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World’s largest urban development forum concludes with Cairo Call to Action
08 November 2024
The twelfth edition of the World Urban Forum wrapped up on Friday with the adoption of the Cairo Call to Action, after intense discussions focused on the global housing crisis and financing urbanization, all under the theme “It All Starts at Home.”
Ahead of the closing ceremony, UN-…
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Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Jordan’s Efforts to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls, Raise Questions on Treatment of Journalists and “Blood Money” Cases
07 November 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Jordan. Committee Experts welcomed the State’s efforts to improve the situation of violence prevention for…
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OHCHR Press Conference
07 November 2024
Press Conference Announcement
UN Human Rights Committee hybrid press conference to present findings on Ecuador, France, Greece, Iceland, Pakistan and Türkiye
Tania María Abdo Rocholl (Chair)José Manuel Santos Pais (Vice-Chair)Carlos Gomez Martinez (Committee Member)
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Suffering continues for civilians in Gaza and Lebanon
07 November 2024
The month-long Israeli siege in northern Gaza has left civilians on the brink of disaster, preventing them from accessing the essentials for their survival, including water, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday.
Aid workers are being forced to work in unsafe conditions, as insecurity and restrictions by…
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Rebuilding beyond bricks: World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities
07 November 2024
Delegates discussed a complicated urban development issue at the World Urban Forum on Tuesday: What is needed to safeguard residents and guarantee they have access to housing and basic services when war breaks out in a city crowded with people and critical infrastructure…
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Looming famine in Rakhine signals wider crisis in Myanmar
07 November 2024
Up to two million people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state face the dire prospect of famine, amid a broader economic collapse and worsening humanitarian crisis triggered by the military’s 2021 overthrow of the democratically elected government.
In a report released on Thursday, the UN Development Programme (…
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‘Turning the tide’ on childhood violence
07 November 2024
More than 100 governments made historic commitments to end childhood violence on Thursday at a landmark event in Bogotá, Colombia.
Among the pledges, nine countries pledged to ban corporal punishment – an issue that affects three out of every five children regularly in their homes.“Despite being highly…
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South Sudan: Postponing long-awaited elections ‘a regrettable development’
07 November 2024
The decision to extend the transition period in South Sudan once again and postpone long-awaited elections cannot be “business as usual”, the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Thursday.
Nicholas Haysom updated ambassadors on developments in…
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Record heat persists as WMO calls for urgent services and investment boost
07 November 2024
The world is experiencing unprecedented warming with 2024 poised to become the hottest year on record, surpassing the previous record in 2023, according to new data released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ahead of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
“Humanity’s…
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Ukraine’s nuclear security situation ‘highly challenging’, warns UN atomic watchdog
07 November 2024
Amid a deepening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine caused by the ongoing Russian invasion, the head of the UN atomic energy agency (IAEA) said that safety at the country’s largest nuclear power plant “remains a deep source of concern”.
Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) –…
