Macron Pledges ‘Uncompromising’ Fight Against Antisemitism in Address to French Jewish Leaders
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French President Emmanuel Macron pledged an “uncompromising” fight against the antisemitism that has erupted across France since the Oct. 7 Hamas...
WHO: Climate crisis is also health crisis |
UN NEWS: A recent multi-agency report led by the WMO, the World Meteorological Organization, on the State of Climate Services, states that the climate...
Top Democrats Make Unprecedented Statements Against Israel, Signaling Party Shift
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A growing number of prominent, mainstream US Democrats have made recent statements calling to condition Washington’s military aid to Israel and...
Amid Increased Pressure, Hamas Leadership Reportedly Mulls Leaving Qatar
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i24 News – The political leadership mulls moving its base of operations out of Qatar, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday....
Millions of children caught in Sudanese crossfire
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Eight Killed in Russian Drone Attack on Odesa, Ukraine Says
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A Russian drone attack whose multiple victims included an infant and a two-year-old on Saturday could have been avoided if Ukraine...
News in Brief 19 February 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.Israeli operation in Rafah would have ‘dire humanitarian consequences’Any military operation by Israeli forces against...
The hidden power of nature in cities
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November 20, 2023 — We’ve long known that trees, parks and other green spaces can sequester carbon dioxide. But it turns...
Top US Lawmakers Slam Palestinian Push for Full UN Membership as Dangerous ‘Ploy’
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Senior US lawmakers in leading positions to influence America foreign policy in Congress on Tuesday lambasted the latest Palestinian campaign to...
World’s migratory species in decline, UN report warns |
Amy Fraenkel: The conventional migratory species has its roots in the watershed meeting in Stockholm in 1972, which was the first ever UN meeting on...
Netanyahu Will Undergo Hernia Surgery on Sunday
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo surgery on Sunday for a hernia, his office said, at a time when he...
US Lawmakers Interrogate Columbia University President Over Response to Surging Campus Antisemitism
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Columbia University president Minouche Shafik testified for over three hours before the US House Committee on Education and the Workforce on...
UN envoy calls again for removal of restrictions on Afghan women
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Roza Otunbayeva, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), said that recent arbitrary arrest of Afghan women for alleged...
African governments endorse Putin’s re-election
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Security Council reiterates call for immediate and safe aid delivery to Gaza
Members issued a statement on Saturday expressing their deep concern over reports that "more than 100 individuals lost their lives, with several hundred others...
Tourism ‘intrinsically susceptible’ to climate shocks, political unrest, pandemic threat
Addressing a high-level meeting on tourism as part of the General Assembly’s first ever Sustainability Week, Dennis Francis said it was a vital driver...
Call to probe killings by Ethiopian forces
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Driving tech integration to accelerate business growth
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News in Brief 15 January 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.No let-up in Gaza violence as war passes 100-day mark After more than 100 days of...
News in Brief 7 December 2023 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations. Gaza fighting further compromises aid amid near ‘apocalyptic’ conditionsTwo months to the day since Hamas’...
UNRWA deputy chief: ‘More aid has to come in at scale’
On her return from a visit to Gaza, her first since 7 October, Natalie Boucly, the Deputy Commissioner-General of the UN agency for Palestine...
News in Brief 20 December 2023 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations. Barely a drop of safe water to drink in Gaza, UN aid agency warnsGazans have...
General Assembly approves $3.59 billion UN budget for 2024
In actions taken late evening on Friday, the 193-member General Assembly also adopted nearly $50 million in additional funding for decisions taken by the...
US, Britain Urge Hamas to Accept Israeli Truce Proposal
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged Hamas to swiftly accept an Israeli proposal for a truce in the...
