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Lebanon crisis: ‘This is just the beginning,’ say those impacted by deadly escalation
27 September 2024
The sudden and massive escalation between Israel and the Hezbollah armed group in Lebanon has created widespread fear that even worse is to come, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
“We are witnessing the deadliest period in Lebanon in a generation and many expressed…
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Netanyahu defends Israel at UN; says he came ‘to set the record straight’
27 September 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had originally intended not to come to the UN General Assembly this year but after hearing the “lies and slander” levelled against his country by other leaders, he decided that he should come and “set the record straight”.
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UN rights office calls for more action to combat ‘senseless criminality’ in Haiti
27 September 2024
At least 3,661 people have been killed in Haiti since January due to rampant gang violence, “maintaining the high levels of violence seen in 2023,” the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report issued on Friday.
Tackling insecurity in the Caribbean country must be…
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‘We need a reset’ says Prime Minister of Barbados
27 September 2024
The world needs a “reset” the Prime Minister of Barbados told the UN General Assembly on Friday morning.
Mia Mottley told leaders at the annual general debate that over the last four years the world has faced ‘poly-crises.’ “We continue to wrestle with the climate crisis as a human family, We grapple…
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Desperation grows in Gaza: At least 11 schools hit this month, nearly 100 dead
27 September 2024
At least 11 schools being used as shelters by internally displaced Gazans have been hit so far this month, with nearly 100 deaths reported, said UN aid coordination office, OCHA, on Friday.
Around 80 per cent of the Strip’s 2.3 million people have been displaced during…
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‘Chill of a new Cold War’ is in the air, Pakistan leader tells UN Assembly
27 September 2024
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif told the UN General Assembly on Friday that with the world gripped by daunting challenges, from conflict to terrorism and climate change, “we feel the chill of a new Cold War.”
He expressed “searing pain and anguish” over the plight…
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Women and girls in Sudan disproportionately impacted by ongoing conflict
27 September 2024
Women and girls in the midst of the brutal conflict between rival militaries in Sudan are being disproportionately impacted, including 5.8 million who are now displaced, according to an alert released by UN Women on Friday.
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SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Humanitarian system in Gaza ‘hanging by a thread’, says Guterres
27 September 2024
The UN Security Council debated the current situation on the ground in war-torn Gaza on Friday, where Israeli strikes have killed more than 41,500 Palestinians amid mass displacement and stymied humanitarian efforts as Israel continues hampering the entry of lifesaving aid. UN News app users can catch up with our live coverage here…
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At UN, Muhammad Yunus urges world leaders to ‘invest in your young citizens’
27 September 2024
Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh paid tribute to the role of youth in his country, as he urged global leaders at the UN General Assembly to invest in the potential of their own countries’ younger generations to shape a fairer, more equitable world.
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Today’s challenges are ‘opportunities for transformation’, Somali leader tells UN
27 September 2024
In his address to the UN General Assembly’s annual debate, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre of Somalia highlighted the multitude of challenges facing the world today, including transnational conflicts, humanitarian crises, and the existential threat of climate change. …
