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Israel-Palestine: UN chief strongly condemns mounting violence, acts of terror

·July 7, 2023·2 min read

“Israel’s airstrikes and ground operations in a crowded refugee camp were the worst violence in the West Bank in many years,” said António Guterres, referring to the two-day-long military assault in Jenin, which began on Monday morning, involving the use of airstrikes and missiles fired from drones. According to the...

Time to end gender-based violence, boost role of women in politics, public life

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·July 2, 2023·2 min read

Speaking to the Council’s annual meeting in Geneva on protecting the rights of women and girls, the UN High Commissioner said it was an urgent task, and there needed to be zero-tolerance of gender-based violence. He highlighted the alarming reality that female human rights defenders, women journalists, and those in...

‘Generations of Haitians’ at risk, warns Guterres, calling for international force to help quell gang violence

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·July 2, 2023·2 min read

The UN chief expressed deep concern at the extreme vulnerability faced by the Haitian people – especially women and girls – because of brutally violent and “predatory” armed gangs, like those encircling the capital, blocking main roads and controlling access to water, food, health care. “I condemn in the strongest possible...

Urgent reform needed to shield women and children from violence during custody battles

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·June 24, 2023·2 min read

“The tendency of family courts to dismiss the history of domestic violence and abuse in custody cases, especially where mothers and/or children have brought forward credible allegations of domestic abuse, including coercive control, physical or sexual abuse is unacceptable,” said Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, in...

Unprecedented joint call to shield children on the move from violence

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·May 30, 2023·1 min read

With more than 42 million children displaced worldwide and increasing exposure to multiple forms of violence, the Office of the Special Representative on Violence against Children co-launched a new brief, Protecting the Rights of Children on the Move in Times of Crisis, which draws on past lessons, and outlines key...

UN representative alarmed by sexual violence against women and girls in DRC

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·May 26, 2023·2 min read

“Allegations of grave cases of sexual violence against civilians, including children, in particular affecting IDPs fleeing conflict in the eastern DRC, is a matter of profound concern which requires immediate action,” said the top UN official who advocates for women and girls impacted by sexual violence. The representative spoke of...

Pakistan: Guterres calls for end to violence following arrest of Imran Khan

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·May 11, 2023·1 min read

Mr. Khan pleaded not guilty to corruption charges on Wednesday, appearing before a judge at a police guest house, which also served as a court room, according to news reports. Multiple charges His appearance there, reportedly coincided with an indictment by the High Court in Islamabad, in a separate corruption...

Israel-Palestine: UN chief condemns killing of civilians as deadly Gaza violence escalates

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·May 10, 2023·1 min read

In a statement released by his Spokesperson, António Guterres said that he condemned the civilian loss of life, that occurred during Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday aimed at the militant Islamic Jihad group, three of whose leaders were killed. In total, 13 Palestinians were killed during Tuesday’s early morning attacks, including...

Violence in Sudan likely to spark record levels of hunger

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·May 10, 2023·2 min read

In an alert on the situation, the World Food Programme (WFP) said that it expected between two and 2.5 million more people to face acute hunger in the coming months, because of conflict that erupted on 15 April between forces loyal to rival Generals Abdel Fattah Al Burhan and Mohamed...

DR Congo: Desperate situation facing millions displaced by armed violence

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·May 7, 2023·1 min read

The country has 6.2 million internally displaced people, while more than 1.3 million have become refugees. UNHCR said that Goma, the capital of eastern DRC’s North Kivu province, hosts over 560,000 displaced people in and around the city. Many live in spontaneous sites on the side of the road, in dire...

Midwives scramble to ensure safe deliveries amid violence in Sudan

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·May 7, 2023·4 min read

“Health facilities and hospitals should be safe havens in times of crisis,” the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said on Saturday, condemning an attack on a hospital in Khartoum. Laila Baker, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) regional director, said pregnant women in capital city are facing perilous conditions. “We are acutely...

UN chief calls for bolstered efforts to end violence in Great Lakes region

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·May 6, 2023·1 min read

“It is time to end the violence,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at the high-level meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region, held in Bujumbura, Burundi. Since the resurgence of the M23 armed...