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World News in Brief: Famine spreads in Sudan, deadly attack in Myanmar, Venezuela update

·January 11, 2025·3 min read

The World Food Programme (WFP) provided lifesaving assistance to 7.8 million people, while the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reached nearly three million children with essential nutrition support. This was done in the face of an escalating crisis resulting from the brutal war between rival militaries which erupted in April 2023...

World News in Brief: Communal violence in South Sudan, Syria and Gaza updates

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·January 7, 2025·3 min read

In an update covering July to September last year, the UN Mission in South Sudan – or UNMISS – expressed concern about the steep increase in abductions and combat-related sexual violence, compared with the same period last year. UNMISS’s human rights division said that 299 non-combatants were killed between July...

Gaza war: UN World Food Programme condemns Israeli attack on aid convoy

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·January 6, 2025·2 min read

The WFP issued a statement on Monday condemning the attack insisting that its vehicles had been “clearly marked”. “At least 16 bullets” struck the convoy of three vehicles carrying eight staff members which came under fire near Wadi Gaza checkpoint. “Thankfully, no staff members were injured in this terrifying encounter,”...

World News in Brief: Deaths on the Mediterranean, rights in Venezuela, new Security Council members take their seats

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·January 3, 2025·3 min read

Regina De Dominicis – who also heads the agency’s Europe and Central Asia Regional Office – issued her plea for action after another small boat sank off the coast of the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on New Year’s Eve. “Among the seven survivors is an eight-year-old child whose mother...

World News in Brief: Civilian killings in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan air crash, more Syrian refugees return home

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·December 27, 2024·1 min read

The Mission has called for an investigation to “ensure accountability, prevent recurrence and uphold victims’ rights”, noting that international law obliges military forces to take necessary precautions to prevent civilian harm, including distinguishing between civilians and combatants in operations. The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, also expressed concern over reports that...

Making the digital and physical world safer: Why the Convention against Cybercrime matters

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·December 26, 2024·3 min read

The 193 UN Member States adopted, by consensus, the historic Convention against Cybercrime – the first of its kind following five years of negotiations. Here are five key reasons why this landmark agreement matters for people everywhere: A critical tool for a growing threat In 2023, 67.4 per cent...

UN World Court concludes landmark hearings on States’ responsibility for climate change

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·December 23, 2024·2 min read

Initiated by a UN General Assembly resolution, the proceedings involved 96 countries and 11 regional organizations presenting their views on the “obligations of States with regard to climate change” under international law. While ICJ advisory opinion will be non-binding, it is expected to shape the future of international climate...

World News in Brief: Deaths and injuries mount in Ukraine, refugees from Sudan, Vanuatu quake response

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·December 22, 2024·2 min read

In October and November alone, there were more than 2,180 civilian deaths and injuries, while nearly 40,000 people have been uprooted by fighting in frontline areas in Donetsk and Kharkiv, according to the UN aid coordination office, OCHA. The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission to Ukraine meanwhile has highlighted an increase...

World News in Brief: Migrants Day, hunger in the Arab world, arbitrary arrests in South Sudan

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·December 18, 2024·3 min read

Tragically, the year also saw the highest death toll of migrants in transit. “These challenges are made worse by the rising tide of mis- and disinformation and hate speech which sows division and distorts the valuable contributions migrants are making each and every day,” said Secretary-General António Guterres. The potential...

World News in Brief: Gaza medical challenge, justice for Africa, rising violence in Myanmar

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·December 16, 2024·4 min read

The situation is especially dire in North Gaza governorate, which has been under siege for more than two months, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said during his daily briefing from New York. Access to basic services has also been severely constrained, he added, noting that the UN agency that assists Palestine...

Live: Human Rights Day around the world

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·December 11, 2024·1 min read

Human Rights Day, marked annually on 10 December, will focus on the theme Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now. UN News app users can follow our live coverage here. ...

Private sector urged to act as world faces $23 trillion loss from land degradation

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·December 5, 2024·3 min read

Business leaders have been meeting at the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) conference being held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which is focusing on drought, land degradation and restoration issues. According to the UN, droughts have surged by nearly 30 per cent in frequency and intensity since 2000, threatening agriculture...