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Security Council debates ‘serious and dangerous escalation’ in the Middle East
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The UN’s top political affairs official reiterated the urgent need for de-escalation in the Middle East, appealing in the Security Council on Wednesday for “swift and effective diplomatic action”, as ambassadors met in an emergency meeting on the latest flare-up in hostilities.
Skyrocketing violence against children in Sudan demands urgent protection measures: UN report
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The conflict in Sudan has led to a horrifying surge in violence against children, a new UN report has revealed, underscoring the need for urgent and tangible protection measures.
Middle East: Beirut and Tehran attacks ‘represent a dangerous escalation’, Guterres warns
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the international community to prevent escalation in the Middle East, following an Israeli strike on Lebanon’s capital and the reported killing of a top Hamas leader in Iran.
UN appeals for ‘maximum restraint’ following Israeli strikes in Beirut
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The United Nations has voiced grave concern over Israeli strikes in the densely populated southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on Tuesday, which resulted in scores of civilian casualties.
Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of Palestinians
- UN News
A new UN report published Wednesday into alleged abuses carried out against thousands of Palestinians detained by the Israeli authorities since war erupted in Gaza last October has documented a range of serious violations that may amount to torture.
Venezuela: UN rights chief concerned about post-election tension and violence
- UN News
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has joined the Secretary-General in voicing concern over the situation in Venezuela following the recent presidential election.
Security Council lifts arms embargo on Central African Republic forces
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The UN Security Council on Tuesday lifted the arms embargo on the Central African Republic (CAR) government forces, while calling on all nations to take all necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply of all types of weapons and related materiel to armed groups operating there.
Gazans need polio vaccines amid ‘deathly cycle’ of hunger, heat and disease, say UN aid agencies
- UN News
In a bid to prevent a polio epidemic in Gaza, UN humanitarians on Tuesday repeated continuing international calls for a ceasefire to allow a mass vaccination campaign to get underway.
UN official describes Gaza situation as ‘absolutely catastrophic’ amid severe shortages
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The top UN humanitarian official for Gaza said on Monday that the situation in the war-ravaged enclave remains “absolutely catastrophic”, with Palestinian civilians enduring a “horrendous maelstrom of human misery.”
Venezuela: Guterres calls for ‘complete transparency’ following disputed presidential election
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commended the people of Venezuela “for their determination to express their will peacefully through the ballot box,” his Spokesperson said on Monday.
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