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Security Council briefed on challenges to peacekeeping in Lebanon, Syria
17 January 2025
Two senior UN peacekeeping officials briefed the Security Council on Friday on recent developments in Lebanon and the occupied Syrian Golan, and the challenges facing “blue helmets” serving there.
Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix was joined by Major…
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Relentless crisis in Haiti: One in eight children internally displaced
17 January 2025
The humanitarian crisis in Haiti has reached a critical point, with one in eight children now internally displaced due to escalating violence fuelled by armed groups who continue to control most of the capital, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
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Sudan war becomes more deadly as ethnically motivated attacks rise
17 January 2025
The conflict in Sudan is taking an “even more dangerous turn for civilians”, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday.
His warning comes in the wake of reports that dozens were brutally killed in ethnically targeted attacks in Al Jazirah state in the southeast,…
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Gaza ceasefire could boost aid deliveries to 600 trucks per day: WHO
17 January 2025
Amid reports that Israel’s security cabinet has given the green light to a ceasefire deal with Hamas, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) expressed cautious optimism on Friday over the potentially major boost to aid relief in the devastated enclave.
“The target is to get between…
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Conference on Disarmament to Hold First Public Plenary of its 2025 Session on Tuesday, 21 January
17 January 2025
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The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral disarmament negotiating forum, will hold the first public plenary of its 2025 session on Tuesday, 21 January. The meeting will start at 10 a.m. under the Presidency of Italy. Tatiana Valovaya, Director-…
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Honduras’ Programmes Supporting Children with Disabilities, Ask about High Levels of Early Pregnancy and Child Sexual Abuse
16 January 2025
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The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the sixth and seventh combined periodic report of Honduras, with Committee Experts praising the State’s programmes supporting…
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Economic recovery is losing steam, warns UN labour agency
16 January 2025
Geopolitical tensions, the rising costs of climate change and unresolved debt issues are putting labour markets under pressure, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) published on Thursday.
The newly released World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2025,…
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World News in Brief: Security Council Libya resolution, cyclone recovery in Mozambique, Marburg virus in Tanzania, counter-terrorism laws in Türkiye
16 January 2025
The UN Security Council on Thursday passed a resolution to renew the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) of the 1970 Libya Sanctions Committee which also extends measures related to the illicit export of petroleum from oil-rich Libya, initially authorised in 2014…
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New year sees uptick and expansion of fighting on Ukraine’s frontlines
16 January 2025
The recent holiday and New Year season brought no respite in Ukraine, but rather an escalation and even expansion of the fighting, consistent with developments in 2024, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs said in a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday.
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UN human rights chief hails ‘signs of new beginnings’ in Lebanon and Syria
16 January 2025
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed solidarity with the people of Lebanon and Syria on Thursday, acknowledging the traumas both nations have endured over decades.
“I arrived, I have to say, with a heavy heart, given the compounded traumas over decades in both…
