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Stories from the UN Archive: What UNRWA built
30 October 2024
Education, health care, humanitarian and social services, camps for displaced people, including in times of armed conflict. These are just some of the services that the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has been providing Palestinians since the agency began operating in 1950.
UNRWA was…
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General Assembly renews long-standing call for end to US embargo against Cuba
30 October 2024
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday once again urged the United States to end its economic, commercial, and financial embargo on Cuba, renewing a demand it has made annually since 1992.
The resolution, titled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo…
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UN envoy urges responsible leadership amid Kosovo-Serbia tensions
30 October 2024
As tensions mount between Pristina and Belgrade, the UN’s top official in Kosovo called for “responsible leadership” from all parties to protect human rights and foster constructive political dialogue.
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Middle East crisis: Live updates on 30 October from the UN and the region
30 October 2024
Live updates through the day featured the latest breaking news from UN Headquarters and the field, with human rights experts and top UN officials addressing the crisis roiling across the Middle East as conflict continues to grip Gaza and Lebanon. UN News app users can follow our live coverage here…
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War in Ukraine: Live updates from the Security Council and the field
30 October 2024
The UN Security Council met in emergency session on Ukraine on Wednesday amid unconfirmed reports that troops from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) – more commonly known as North Korea – are deploying to fight alongside Russia. We followed the meeting as well as developments at UN Headquarters and on the ground. UN News app users can follow our updates here.…
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People want action on plastic pollution that’s choking us: Guterres
30 October 2024
Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for “an ambitious, credible and just” deal that responds to the needs of communities everywhere, including some 20 million waste-pickers, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday…
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UN rights chief urges Bangladesh to sustain ‘unprecedented’ momentum for change
30 October 2024
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday emphasized the importance of sustaining the momentum for change sparked by recent student protests in Bangladesh and subsequent resignation of the former Prime Minister, speaking at the end of a two-day visit to the country.…
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Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Ecuador’s National Councils for Equality, Ask about State of Emergency Restrictions and Military Management of Prisons
29 October 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Ecuador on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
29 October 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the Director-General of the International Organization for Migration, and the representatives and spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…
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At COP16, Guterres urges world to ‘choose wisely…make peace with nature’
29 October 2024
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for decisive action to restore harmony with nature, warning that environmental crises are pushing humanity toward tipping points that threaten ecosystems, livelihoods and global stability.
Speaking at the opening of the 16th…
