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Security Council continues negotiations on Gaza resolution calling for 'urgent suspension of hostilities'
19 December 2023
Tuesday marked another intense day of diplomacy in the Security Council in New York, where negotiations continued to try and reach consensus on further unified action in response to the crisis in Gaza, more than ten weeks after terror attacks by Hamas plunged the Israel-Palestine conflict into an unprecedented phase of violence and…
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‘Ten weeks of hell’ for children in Gaza: UNICEF
19 December 2023
Gaza is by far the most dangerous place in the world to be a child and deaths of youngsters from disease will likely surpass those from bombardment in the absence of a ceasefire, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.
A lack of food, water, shelter and sanitation continues to put children’s lives…
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DPR Korea urged to ‘embrace diplomacy’ after latest ballistic missile launch
19 December 2023
Repeated long-range ballistic missile launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) represent a serious threat to international air and sea transportation, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Tuesday.
“At this particularly difficult moment in…
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World News in Brief: DR Congo mission extended, Sudan displacement deepens, warzone death toll for journalists spikes
19 December 2023
The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to renew the mandate of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another year.
The Mission, known as MONUSCO, has been in the country for two decades and is in…
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WHO Press Conference
19 December 2023
Press Conference Announcement
Ukraine’s 2nd winter under war: Health system challenges and the way forward
Dr Jarno Habicht, WHO Representative in Ukraine (from Kyiv)
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Gaza hospital destroyed, WHO chief reiterates ceasefire call
18 December 2023
The head of the UN health agency Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has spoken out against the “effective destruction” of a hospital in northern Gaza by Israeli forces over the weekend, leading to the deaths of eight patients including a nine-year-old child.
Kamal Adwan Hospital was raided by the Israeli…
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World News in Brief: Wave of ‘fear and dread’ in Ukraine, UN expert slams Navalny disappearance, youth leaders for nuclear disarmament meet
18 December 2023
With more than 900 air attacks across Ukraine in just one week, the intensifying Russian bombing campaign is leaving millions of children without sustained access to electricity, heat and water, as winter temperatures plummet…
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UN envoy to Libyan leaders: Resolve impasse, do not fail the people
18 December 2023
Despite recent legislative progress, Libya’s political landscape remains fraught with power struggles, as key figures attach conditions to taking part in crucial talks, the UN envoy to the north African nation said on Monday.
Abdoulaye Bathily, UN Special Representative for Libya, told…
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‘Visible signs of hope’ for Haiti, Assembly President Francis insists
18 December 2023
“Haiti is not hopeless”, the President of the UN General Assembly said on Monday during a meeting addressing the multiple crises besetting the Caribbean nation, alongside the presidents of the UN Security Council and Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
Dennis Francis, a veteran diplomat…
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Migration is a fact of life and a ‘force for good’
18 December 2023
Migration is a “fact of life” and a “force for good”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, calling for safer options for the millions seeking opportunities to improve their lives in the face of danger and despair.
In a message marking International Migrants Day, the UN chief emphasized that…
