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First famine, now cholera and dengue fever surge hits war-torn Sudan
04 November 2024
War in Sudan has devastated towns and cities across the country and pushed the healthcare system to collapse, just as cases of cholera and dengue fever are surging and hunger levels remain “above the famine threshold”, humanitarians have warned.
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Gaza: Polio campaign reaches 94,000 children in besieged north
04 November 2024
The UN-supported polio vaccine campaign concluded in besieged northern Gaza on Monday, with agencies inoculating 94,000 children, but thousands still remain out of reach.
Richard Peeperkorn of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said the target was to reach…
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Aid restrictions and dismantling UNRWA will compound Gazans’ suffering
04 November 2024
Aid entering Gaza reached a new low in October, the head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA said on Monday, highlighting the continued need for its lifesaving work even as Israel moves to end its activities.
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Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Views Concerning Individual Communications on Colombia, Ecuador, Finland, Greece, New Zealand, Sweden, Türkiye, Turkmenistan and Ukraine
04 November 2024
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The Human Rights Committee today adopted a follow-up progress report on individual communications, presented by the Special Rapporteur for follow-up on Views, which concerned communications on Colombia, Ecuador,…
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UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Press Conference
04 November 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Presentation of the Least Developed Countries Report 2024: Leveraging Carbon Markets for Development
Embargo until 4 November at 5:30 p.m. Geneva
Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General of UN Trade and DevelopmentRolf Traeger,UN Trade and Development, Chief, LDC Section Policy Analysis and Research Branch…
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Middle East crisis: Gaza polio vaccine campaign under fire
03 November 2024
Attacks on a clinic and UN staff member were reported during a resumed polio vaccine campaign in besieged northern Gaza, Israeli forces continued airstrikes on Lebanon on Sunday and in Yemen, a new water project launched a “lifeline” for populations fleeing conflict, with updates from Syria.
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COP16: Landmark biodiversity agreements adopted
03 November 2024
The world’s largest biodiversity summit, known as COP16, concluded this weekend in Colombia, with several landmark decisions, including first ever agreements on nature’s genetic data and on recognising people of Africa descent and Indigenous Peoples as key stewards in conservation efforts.
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85 per cent of journalist killings go unpunished
02 November 2024
Between 2006 and 2024, over 1,700 journalists have been killed around the world, and around 85 percent of the cases did not make it to court, according to a report by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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Gaza: Strike hits health centre as polio vaccine campaign resumes in ravaged north
02 November 2024
The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began on Saturday in bombarded, besieged northern Gaza even as reports emerged that one vaccination centre had been hit during a humanitarian pause, according to UN agencies on the ground.
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World Urban Forum: The search for solutions to the global housing crisis moves to Cairo
02 November 2024
As the world’s population moves inexorably and rapidly to ever larger cities, how can we make sure that urban environments are sustainable and safe for their citizens? These questions and more will be tackled at the 12th gathering of the World Urban Forum.
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