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With needs at a record high, underfunding is chronic Guterres tells humanitarians
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With needs at a record high, underfunding is chronic Guterres tells humanitarians

With 360 million people worldwide in need of humanitarian assistance, up 30 percent since early 2022, global humanitarian needs have yet again reached record levels.In a video message to the Humanitarian…

21 June 2023 · 2 min read

Israel-Palestine: UN envoy ‘deeply alarmed by continuing cycle of violence’
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Israel-Palestine: UN envoy ‘deeply alarmed by continuing cycle of violence’

Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland was reacting on Twitter to the news of a shooting attack reportedly by two Palestinian gunmen, who opened fire at…

20 June 2023 · 3 min read

DRC: Lives shattered by violence, displacement and hunger in ‘forgotten crisis’: WFP
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DRC: Lives shattered by violence, displacement and hunger in ‘forgotten crisis’: WFP

According to the UN World Food Programme (WFP), since March 2022 alone, 5.7 million people have been displaced in the eastern provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri. Record displacementOverall,…

20 June 2023 · 2 min read

End ‘digital divide’ to support victims of sexual violence: Guterres
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End ‘digital divide’ to support victims of sexual violence: Guterres

In his message marking the day, the Secretary-General condemned the use of sexual violence as a tactic of ‘war, torture, and repression’ in the conflicts that affect hundreds of millions…

19 June 2023 · 3 min read

Combatting hate speech is a shared responsibility: UN General Assembly President
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Combatting hate speech is a shared responsibility: UN General Assembly President

Mr. Kőrösi was speaking at an event to commemorate the 2nd International Day for Countering Hate Speech, which is officially observed on 18 June. “It would be my wish that we would not have to observe…

19 June 2023 · 3 min read

Afghanistan: Taliban ‘may be responsible for gender apartheid’ says rights expert
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Afghanistan: Taliban ‘may be responsible for gender apartheid’ says rights expert

Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressed similar concerns on the opening day of the Council’s summer session, adding that the de facto authorities had “dismantled the most…

19 June 2023 · 3 min read

Report reveals war’s ‘stark impacts’ on Ukraine society
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Report reveals war’s ‘stark impacts’ on Ukraine society

The Human Impact Assessment (HIA) provides comprehensive insights into how the February 2022 full-scale Russian invasion has affected areas such as living conditions, health, access to education, livelihoods, food security…

19 June 2023 · 5 min read

‘Vital’ human rights cooperation must be above fray of politics: Türk
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‘Vital’ human rights cooperation must be above fray of politics: Türk

In his annual review presented to the Human Rights Council, which opened its 53rd regular session on Monday, Mr. Türk insisted that such cooperation was “vital” in a world plagued by…

19 June 2023 · 4 min read

Sudan: Guterres urges donors to boost aid response to halt death, destruction
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Sudan: Guterres urges donors to boost aid response to halt death, destruction

Addressing donors at a pledging event in Geneva convened by the UN with Egypt, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the African Union and the European Union, Mr. Guterres said that some…

19 June 2023 · 4 min read

Russia declines UN request for aid access to areas flooded by Ukraine dam breach
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Russia declines UN request for aid access to areas flooded by Ukraine dam breach

The destruction earlier this month of the Soviet-era dam and hydroelectric plant in an area reportedly under Russian control since its invasion in 2022, has caused widespread flooding across southern…

18 June 2023 · 2 min read