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Sudan: Deadly spiral of violence continues as Khartoum calls for 'immediate termination' of UN mission
16 November 2023
The war between rival militaries in Sudan, which has been raging for over seven months has further intensified in recent weeks, particularly in the volatile Darfur region, a senior UN official said on Thursday. His briefing came on the same day as Khartoum asked the Security Council to immediately terminate the UN mission there…
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Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Egypt for its Contribution to the United Nations Fund for Victims of Torture, Raise Questions on the Death Penalty and Sharia Law
15 November 2023
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Egypt on its efforts to…
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Israel-Palestine crisis: Security Council calls for urgent, extended humanitarian pauses in Gaza
15 November 2023
The Security Council passed a resolution Wednesday calling for the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas and for urgent and extended humanitarian corridors throughout the enclave to save and protect civilian lives. The affirmative vote came after four unsuccessful efforts to take action last month…
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Gaza: ‘Hospitals are not battlegrounds’, children’s suffering must stop, UN humanitarians say
15 November 2023
Children have been killed, maimed, abducted and denied assistance in Gaza, and the parties to the conflict must “stop this horror”, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) chief Catherine Russell said during a visit to the enclave as humanitarian operations there ground to a halt on Wednesday for lack of fuel…
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Explainer: How aid reaches Gaza
15 November 2023
The Rafah border crossing in Egypt has been called a lifeline into the besieged Gaza Strip, home to 2.3 million people, amid the escalating Israel-Palestine conflict. All other crossings were shuttered since hostilities began on 7 October. We took a look at how lifesaving aid travels into the enclave.
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World News in Brief: Dozens dead in Yemen shipwreck, Pakistan expulsions ‘must stop’, FAO aids Sudan farmers
15 November 2023
The UN migration agency IOM on Wednesday appealed for safe migration pathways in the wake of a recent shipwreck off the coast of Yemen.
More than 64 people are missing and feared dead after the vessel they were travelling in capsized on Sunday.…
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First Person: UNICEF chief in Gaza visit, bears witness to grave violations against children
15 November 2023
Grave violations against children, including killing, maiming and abductions, are taking place in the Gaza Strip, according to the Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF.
Catherine Russell visited Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in the south of…
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‘No end in sight’ to rising greenhouse gas emissions: World Meteorological Organization
15 November 2023
Greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high in 2022 with “no end in sight to the rising trend”, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a report published on Wednesday.
The Greenhouse Gas Bulletin comes ahead of the UN climate change conference COP28…
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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN emergency relief chief unveils 10-point plan ‘to rein in the carnage’
15 November 2023
The UN’s top emergency relief official unveiled a 10-point plan “to rein in the carnage” in Gaza on Wednesday which focuses on a major expansion of aid into into the wartorn enclave, along with a new call for humanitarian ceasefires and the release of hostages taken during Hamas’s 7 October terror attacks on Israel…
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WMO press conference
15 November 2023
Press Conference Announcement
Greenhouse Gas Bulletin
Prof Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General
Dr Oksana Tarasova, senior scientific officer WMO
