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Despite regional escalation, peace is still possible in Yemen: UN envoy
15 October 2024
Yemen is at risk of being dragged further into the rising conflict in the Middle East, UN Special Envoy for the country Hans Grundberg warned the Security Council on Tuesday.
The crisis is unfolding as Yemeni Government forces, who are backed by a Saudi-led coalition and Houthi…
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Human rights violations escalate in Venezuela following disputed presidential election
15 October 2024
Human rights abuses have increased in the past year in Venezuela, a report by the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the country shows, citing arbitrary detentions, torture and violence against children.
The new report expands on findings presented in September to the…
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World News in Brief: ‘Historic drought’ in southern Africa, human rights in Tunisia, accountability essential for Pakistan mineworker killings
15 October 2024
Nearly six and a half million people in southern Africa are starving because of an “historic drought” linked to last year’s El Niño, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
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Ukraine: Time to recognise ‘tremendous potential’ of demining
15 October 2024
The critical funding gap for mine action in Ukraine, estimated at over $34 billion, holds “tremendous potential” for the nation when connected with sustainability efforts, say the authors of a new demining report released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on Tuesday.…
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‘Historic progress’ for Colombia peace process – but challenges remain
15 October 2024
Ahead of the eighth anniversary of Colombia’s peace agreement next month which ended a five-decades-long insurgency, the UN’s envoy to the country highlighted both “historic progress” and significant remaining challenges on Tuesday.
Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the Special Representative of the…
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UNICEF seeks $165 million for therapeutic food to combat ‘silent killer’
15 October 2024
Nearly two million children suffering from severe wasting are at risk of death due to funding shortages for life-saving Ready-to-use-Therapeutic-Food (RUTF) to treat the condition, which is the most dangerous form of malnutrition.
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Civil Society Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in Chile, Canada, Japan, Cuba and Benin
14 October 2024
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women was this afternoon briefed by representatives of civil society organizations on the situation of women’s rights in Chile, Canada, Japan, Cuba and Benin, whose…
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Director-General's message on the occasion of the Opening Ceremony of the Geneva Peace Week
14 October 2024
Tatiana Valovaya
Opening Ceremony of the Geneva Peace Week 2024“What is Peace?”Monday, 14 October 2024, at 4.30 p.m.Room XX, Palais des Nations Ladies and Gentlemen, Colleagues and friends,Welcome to the Opening Ceremony of Geneva Peace Week 2024, at the Palais des Nations, in this beautiful room known as the “Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations…
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Gaza: School set for polio vaccine campaign hit in deadly strike, says UNRWA
14 October 2024
A second round of polio vaccinations for thousands of children began in central Gaza on Monday despite reported strikes on a school-turned-shelter in Nuseirat and a hospital courtyard in Deir Al-Balah where “multiple tents” were set ablaze as people slept.
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Lebanon: Security Council offers ‘unanimous support’ to UNIFIL peacekeepers
14 October 2024
The head of UN Peace Operations on Monday said ambassadors in the Security Council had given a “unanimous expression of support” to peacekeepers in Lebanon remaining in position along the Blue Line that separates south Lebanon from Israel, despite coming under fire, with five “Blue Helmets” sustaining injuries following attacks by Israeli forces…
