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Aid surging into Gaza ‘at scale’ but massive needs remain: OCHA, WHO
21 January 2025
Aid is entering Gaza “at scale” in line with the ceasefire agreement that has seen Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners released and families reunited, but massive needs remain across the devastated enclave, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
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UN rights expert calls for end to Russia’s crackdown on lawyers
21 January 2025
A UN independent human rights expert on Tuesday called for an end to Russia’s severe crackdown on the legal profession, condemning the prison sentences handed down to three lawyers last week who defended the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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UN regrets US exit from global cooperation on health, climate change agreement
21 January 2025
UN agencies responded on Tuesday to President Trump’s executive orders ending US membership of the World Health Organization (WHO) and its adherence to the Paris Climate Agreement, highlighting the massive potential negative impact on public health and efforts to curb global warming…
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World News in Brief: Hostilities in northeast Syria, response plan in Mali, Uyghur deportations in Thailand
21 January 2025
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued an alert on Tuesday over intensifying hostilities in the northeast in recent days.
Between 16 and 18 January, at least three civilians were killed and 14 injured in shelling…
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Ceasefire in Gaza brings hope, but West Bank faces escalating violence
21 January 2025
The crisis in Gaza continues to remain acute, with UN humanitarians reporting critical shortages of water, food and efforts to deliver vital aid to the war-torn region. Meanwhile, escalating violence in the West Bank has further deepened concerns over civilian safety and access to assistance…
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What is the World Health Organization and why does it matter?
21 January 2025
When the plague, cholera and yellow fever rippled deadly waves across a newly industrialised and interconnected world in the mid-19th century, taking a global approach to health became an imperative. Doctors, scientists, presidents and prime ministers urgently convened the International Sanitary Conference in Paris in 1851, a precursor to what is now the largest of its kind: the World Health…
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Security Council debates growing terrorism threat in Africa
21 January 2025
Africa tragically remains the epicentre of global terrorism, and more action is required to implement international commitments to combat this scourge, the UN Deputy Secretary-General told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Amina Mohammed was speaking at a meeting focused on strengthening counter…
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Guterres urges support for the Middle East amid current ‘turbulent period’
20 January 2025
With the Middle East undergoing “a period of profound transformation”, the international community must support efforts towards more justice, dignity, human rights and peace in the region, the UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Monday.
António Guterres addressed…
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Stories from the UN Archive: Roots of ‘no justice, no peace’
20 January 2025
As the United States marks Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we’re looking back this Monday at a story we produced last year examining the roots of the civil rights’ icon’s powerful call to action - “no justice, no peace”.
Read our story here:When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta…
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World News in Brief: Sudan famine latest, weekend attacks in Ukraine, Tanzania Marburg virus update
20 January 2025
A UN aid convoy is on its way in southern Sudan to the strategically important city of Wad Madani, carrying food and nutrition supplies for families at risk of famine.
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