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Civilians at breaking point in eastern DR Congo warns top aid official, in call to resume talks
19 February 2025
As the Security Council prepared to gather on Wednesday to debate the international community’s response to the growing emergency in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN’s top aid official there urged all warring parties to allow lifesaving relief supplies to reach the most vulnerable…
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UN to continue Gaza vaccination campaign against polio
19 February 2025
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that the mass polio vaccination campaign in Gaza which began successfully last year, will continue in the coming days.
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DR CONGO: Live updates as Security Council meets to avert widening war
19 February 2025
Intensifying violence in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to displace thousands as the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group threatens to march on the distant capital, Kinshasa, and the UN Security Council holds an emergency meeting to head off regional war. App users can follow our live coverage here…
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Ukraine: Three years of war reverses progress for women and girls
19 February 2025
Three years of war in Ukraine have reversed decades of progress for women and girls, leaving millions in urgent need of support, according to UN Women.
Russia’s full-scale invasion has forced more than 1.8 million women to flee their homes within Ukraine, whilenearly 6…
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‘Fragile stability’ in Libya increasingly at risk, Security Council hears
19 February 2025
The dream of a civil, democratic and prosperous Libya remains unfulfilled 14 years after the revolution that led to the overthrow of the Gaddafi regime, the head of UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Rosemary DiCarlo said entrenched…
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Guterres urges Caribbean leaders to keep pushing for peace, climate action
19 February 2025
In an address on Wednesday to Caribbean leaders meeting in Barbados, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced a potential plan to support an “effective force” in Haiti as armed gangs continue to terrorize the population.
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Interview: Young Palestinians in East Jerusalem shut out of UNRWA training centre
19 February 2025
The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, condemned efforts by Israeli officials on Tuesday to shut down an UNRWA-run training centre in occupied East Jerusalem.
Agency chief Philippe Lazzarini said that Israeli forces and personnel from the Jerusalem local authority “…
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What is social justice and how is the UN helping make it a reality?
19 February 2025
In recent years, the term "social justice" has become a significant part of public discourse, often invoked in discussions about equality, human rights, and societal reforms. But what exactly does social justice mean, and why is it so important?
The United Nations supports the principle in…
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HRC Press Conference
19 February 2025
Press Conference Announcement
58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Ambassador Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council
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Human Rights Council to Hold its Fifty-Eighth Regular Session from 24 February to 4 April 2025
18 February 2025
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The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-eighth regular session from 24 February to 4 April 2025 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, starting with its high-level segment from 24 to 26 February, when dignitaries representing more than 100 Member States will address the Council.The…
