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Unprecedented drought emergency demands urgent action
01 December 2023
A new report by the UN team combatting desertification reveals alarming trends over the past two years which have resulted in an unprecedented emergency due to human-induced droughts.
The Global Drought Snapshot report, released by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on Friday,…
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Security Council agrees to terminate UN mission in Sudan
01 December 2023
The Security Council on Friday decided to terminate the mandate of the UN political mission in Sudan from next Monday, after Khartoum called for its immediate withdrawal last month.
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In Dialogue with Viet Nam, Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend the Representation of Ethnic Minorities in the National Assembly, Ask about the Criminalisation of Political Defectors and of Religious Activities by Minorities
30 November 2023
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today…
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Commend Kyrgyzstan on Trafficking Legislation, Ask about Kyrgyz Migrants in Russia and the Children of Migrant Parents
30 November 2023
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The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Kyrgyzstan, with Committee Experts…
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World News in Brief: New relief window in Gaza, sexual violence in Sudan, new action against chemical weapons
30 November 2023
A last-minute extension of the pause in fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas on Thursday offered hope that UN humanitarians and aid partners will be able to pursue their efforts to reach the enclave’s most vulnerable people.
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World AIDS Day celebrates communities working to end the disease
30 November 2023
The leadership of communities affected by HIV has been vital in driving progress to end the epidemic, UN health agency WHO said on the eve of World AIDS Day, observed annually on 1 December.
This year’s commemoration pays tribute to the people and organizations that have been on the…
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COP28 talks open in Dubai with breakthrough deal on loss and damage fund
30 November 2023
Delegates meeting in Dubai agreed Thursday on the operationalization of a fund that would help compensate vulnerable countries coping with loss and damage caused by climate change, a major breakthrough on the first day of this year’s UN climate conference.
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Civil society an ‘unwavering force’ for peace: UN official
30 November 2023
Civil society organizations are on the “frontlines” of peacebuilding, a senior UN official said on Thursday, as the Organization convened the inaugural dialogue with grassroots organizations aimed at building and nurturing peace initiatives on the ground.
Elizabeth Spehar, UN Assistant-Secretary-…
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Russia: UN rights chief denounces outlawing of ‘the international LGBT movement’
30 November 2023
UN human rights chief Volker Türk has deplored the decision by Russia’s highest court to outlaw what it called “the international LGBT movement” and brand it as “extremist” - a move he feared could lead to gay and transgender rights groups there being banned outright. …
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Climate change risks upending global fight against malaria
30 November 2023
Climate change and its impacts, particularly extreme weather and heatwaves, pose a “substantial risk” to progress being made to fight malaria, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Releasing its 2023 World Malaria Report as nations gather at the UN climate change conference, COP28…
