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FAO raises alarm on escalating food crisis in Sudan

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FAO raises alarm on escalating food crisis in Sudan  

FAO said 20.3 million individuals in Sudan face severe hunger, a figure that has nearly doubled since last year. Projections show that 42% of the population is experiencing high levels of immediate…

7 August 2023 · 4 min read

Nearly 14 million children in Sudan need humanitarian support: UNICEF

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Nearly 14 million children in Sudan need humanitarian support: UNICEF

Ted Chaiban of the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, and Edem Wosornu with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, briefed journalists on their recent mission to the country and Chad, one…

7 August 2023 · 5 min read

UN calls for urgent action against human trafficking

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UN calls for urgent action against human trafficking

The UN chief highlights the alarming rise of human trafficking, with women and children being the majority of victims, and calls for action and awareness to end this heinous crime.

31 July 2023 · 3 min read

Heatwave threat impacts half of all children in Europe and Central Asia

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Heatwave threat impacts half of all children in Europe and Central Asia

This is expected to rise to all children in 2050, according to Regina De Dominicis, UNICEF Regional Director Europe and Central Asia. She said countries there are feeling the heat…

30 July 2023 · 2 min read

UN missions battle old and emerging threats to protect civilians

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UN missions battle old and emerging threats to protect civilians

Climate change and conflictBriefing the Security Council, Lt. Gen. Mohan Subramanian, Force Commander of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recalled when dykes collapsed in Unity State in October…

30 July 2023 · 4 min read

Cambodia: UN rights chief regrets ‘severely restricted’ poll and opposition clampdown

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Cambodia: UN rights chief regrets ‘severely restricted’ poll and opposition clampdown

In a news release issued by his Office, Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, denounced “constant shrinkage” in Cambodia’s democratic space in recent years, which he said is…

29 July 2023 · 2 min read

Türk calls on Israeli Government to ‘heed the calls of the people’ over judicial reform

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Türk calls on Israeli Government to ‘heed the calls of the people’ over judicial reform

Volker Türk said he had been “following developments closely” in Israel, where parliamentarians supporting the hard-line nationalist Government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu passed a bill on Monday which in…

29 July 2023 · 2 min read

During visit to Greece, UN official calls for enhanced refugee protection

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During visit to Greece, UN official calls for enhanced refugee protection

During the visit, Ms. Triggs mentioned that one of the worst shipwrecks in the Mediterranean happened just over a month ago. Protecting refugee rights “The Pylos tragedy and the other…

29 July 2023 · 3 min read

Russia urged to free opposition leader Kara-Murza amid failing health

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Russia urged to free opposition leader Kara-Murza amid failing health

Mr. Kara-Murza, 41, an outspoken critic of the Kremlin and the war in Ukraine, was arbitrarily arrested in Moscow on 11 April 2022. He was sentenced to 25 years in…

28 July 2023 · 3 min read

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WFP staffer shot and killed in Yemen

Moayad Hameidi, a Jordanian national, was working in Turbah, in the country’s southwest. He came under fire on Friday afternoon, and the identify of the assailants is not yet known.Head…

22 July 2023 · 2 min read