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Another malaria milestone as WHO declares Cabo Verde free of deadly disease
12 January 2024
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday declared Cabo Verde free of malaria, hailing it as the latest success in the global fight against the disease.
The certification is expected to drive progress on other health fronts in the country such as using the systems built for…
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Gaza ceasefire ‘more urgent than ever’ as conflict approaches 100-day mark
12 January 2024
As the Gaza conflict approaches the 100-day mark, an immediate ceasefire is “more urgent than ever”, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
Speaking ahead of Sunday’s grim milestone, Spokesperson Liz Throssell reiterated the need for OHCHR staff to have access to…
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WMO confirms 2023 as warmest year on record ‘by a huge margin’
12 January 2024
With the annual average global temperature fast approaching the critical threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, last year officially smashed the global temperature record, the UN weather agency (WMO) confirmed on Friday.
The World Meteorological Organization uses six leading international…
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New Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
11 January 2024
Presentation of Credentials
Vepa Hajiyev, the new Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations…
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Gaza: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court
11 January 2024
South Africa addressed the UN's highest court on Thursday in a bid to end the mass killing of civilians in Gaza, accusing Israel of carrying out genocide against Palestinians there – a claim that Israel has strongly denied as "baseless".
The development came amid…
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Recurring denials hamper aid delivery to north Gaza
11 January 2024
Recurring denials and severe access constraints continue to paralyze aid teams trying to respond to the immense needs in northern Gaza, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, has warned.
The rate of access denials by Israel so far this month marks a “significant deterioration” over…
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Stories from the UN Archive: Did Khrushchev really bang his shoe?
11 January 2024
One of the legends of UN history is a tale that spread across the world and the decades. Did then Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev remove his shoe and bang it on a desk in the UN General Assembly Hall in 1960?
The rumour began when Mr. Khrushchev travelled to New York at the height of the cold…
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World News in Brief: Deep concern over Afghan arrests, UN commits to stay and deliver in Mali, new migrant support plan
11 January 2024
The UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Thursday that it is “deeply concerned” over a recent spate of arbitrary arrests and detentions of women and girls by Taliban officials for alleged non-compliance with the Islamic dress code.…
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Explainer: What is the Genocide Convention?
11 January 2024
South Africa has set out its case accusing Israel of violating the Genocide Convention, pointing to the current situation in the bombarded, besieged Gaza Strip, home to 2.3 million Palestinians.
Filed with the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ), a UN court, on 29 December, South…
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Challenges to democracy compound instability in West Africa: Top envoy
11 January 2024
West Africa has seen shifting political sands throw up contrasting challenges over the past six months, revealing a stark contrast in the region’s journey towards democracy, the UN envoy for the region said on Thursday.
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Leonardo Santos Simão,…
