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Live updates: Global Humanitarian Overview launch
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Human Rights

Live updates: Global Humanitarian Overview launch

Every year, the launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview is an opportunity to highlight where needs are greatest - and how much funding is needed to help some of the...

4 December 2024 · 1 min read

Middle East crisis: Live updates for 29 November
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Human Rights

Middle East crisis: Live updates for 29 November

As families in Lebanon begin returning home under a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah, UN humanitarians have flagged “staggering” needs in devastated communities, while in Gaza, relentless bombardment and...

30 November 2024 · 1 min read

Lebanon: UN rights chief adds voice to immediate ceasefire call
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Human Rights

Lebanon: UN rights chief adds voice to immediate ceasefire call

The development follows dire assessments from UN aid teams about the cost of “relentless” Israeli attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs since the weekend, resulting in extensive damage and significant casualties,...

26 November 2024 · 3 min read