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Guterres salutes Japanese anti-nuclear group on Nobel Peace Prize win

·October 12, 2024·4 min read

The grassroots movement of survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, known as hibakusha, is committed to achieving a nuclear-free world – a top priority for the UN. Mr. Guterres described the hibakusha as “selfless, soul-bearing witnesses of the horrific human cost of nuclear weapons.” Although their...

Farmers cultivate an opium-free future for Lao PDR

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·October 12, 2024·3 min read

“I get up at 4 am in harvesting season to pick the red berries which are taken to the processing plant,” 22-year-old Phuperp told the United Nations. Phuperp comes from a family of farmers which grows corn, rice, and legumes and pumpkins, but her favourite crop is coffee. It can be...

Myanmar is spiralling, warns UN chief in peace call to regional bloc ASEAN

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·October 12, 2024·1 min read

The UN chief’s appeal comes as aid agencies warn that millions of people remain in acute need across Myanmar – particularly in the north, southeast and Rakhine state. Their plight has been made even worse by torrential rainfall and catastrophic flooding, amid a lack of humanitarian access and insufficient relief funding....

The world must step up for girls, UN chief says

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·October 11, 2024·2 min read

The President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSCOC), Bob Rae hosted the meeting. “The importance of insisting on completely equal rights of women and young girls is an official commitment of the United Nations, but it is also a personal commitment for which we must wage a combat,” he...

Twenty years on: Indonesia ‘better prepared’ following tsunami

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·October 11, 2024·6 min read

The lyrics include references to an earthquake, a massive wave, land submerged under water and locating to higher ground. “When there is an earthquake and a tsunami, you are in panic, you cannot be expected to think. This is why the emergency drill must be ingrained and be second nature....

MIDDLE EAST: Updating live from the Security Council and across the UN

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·October 11, 2024·1 min read

As turmoil roils the Middle East, senior UN officials provided humanitarian updates on the impact of continued fighting in Lebanon and Gaza, while many ambassadors in the Security Council offered strong support for the “indispensable” role of the Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, which has come under increasing attack in the...

Israeli forces fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

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·October 11, 2024·1 min read

“UNIFIL’s Naqoura headquarters and nearby positions have been repeatedly hit,” the UN mission said in a statement. “This morning, two peacekeepers were injured after an IDF Merkava tank fired its weapon toward an observation tower at UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura, directly hitting it and causing them to fall. “The injuries...

Top UN rights body extends mandates for Russia and Sudan

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·October 10, 2024·2 min read

The mandate of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Russia, established by the 47-member Council in October 2022, was extended last October. The Special Rapporteur is tasked with monitoring, assessing and reporting on the rights situation in the country. The current mandate holder, Mariana Katzarova, is not...

Lebanon crisis: Health workers and facilities ‘targeted or hit’

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·October 10, 2024·2 min read

The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, reported that ambulances and relief centres had been “targeted or hit in Lebanon, causing further casualties”, adding that the UN health agency WHO and health partners have continued to deliver life-saving surgical supplies to frontline health workers. International humanitarian law provides special protection for...

MIDDLE EAST: Live updates from the Security Council and across the UN

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·October 10, 2024·1 min read

As turmoil roils the Middle East, senior UN officials provided humanitarian updates on the impact of continued fighting in Lebanon and Gaza, while many ambassadors in the Security Council offered strong support for the “indispensable” role of the Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, which has come under increasing attack in the...

‘No end to hell’ in northern Gaza, warns UN aid agency chief

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·October 10, 2024·2 min read

The warning from Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of UNRWA UNRWA was prompted by renewed evacuation orders from the Israeli military, which “many are refusing because they know too well that no place anywhere in Gaza is safe”. The development comes amid reports by the local authorities of intense Israeli bombardment in the...

Trailblazing women win top UNHCR award for life-changing work

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·October 9, 2024·2 min read

This year’s global laureate for the UN refugee agency award, Sister Rosita Milesi, is a Brazilian nun, lawyer, social worker and movement builder who has championed the rights and dignity of people on the move for nearly 40 years. The four others have been named regional winners. “All too often,...