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Gaza fighting continues amid ‘apocalyptic’ conditions; Security Council to meet Friday
07 December 2023
Two months to the day since Hamas’ terror attacks in Israel prompted a massive Israeli military retaliation in Gaza, the situation in the war-torn enclave is becoming “apocalyptic” with hostilities making meaningful humanitarian efforts “nearly impossible”, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday…
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Global cooperation critical to combat transnational organized crime
07 December 2023
The UN Secretary-General called for stronger action to fight the growing challenge of transnational organized crime in an address to the Security Council on Thursday.
António Guterres urged countries to strengthen cooperation, the rule of law and prevention efforts against this “…
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Protect those on the move using deadly Darién crossing
07 December 2023
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), on Thursday, called for urgent action to address the deepening humanitarian emergency in the Americas, as the number of migrants and refugees traversing the perilous Darién jungle crossed an unprecedented half a million this year…
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Do’s and don’ts for tackling chronic back pain
07 December 2023
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday released its first-ever guidelines on managing chronic low back pain - the leading cause of disability worldwide, that effects an astonishing one in 13 of us.
Notably, the guidance includes both recommendations and warnings for long-term sufferers, arguing…
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World News in Brief: Russia’s LGBT ban condemned, unprecedented Africa malnutrition crisis, health after childbirth
07 December 2023
UN independent human rights experts on Thursday raised concerns about the “dangerous precedent and far-reaching negative consequences” of Russia’s Supreme Court decision declaring the “international LGBT movement and its structural units” as “extremist…
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COP28 in Dubai enters final week, negotiations ramp up on emissions cuts, fossil fuels
07 December 2023
After a break, COP28 continues its work on Friday, also the day talks on an outcome text kick into high gear. Negotiators are aiming to agree on how to bolster emissions-cutting targets set by the Paris Agreement and what to do about the future of fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal…
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Stories from the UN Archive: The man who defined genocide
07 December 2023
The word “genocide” was first coined by Polish lawyer Raphäel Lemkin in 1944 in his book Axis Rule in Occupied Europe. It consists of the Greek prefix genos, meaning race or tribe, and the Latin suffix cide, meaning killing.
On the eve of International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the…
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COP28 is about action, not politics and point scoring, says UN climate chief
06 December 2023
UN climate chief Simon Stiell said on Wednesday that COP28 delegates are not in Dubai to “score points” and play at “lowest-denominator politics”; they must take ambitious action on curbing global warming and ending the climate crisis.
Mr. Stiell’s strong message to government…
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Gaza: Guterres invokes 'most powerful tool' Article 99, in bid for humanitarian ceasefire
06 December 2023
Invoking a rarely used article of the UN Charter, Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday called on the Security Council to “press to avert a humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza and unite in a call for a full humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants…
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Opera, glass blowing, poncho weaving and more: UNESCO celebrates world’s cultural heritage
06 December 2023
The UNESCO committee that protects so called Intangible Cultural Heritage met in Botswana this week to add new entries to the UN culture agency’s list of world treasures, some of which must be “urgently” safeguarded.
Convened in the town of Kasane, the…
