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DR Congo displacement, health crisis worsens amid dwindling aid access
14 February 2025
A dire displacement crisis is escalating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as M23 rebels make headway while aid routes are cut off, UN humanitarians warned on Friday.
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UN rights office condemns continuing Israeli military operation in West Bank
14 February 2025
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday condemned the intensifying Israeli military operation in the northern West Bank, warning that nearly 40,000 Palestinians have been displaced already amid an “alarming wave” of violence and destruction.
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Sudan, ‘the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world’
14 February 2025
Sudan’s ruinous civil war is approaching its third year, leaving a legacy of malnutrition, massive population displacement and chronic insecurity. As the UN system prepares to launch a call for record funding of $4.2 billion to support aid operations in the country, here are some of the main things to know about what has been described as the largest and most devasting…
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Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Welcome Peru’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, Ask about the High Percentage of the Workforce in the Informal Sector and Sexual Violence against Children in the Condorcanqui Region
13 February 2025
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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the fifth periodic report…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Praise Sri Lanka’s Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, Ask about Legislation on Child Marriage and Domestic Violence
13 February 2025
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the ninth periodic report of Sri Lanka, with Committee Experts praising the State’s…
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Peace by chocolate: One Syrian refugee family’s journey to sweet success
13 February 2025
Cacao, sugar and butter are part of the recipe for chocolate, more specifically, Peace by Chocolate – a company started by the Hadhad family, who fled to Canada long before the brutal 13-year-long war in Syria came to a close last December.
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Scaling up or losing steam? Parliamentarians debate the future of the SDGs
13 February 2025
As the clock ticks toward 2030, parliamentarians gathered at UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday to assess the state of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – and the verdict was anything but unanimous.
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Syria: Thousands of displaced head home, but many refugees still wary
13 February 2025
More than 825,000 people who were displaced within Syria have returned to their areas of origin since December, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Thursday.
The development comes as a recent survey of Syrian refugees in the region reveals that some 75 per cent…
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Political solution to end war in Yemen is achievable, UN envoy says
13 February 2025
A lasting peace is still possible in Yemen but requires commitment, courage, and action from all sides, the UN Special Envoy for the country told the Security Council on Thursday.
Hans Grundberg briefed on latest political developments in the country, where Houthi rebels, also known as…
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‘No time to lose’ in Gaza, as ceasefire offers fragile respite
13 February 2025
The UN is racing against time to expand humanitarian relief and prepare for the monumental task of rebuilding Gaza, as a fragile ceasefire holds but tensions loom over a potential resumption of fighting.
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