine…
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Hong Kong: UN human rights experts call for immediate release of Jimmy Lai
22 January 2024
A group of independent UN human rights experts on Monday called on the authorities in Hong Kong to drop all charges against pro-democracy media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai and release him immediately.
Mr. Lai is the founder of the campaigning pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, which was…
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Biodiversity: What is it, and how can we protect it?
22 January 2024
The UN and its global partners will grapple with the massive loss of animal and plant species, and how to avoid further extinction, at a major conference beginning 23 January. Here’s a primer on what, exactly, biodiversity is, and how the UN can help support efforts to enable nature to survive and thrive.…
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UN expert says human rights violations rage on in Sudan
22 January 2024
The human rights expert appointed by the UN High Commissioner to monitor Sudan, Radhoune Noucier, told UN News on Monday that everything from basic human rights to the economy and the legal system, have been decimated by the on-going war between rival militaries.
The independent expert outlined what…
