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Gaza’s recovery must be built on more than steel and concrete: Guterres
04 March 2025
The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday stressed that the “true foundation” of recovery and reconstruction in Gaza must be based on a clear and agreed political framework, not just bricks and mortar.
Speaking at the emergency summit of Arab nations on the situation in the Middle East and Gaza…
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Drought and dire hunger loom in Somalia, warns UN food agency WFP
04 March 2025
“The time to step up is now” for the people of Somalia, where drought threatens 1.7 million young children at risk of acute malnutrition, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday.
The East African country faced famine in 2022, but a scale-up in humanitarian assistance helped to avert…
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Almost 80,000 flee DR Congo amid fighting, sexual violence: UNHCR
04 March 2025
In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), insecurity and horrific sexual violence have left tens of thousands fleeing across borders with no sign of the exodus stopping, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
“Near the frontlines, sexual violence and human rights abuses remain…
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‘Rapid expansion’ of synthetic drugs reshaping illicit markets, UN anti-narcotics body warns
04 March 2025
Synthetic drugs are rapidly transforming the global drug trade, fuelling an escalating public health crisis, according to the UN administered International Narcotics Control Board (INCB).
In its 2024 Annual Report, released on Tuesday, the INCB explains that unlike plant…
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UN deputy chief: Strong food systems can deliver progress for everyone, everywhere
04 March 2025
In a series of meetings in Nairobi, Kenya, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed spearheaded discussions on fortifying global food systems and advancing sustainable development, setting the stage for the upcoming fourth UN Food Systems Summit.
Ms. Mohammed’ s high-level meetings…
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Sudan: Children as young as one raped during conflict, UNICEF warns
04 March 2025
As conflict rages across Sudan, armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children, including some infants as young as one, according to the UN children’s agency (UNICEF).
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Gaza: Deep concern for civilians as aid crossings remain shut
04 March 2025
UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday that the continued closure of key border crossings into Gaza is putting civilian lives at risk, just as they begin to recover from months of war, deprivation and hunger.
Speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that…
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UN envoy strongly condemns continuing Israeli attacks inside Syria
04 March 2025
The UN Special Envoy for Syria on Tuesday condemned ongoing Israeli attacks inside Syrian territory and continuing violations in and around the demilitarised zone created as part of a 1974 ceasefire agreement.
Geir Pedersen said in a statement that “such actions are unacceptable and…
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IPU Press Conference
04 March 2025
Press Conference Announcement
New report on Women in Parliament
Martin Chungong, IPU Secretary-GeneralMariana Mutzenberg, IPU gender programme
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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Thirty-Second Session
03 March 2025
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Six New Committee Members Make Solemn DeclarationThe Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today opened its thirty-second session, during which it will review the reports of Canada, Dominican Republic, European Union, Palau, Tuvalu and Viet Nam. Andrea Ori, Chief of the Groups…
