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Sudan: UN official decries attacks against civilians in Al Jazirah state
26 October 2024
The top UN humanitarian official in Sudan has raised alarm over a sharp escalation of violence in a region near the capital, Khartoum, where recent attacks reportedly carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have claimed more than 120 lives.
Preliminary reports indicate that between…
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Drought or flooding? No match for this climate-friendly bean
26 October 2024
There is no word for climate change in Wayunaikki, the language of the Wayúu Indigenous Peoples of South America, but since the crisis is battering their communities, they may just have found a key to resilience: a humble bean.
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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Closes Eighty-Ninth Session in Geneva
25 October 2024
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today closed its eighty-ninth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Benin, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, New Zealand and Saudi Arabia.The concluding observations adopted by…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
25 October 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the International Labour Organization, World Health Organization, World Meteorological Organization, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and United Nations Children's Fund.Lebanon Exodus Update…
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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Launches General Recommendation 40 on the Equal and Inclusive Representation of Women in Decision-Making Systems
25 October 2024
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning launched its general recommendation no. 40 on the equal and inclusive representation of women in decision-making systems. In opening…
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Gaza: Palestinians are dying amid lethal evacuation delays
25 October 2024
Children and disabled people are facing ever more horrific conditions in war-torn Gaza, with some dying as they wait for medical evacuations, as the year-long war grinds on, UN officials and rights experts said on Friday.
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said the darkest moment of the Gaza conflict…
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WHO concerned following raid on North Gaza hospital
25 October 2024
Reports of Israeli troops storming one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza are deeply concerning, while ongoing hostilities are hampering polio vaccination in the area, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
“Since this morning’s reports of a raid of Kamal Adwan Hospital in…
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UN alarmed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed journalists
25 October 2024
Top UN officials in Lebanon expressed alarm on Friday over an Israeli strike that hit an apartment building in southern Lebanon, killing three journalists and wounding three others.
The strike occurred in Hasbaya in Nabatiyeh, outside the area of operations of the UN Interim Force in…
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‘Spiralling crisis’ in Haiti demands continued global attention: WFP
25 October 2024
International attention must remain focused on Haiti, where political uncertainty persists and rampant gang violence and food insecurity continue to plunge the country “into a spiralling crisis”, a senior official with the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
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UN chief tells President Putin Russian invasion violates UN Charter
25 October 2024
UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that his country’s on-going invasion of Ukraine violates the United Nations Charter and international law.
Their meeting took place on Thursday, in Kazan, Russia, the venue for the…
