MTN Nigeria blames fibre cuts for outage
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ISPA provides update on SA cyber security
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Oppo outlines vision for 6G
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Guliwe named SA Tourism CEO
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Utilisation of safari-1 research reactor
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At least one in eight people now obese, warns WHO
That’s one billion people who lived with the disease in 2022, a number that has doubled among adults and quadrupled among five to 19-year-olds...
‘Antisemitism Has No Place in Society,’ Says Prince William, Heir to British Throne
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The heir to the throne of the United Kingdom spoke of his concern at the rise in antisemitism since the Hamas...
World News in Brief: UNRWA investigation updates, new recruits for Haiti-support force, gun battles...
The UN Secretary-General received an update on Wednesday from the Office of Internal Oversight (OIOS), which launched an investigation last month following allegations that...
Nicaragua: Rights experts decry persecution of Government opponents
President Daniel Ortega and other high-level officials should be held accountable “as should Nicaragua, as a State that goes after its own people targeting...
News in Brief 29 February 2024 |
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‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council
The “carnage” in Gaza...
Second Synagogue in Tunisia Attacked Since October 7
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A mob set fire to the courtyard of a Tunisian synagogue in the city of Sfax on Sunday, the second such...
Rights experts alarmed by reported violations against Palestinian women and girls |
Independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council are calling for an investigation into credible allegations of continued violations against Palestinian women and...
‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council
“The war in Gaza must end,” Mr. Türk said, insisting that it was “well past time” for peace, accountability and investigations into the “clear”...
New ADL Survey Documents Alarming Rise in Antisemitic Beliefs Among US Voters
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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Thursday published the “shocking” results of its latest survey revealing that nearly one quarter of Americans,...
Stories from the UN Archive: Leap year events from UN history
From expanding indigenous peoples’ seats at the UN table to appointing an Israeli-Palestinian orchestra co-founded by renowned scholar Edward Said as a UN Global...
University of California Santa Barbara Says Campus is “Distressed” By Antisemitic Harassment
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University of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB) has issued a statement condemning the antisemitic harassment of its Jewish student body president, Tessa Veksler,...
Humanitarians launch $674 million appeal urging ‘increased solidarity’ with Haiti
Ulrika Richardson, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, was speaking from the capital, Port-au-Prince, a day after the Government and partners launched the plan to...
California School District Accused of Ignoring ‘Pervasive’ Antisemitism
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Antisemitism in the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) in California has caused severe psychological trauma to Jewish students as young as...
Climate change: Saving nature from rising temperatures and conflict around the world |
Christophe Hodder: Climate, peace and security are very interlinked. Climate change is leading to environmental degradation and conflict over natural resources. A conflict is...
‘Enough is Enough’: Petition to Replace UNRWA Gets More Than 130,000 Signatures
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Geneva-based monitor group UN Watch has collected more than 130,000 signatures in support of replacing UNRWA — the UN agency responsible...
News in Brief 28 February 2024 |
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Gaza: Famine is imminent, warn UN humanitarians
“Famine is imminent in northern Gaza” - that’s the...
Afghanistan: UN appalled at revival of public floggings, executions
“We are appalled by the public executions of three people at sports stadiums in Afghanistan in the past week, said OHCHR spokesperson Jeremy Laurence...
Vast Majority of American Voters Back Israel in War Again Hamas, New Poll Reveals
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The vast bulk of American voters back Israel in its bid to oust Hamas from Gaza, with clear majorities expressing support...
Wheat from war-torn Ukraine to feed families affected by conflict in Sudan
The in-kind donation – part of the ‘Grain from Ukraine’ humanitarian initiative launched by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy – arrived in the coastal city of...
