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Gaza: No let-up in Israeli military offensive, situation ‘only getting worse’
28 October 2024
After a weekend of continuing Israeli military operations throughout the Gaza Strip and especially the north, UN humanitarians warned on Monday that the already dire aid situation “is only getting worse”.
UNRWA, the largest UN aid agency in Gaza, reported “no improvements” at Kerem…
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Sudan trapped in a ‘nightmare of violence’, UN chief tells Security Council
28 October 2024
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday the people of Sudan are trapped in a “nightmare of violence, hunger, disease and displacement”, as the brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continues to rage.
“The suffering is…
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UN official urges more ambitious, credible climate action plans
28 October 2024
Proposed actions by countries to mitigate the worsening impacts of climate change “fall miles short of what is needed,” according to a major UN report has revealed on Monday.
UN climate change secretariat (UNFCCC)’s 2024 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Synthesis Report showed that…
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France: Hijab ban during sports, ‘discriminatory and must be reversed’ say experts
28 October 2024
Independent human rights experts on Monday called on France to reverse bans that prevent Muslim women and girls who wear the hijab from participating in sports, citing concerns that these restrictions are discriminatory and violate international human rights obligations…
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Israeli Knesset vote on UNRWA set to deepen Palestinian suffering
28 October 2024
Monday’s vote by the Israeli Knesset banning the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) contradicts principles of the UN Charter, violates Israel’s obligations under international law, and sets a dangerous precedent, the head of the Agency, Philippe Lazzarini has warned. The UN chief pledged later he would take the issue to the General Assembly…
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Committee against Torture Opens Eighty-First Session in Geneva
28 October 2024
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The Committee against Torture this morning opened its eighty-first session, which is being held in Geneva from 28 October to 22 November, during which it will review efforts by Cameroon, Jordan, Kuwait, Mongolia, Namibia and Thailand to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or…
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UN chief ‘shocked’ at harrowing death and destruction in north Gaza
27 October 2024
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed shock at the “harrowing levels of death, injury and destruction” in north Gaza amid an ongoing intense Israeli military operation, his Spokesperson said on Sunday.
Since the offensive began earlier this month, hundreds of people have been…
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UN chief urges halt to escalation after Israeli strikes on Iran
26 October 2024
The UN Secretary-General on Saturday called for an immediate halt to all escalatory actions in the Middle East, following overnight attacks by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on targets in Iran.
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN chief, said in a statement that António Guterres is “deeply…
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‘Entire population of north Gaza at risk of dying,’ warns UN’s top humanitarian official
26 October 2024
The UN’s top humanitarian official warned on Saturday that the entire population of northern Gaza is at risk of dying, calling for an immediate stop to “blatant disregard for basic humanity” by Israeli forces.
“What Israeli forces are doing in besieged north Gaza cannot…
