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The Security Council is meeting on Wednesday to examine the persistent threat posed by the terrorist group ISIL, also known as Dae’sh, to international peace and security. At a conference in June, the acting head of the UN counter-terrorism office stated that Al Qaeda, Da’esh, and their affiliates “remain adaptive and resilient”. Moreover, they are using […]
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Nearly 50 million more people in highly vulnerable communities globally are set to be pushed into acute hunger because of the strengthening El Niño weather phenomenon, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday.
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We are five women, carrying five different experiences, shaped by three countries, distinct encounters of oppression, and different journeys of resistance shaped by our feminist activism. Our histories might be very different but in our daily realities, we find ourselves bound together. There is a thread running through us, a shared struggle and a shared […]
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The Security Council is meeting on Wednesday to examine the persistent threat posed by the terrorist group ISIL, also known as Dae’sh, to international peace and security. At a conference…
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Nearly 50 million more people in highly vulnerable communities globally are set to be pushed into acute hunger because of the strengthening El Niño weather phenomenon, the UN World Food…
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We are five women, carrying five different experiences, shaped by three countries, distinct encounters of oppression, and different journeys of resistance shaped by our feminist activism. Our histories might be…
Benito Müller, Anju Sharma, Jen Allan, Matthias Roesti and Luis Gomez-Echeverri. Every November, tens of thousands of people descend on the world’s annual UN climate conference. Presidents and prime ministers,…
As governments at the UN seek ways to prevent the US from unilaterally mining the deep ocean floor for critical minerals, the latest UN seabed talks launched “long” processes that…
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Sudan: UN welcomes extension of vital aid corridor amid rising insecurity
The United Nations has welcomed Sudan’s decision to extend the opening of an aid corridor with neighbouring Chad and continues to express concern over the ongoing escalation in El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan state.
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Venezuela earthquake death toll passes 1,700 as UN continues to scale up response
Five days after powerful earthquakes struck central-northern Venezuela, the death toll continues to climb along with the intense rescue operation and the UN coordinates humanitarian assistance, warning that recovery “is going to take time.”
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World News in Brief: Afghanistan airstrikes, rights violations in DR Congo, Gaza displacement
At least 28 civilians were killed and 49 injured in airstrikes carried out in Paktya, Paktika and Kunar provinces in Afghanistan on Sunday evening, the UN Mission in the country has reported.
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International cooperation critical as terrorism threat evolves
Terrorism is evolving amid global instability characterised by heightened geopolitical tensions, protracted conflicts and growing fragmentation – and the international response must also evolve to meet the challenge.
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UN details humanitarian toll of strikes on Ukrainian energy, heat facilities
Missile and drone attacks killed at least a dozen civilians in Russia and Ukraine over the weekend as both countries continue to launch long-range drone strikes.
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Middle East conflict leaves developing countries paying the price
With another weekend of strikes involving the United States and Iran, renewed diplomatic efforts on Monday have eased immediate fears of escalation, but the economic shockwaves are already taking a heavy toll on some of the world’s poorest countries.
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Security Council LIVE: Spotlight on Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory
Israeli settlement activities in occupied Palestinian territory, declared illegal under a decade-old resolution, are under the spotlight at the Security Council’s open meeting at 10am local time on Monday, with updates from the office of the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and two civil society representatives. Stay tuned for live updates.
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Venezuela quake: search goes on for survivors amid ‘impossible odds’
Emergency response teams pressed on with their lifesaving mission in Venezuela on Monday, as countless local responders and families continued their search for missing relatives “against impossible odds”, five days since the double earthquake disaster.
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Venezuela earthquakes leave 680,000 children in need of assistance: UNICEF
Some 680,000 children are among the 1.8 million people in need of humanitarian assistance following the earthquakes that struck Venezuela on 24 June, the UN child rights agency UNICEF reported on Sunday as rescue efforts continue.
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Saudi Aramco helicopter crashes, all 14 passengers killed
Saudi Arabian media report that the helicopter crashed in Ras Tanura on the country’s eastern coast early on Sunday. It said that all 14 Saudi nationals on board were killed, and the cause of the crash was unclear.