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Dramatic increase in Andaman Sea crossings, warns UN refugee agency

·December 4, 2022·1 min read

The Southeast Asia waterway is one of the deadliest in the world and more than 1,900 people have already made the journey since January – six times more than in 2020. ‘Grave risks’ at sea “UNHCR warns that attempts at these journeys are exposing people to grave risks and fatal...

UN envoy warns against ‘worrying and dangerous’ military escalation in Syria

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·November 30, 2022·4 min read

Mr. Pedersen feared the ramp-up in military operations has the potential to unravel a strategic stalemate in the war that has brought relative calm for almost three years. ‘Escalatory dynamics’ “In repeated briefings, I have warned of the dangers of military escalation in Syria. I am here in person today...

‘Catastophic’ winter in store for Ukraine, warns UN peacebuilding chief, following Russian strikes on critical infrastructure

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·November 24, 2022·2 min read

Ms. DiCarlo referred to the latest wave of Russian missile and drone strikes in Ukraine which, she said, terrorized the citizens of several cities (Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia). With winter approaching, the attacks, she said, “renew fears that this winter will be catastrophic for millions of Ukrainians,...

‘Credibility and relevance’ of UN on the line over Security Council reform, warns Assembly President |

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·November 18, 2022·2 min read

That’s according to the President of the General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi, who told a plenary meeting on Thursday on expanding the Security Council and making it more equitable, that “interlocking crises” this year, chiefly Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, had exposed the Council’s inability to “fully carry out its mandate.” Veto...

Displaced families face winter hardships, UN refugee agency warns |

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·November 14, 2022·1 min read

Agency spokesperson Olga Sarrado said on Friday that millions of the world’s most vulnerable people will be without essential basics. “For many of the world’s forcibly displaced, this coming winter will be far more challenging than in recent years, with many displaced families having to choose between food and warmth...

Cambodia: In visit to genocide museum, UN chief warns of the dangers of hate and persecution |

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·November 14, 2022·3 min read

Mr. Guterres was speaking at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, memorial site of the infamous S-21 interrogation and detention centre under the bloody regime, which lasted from 1975 to 1979. ‘An essential reminder’ It is estimated that up to 18,000 people from across Cambodia were brought to the facility, located...

Crime and terrorism thriving again in Afghanistan amid economic ruin, warns Kőrösi |

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·November 11, 2022·3 min read

Csaba Kőrösi painted a near apocalyptic picture of ordinary life in the Taliban-ruled nation that has endured almost five decades of “relentless conflict”, urging the international community to make up the $2.3 billion shortfall in the UN humanitarian appeal for $4.4 billion. ‘Moral imperative’ In a powerful speech to ambassadors in New...

Iconic World Heritage glaciers to disappear by 2050, warns UNESCO |

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·November 7, 2022·2 min read

Glaciers in a third of sites are under threat, regardless of efforts to limit temperature increases. However, the study outlines that it is still possible to save the other two-thirds, if the rise in global temperatures does not exceed 1.5°C compared to the pre-industrial era. UNESCO says that this will...

Haiti ‘on the verge of an abyss’, warns UN rights chief |

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·November 4, 2022·3 min read

The High Commissioner said the Haitian Government also needed to provide a firm commitment to accountability, and the rule of law, after decades of “systematic corruption and rampant impunity”, which have led up to the country’s current paralysis. He warned Haiti has descended into the worst human rights and humanitarian...

Public health risks increasing in flood-affected Pakistan, warns WHO |

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·November 2, 2022·2 min read

Public health risks are increasing, driven by damaged infrastructure, stagnant water and inadequate sanitation facilities, the UN health agency said. Dr. Richard Brennan, WHO Regional Emergency Director, said that the catastrophe has pushed the country to the brink and that diseases are rampant. Over 540,000 malaria cases have been reported....

Cholera spreading throughout Lebanon, WHO warns |

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·November 1, 2022·2 min read

The first case was reported to WHO by the Ministry of Public Health on 6 October, and there have been 381 laboratory-confirmed cases. While the outbreak was initially confined to northern districts, it has spread rapidly said WHO’s office in Lebanon, with laboratory-confirmed cases now reported from all eight governorates...

Afghanistan: Opium cultivation up nearly a third, warns UNODC |

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·November 1, 2022·2 min read

Opium cultivation in Afghanistan – latest findings and emerging threats, is the first report on the illicit opium trade since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021. The authorities banned all cultivation of opium poppy and all narcotics under strict new laws, in April 2022. Opium is the essential...