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Humanitarians continue to call for Israel to facilitate aid delivery in Gaza

·January 14, 2025·1 min read

Israeli authorities continue to deny UN-led efforts to reach Palestinians with vital aid, the agency said, noting that only seven out of 22 UN planned humanitarian movements on Sunday were facilitated. Of this number, six were denied outright, five were impeded, and four were cancelled due to security and logistical...

Rights experts call for immediate release of Abu Zubaydah from Guantánamo

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·January 9, 2025·1 min read

On Monday the United States military sent 11 long-term detainees from the facility to Oman after reaching agreement with the Government there on relocation and resettlement. Only 15 detainees now remain, according to news reports. The prison opened in 2002 and at its peak it held more than 600 prisoners...

UN continues to call for timely Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon

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·January 4, 2025·2 min read

This includes movements further north reported in Sector East, while a redeployment by the Lebanese Armed Forces was conducted this week in Shama, in Sector West. Both Israel and Lebanon have recommitted to full implementation of Security Council resolution 1701, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said during the daily media...

UNRWA chief renews call for probe into attacks on humanitarians in Gaza

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·December 31, 2024·4 min read

Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini made the appeal in a statement posted on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter. He noted that 15 months after the war began in Gaza, “horrors continue unabated under the world’s watch”. 258 UNRWA staff killed Citing latest information from his teams, Mr. Lazzarini said that 258...

Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary: A call to safeguard future generations

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·December 27, 2024·2 min read

On Boxing Day – 26 December 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia, unleashing a massive tsunami that swept across the Indian Ocean. Waves as high as 51 meters (167 feet) inundated communities in Aceh, Indonesia, with flooding extending up to five kilometres (three miles) inland. The...

Syria: UN investigators call for protecting evidence amid worsening humanitarian crisis

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·December 24, 2024·2 min read

In parallel, the International, Impartial, and Independent Mechanism for Syria (IIIM) concluded a historic visit to Damascus, emphasizing the urgency of preserving evidence related to the most serious international crimes before it is irretrievably lost. Fuel shortages, disrupted roads Essential services, including hospitals and health centres, are severely impacted, particularly...

Syria: Rights investigators call for protection of evidence, including mass grave sites

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·December 21, 2024·2 min read

A team from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Syria visited former prisons and detention centres, including the notorious Sednaya and the Military Intelligence Branch 235 prisons. It is the first time the team has been able to access Syria, as the former regime denied all previous requests...

Iran: UN experts call for strict new hijab law to be repealed

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·December 15, 2024·1 min read

Independent UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts said in a statement that it represents a fundamental attack on women’s rights. The legislation, which applies to children as young as 12, combines severe criminal penalties with mandatory citizen surveillance and systematic enforcement across all sectors of society, the experts added. The Law...

UN marks Day of Remembrance for chemical weapons victims with renewed call for global action

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·November 30, 2024·2 min read

Commemorated on Saturday, the Day of Remembrance pays tribute to those killed or injured by chemical weapons and urges nations to ensure such horrors are never repeated. In his message, the Secretary-General highlighted a major milestone achieved last year: the complete destruction of declared stockpiles under the Chemical Weapons Convention....

Lebanon: UN rights chief adds voice to immediate ceasefire call

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·November 26, 2024·1 min read

The development follows dire assessments from UN aid teams about the cost of “relentless” Israeli attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs since the weekend, resulting in extensive damage and significant casualties, and forcing more people to flee their homes. “The High Commissioner reiterates his call for an immediate ceasefire to put...

‘No excuse’: A global call to end violence against women

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·November 25, 2024·4 min read

With the theme “No Excuse,” the event served as a powerful call to action against gender-based violence, highlighting both progress and the urgent work still required. As UN Secretary-General António Guterres pointed out in his message for the Day, the statistics are sobering: “Every day, 140 women and girls are...

COP29 climate talks conclude with $300 billion annual pledge, but developing nations call deal ‘an insult’

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·November 24, 2024·4 min read

After two weeks of intense negotiations, delegates at COP29, formally the 29th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), agreed to provide this funding annually, with an overall climate financing target to reach “at least $1.3 trillion by 2035”. Countries also agreed on the rules...