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Holding on to your country as the ocean swallows the Solomon Islands
Sikaiana, which covers less than two square kilometers, is surrounded by the sea and is home to only 300 inhabitants. It is also more than 200 kilometers from the main…
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In Brazil, Guterres calls for a “fair, rapid and definitive” transition to clean energy
The latest surge took place on Friday Remarks at the Energy Transition Roundtable in Belém, Brazil, held just days before the official opening of the COP30 conference on climate change.…
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World news in brief: Russia’s human rights violations in Ukraine, US absence from rights review, Orlando Blooms highlights plight of Rohingya
During their mission from November 2 to 6, the three members of the Human Rights Council-mandate Commission of inquiry met with survivors, families of victims and human rights groups in…
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“Disturbing reports” continue of kidnappings and disappearances in Syria
“Eleven months after the fall of the former Syrian government, we continue to receive disturbing reports of dozens of kidnappings and enforced disappearances», Spokesperson Thameen Al-Keetan said during a press…
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DRC’s hunger crisis worsens due to fighting and lack of aid funding
UN aid agencies are struggling to access provinces overrun by Rwandan-backed M23 rebel fighters earlier this year, although dramatic funding shortfalls for humanitarian work have also contributed to the dire…
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Security Council lifts terrorism-related sanctions against Syrian president
Shortly after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in early December 2024, the international community began to ease sanctions against the country, with the aim of improving the humanitarian situation and…
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Grandi calls for more protection and funding for refugees
Filippo Grandi reported that for the first time in almost a decade, the number of refugees and others fleeing war, violence and persecution has decreased – from 123 million at…
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Nearly a third of Jamaica’s annual wealth wiped out by Hurricane Melissa
Kishan Khoday, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), told journalists at UN headquarters in New York by video conference that initial estimates of damage amounted to 30…
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Genocide prevention expert sounds alarm over alleged atrocities in Sudan
“We see massive violations of international human rights law, direct attacks against civilians, non-compliance with international humanitarian law, which regulates the conduct of hostilities, and that the attacks largely target…
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Israel has rejected more than 100 aid requests since Gaza ceasefire, UN says
“Our partners report that since the ceasefire, the Israeli authorities have rejected 107 requests for entry of relief materialsincluding blankets, winter clothing, as well as tools and equipment to maintain…