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Justice served: Lebanon’s Special Tribunal closes
31 December 2023
The UN Secretary-General praised the hard work of judges and staff of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which closed on Sunday following efforts to try those responsible for a 2005 attack that killed 22 people, including former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, and injured 226 people.
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Security Council holds emergency meeting on attacks in Belgorod, Russia
30 December 2023
A senior UN political affairs official condemned attacks against the Russian city of Belgorod, located near the Ukrainian border, as he briefed the Security Council at an emergency meeting convened on Saturday afternoon.
At least 18 civilians were killed and more than 100 injured in an…
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Gaza: UN calls for urgent aid scale-up amid new mass exodus to Rafah
29 December 2023
In Gaza, at least 100,000 displaced people have poured into Rafah in recent days, UN humanitarians said on Friday, worsening already dire conditions in the southernmost part of the enclave.
“A traumatized and exhausted population” is being “crammed into a smaller and smaller sliver of land…
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Security Council discusses crisis in the Middle East; UN chief warns of conflict’s ‘further spillover’
29 December 2023
The UN Secretary-General on Friday voiced grave concerns over “further spillover” of the conflict in the Gaza Strip, as the Security Council discussed the situation in the Middle East against the backdrop of escalating violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, and the relentless bombardment in the war-ravaged Strip…
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Lookahead to 2024: January to June
29 December 2023
In 2024, the UN will once again be at the heart of international efforts to tackle the world’s most urgent challenges, from bolstering the global economy, to supporting climate action and keeping the peace in conflict hotspots.
Whilst we can’t predict what will be making the headlines, we do know that the UN will make…
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Report card 2: Half-way to the global goals deadline
29 December 2023
Halting unsustainable consumption and production which have contributed to the decline of biodiversity and the health of the world’s marine, terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems was central to the establishment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Launched in 2015, the Agenda set out a 15-year…
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UN chief condemns Russian attacks against Ukrainian cities and towns
29 December 2023
The UN Secretary-General on Friday condemned in the strongest terms a massive aerial attack by Russia on Ukrainian towns and cities, which left at least 30 civilians dead and over 160 injured.
Overnight, Russian armed forces reportedly launched 158 missiles and drones in several waves…
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Lookahead to 2024: July to December
29 December 2023
In the second half of 2024, the UN will look to a brighter future, with a major summit devoted to forward thinking in September, and the fight against the climate change in November.
July: Is a second half comeback possible?2023 marked the midway point for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a…
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Report card 1: Half-way to the global goals deadline
29 December 2023
The global push for a safer, greener and more just world, as outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, has reached its halfway mark, but what progress has been made so far?
Launched in 2015, the initiative set out a 15-year plan to realize 17 interconnected targets, known as the…
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UN rights chief warns of ‘dehumanization’ of Palestinians amid West Bank violence as Gaza crisis deepens
28 December 2023
Bulldozers in refugee camps, detainees stripped naked and spat at, farmers robbed of their harvest: against the backdrop of the war in Gaza the situation in the occupied West Bank is “rapidly deteriorating” amid levels of violence not seen in years, UN rights chief Volker Türk warned on Thursday…
