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Syria facing alarming regional spillover, UN envoy warns
23 October 2024
The conflict in Gaza and Lebanon is spilling over into Syria, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation, the UN Special Envoy for the country warned on Wednesday.
“The fires of conflicts are raging the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Gaza, and in Lebanon. And the heat is being felt…
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World News in Brief: UNRWA staffer killed in Gaza, Central African Republic update, terror in Türkiye, journalists face financial reprisals
23 October 2024
A strike in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip has led to death of at least one staff member of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, on Wednesday.
“We can confirm that an UNRWA vehicle has been hit in Deir Al…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
22 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 spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Development Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Environment Programme, World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Population Fund, and the…
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UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Press Conference
22 October 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Presentation of the Review of Maritime Transport 2024: Navigating maritime chokepoints
Embargo 22 October at 5:30 p.m. Geneva time
Shamika Sirimanne, UN Trade and Development, Director of Technology and Logistics Jan Hoffmann, UN Trade and Development, Head, Trade Logistics Branch
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Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Greece on Measures Taken for Unaccompanied Minors, Raise Questions on Domestic Violence and Allegations of Border Pushbacks
22 October 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Greece on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Committee Experts…
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Gaza: War has set Palestine’s development back nearly 70 years
22 October 2024
The impact of the year-long war in Gaza and escalations in the West Bank has set development in the State of Palestine back by about 69 years, according to a new UN report released on Tuesday.
“Without lifting economic restrictions, enabling recovery, and investing in development, the Palestinian…
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‘The smell of death is everywhere’ in northern Gaza, UNRWA chief says
22 October 2024
The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA appealed on Tuesday for an immediate truce in northern Gaza in a social media post describing how “three weeks of non-stop bombardments” by Israeli forces have impacted the region.
UNRWA staff report that they cannot find food, water or medical…
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Ukraine: Population drops by 10 million since Russia invaded in 2014, UNFPA reports
22 October 2024
A deepening demographic crisis is roiling Ukraine, exacerbated by Russia’s full-scale invasion, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, said on Tuesday, underscoring an urgent need for comprehensive recovery strategies focused on human capital and socioeconomic reform…
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UN renews call to protect civilians as deadly Israeli strike hits close to key Beirut hospital
22 October 2024
The UN’s top human rights official on Tuesday urged an immediate halt to hostilities in Lebanon following an overnight Israeli airstrike near a major hospital in Beirut that reportedly killed at least 18 people, including four children.
The strike, which hit the…
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WFP delivers life-saving aid to one million people in Burkina Faso
22 October 2024
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reached a significant milestone in its humanitarian response in Burkina Faso, according to a report released on Tuesday.
The agency has provided assistance to more than one million crises affected people so far this year…
