WMO chief to youth: Engage in climate action for a better future |
UN News: The WMO’s State of Global Climate report confirms 2023 was the hottest year on record with the global mean temperature at 1.45...
G7 Leaders to Discuss Iranian Attack
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Italy, which holds the rotating presidency of the G7, has called a video meeting of G7 leaders to start at 1400...
Wisconsin Primary Tests ‘Uncommitted’ Vote on Biden’s Israel Stance
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Opposition to US President Joe Biden’s support of Israel‘s war against Hamas faces a fresh test on Tuesday in Wisconsin where...
Argentina Court Blames Iran for Deadly 1994 Bombing of Jewish Center
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A new ruling by Argentina‘s highest criminal court has blamed Iran for the fatal 1994 attack against the AMIA Jewish community center...
Tufts University Student Government Passes BDS Motions
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Tufts University in Massachusetts on Monday expressed disappointment that its student government — Tufts Community Union Senate — passed three resolutions...
Organized crime gangs in Southeast Asia grow networks through innovative use of technology |
Criminal networks in Southeast Asia are growing their illegal operations in through the innovative use of technology, according to the UN Office on Drugs...
INTERVIEW: ‘Climate of division’ creating more challenging environment for UN peacekeeping
The 10-year-old mission in Mali, MINUSMA is currently winding down ahead of its end of December deadline to leave.In his speech to the UN...
‘Completely Baseless’: Reports of Mass Graves at Gaza Hospitals are False, IDF Says
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i24 News – Claims that IDF troops left mass graves on the territory of two Gaza hospitals, where they buried executed...
News in Brief 19 March 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.
Gaza: Increasing numbers of newborns on brink of death, agencies warn
UN humanitarians reiterated their resolve...
Transform landmark Indigenous rights declaration into reality: UN General Assembly President
“In these trying times – where peace is under severe threat, and dialogue and diplomacy are in dire need – let us be an...
IDF Says 99 Percent of Launches Intercepted, Iran’s Attack ‘Failed’
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i24 News – Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, addressed the overnight Iranian attack during a morning...
Hamas-linked Arab-Israeli Cell Plotting Terror Attacks Busted, 13 Arrested
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i24 News – Israeli security forces on Sunday announced a terrorist cell comprising 13 Arabs from northern Israel were charged with...
Rosatom endorses nuclear programme to end SA energy crunch
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Watchdog Identifies UN Agency Staff Who Participated in Oct. 7 Hamas Massacre
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Two teachers hired by the United Nations agency responsible for Palestinian refugees participated in Hamas’ massacre across southern Israel on Oct....
UNRWA: Supporting the civilians of Gaza caught up in a ‘brutal war’ |
Since the military incursion into Gaza, which followed deadly attacks by Hamas on Israel on the seventh of October, 135 staff members of UNRWA,...
‘AEPi Will Not Be Intimidated’: Jewish Fraternity Responds to Vandalism of House at University...
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The national office of Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi), the largest college Jewish fraternity in the US, has condemned recent vandalism of...
News in Brief 5 March 2024 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.
North Gaza aid mission reveals many more infants may die from hunger
A rare aid mission...
Oppo outlines vision for 6G
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Stories from the UN Archive: A seminal moment for youth climate action
Ahead of Zero Waste Day, marked annually on 30 March since 2022, we looked back at how that simple but heart-rending statement, a child’s plea...
UK’s Eurovision Contestant Refuses to Boycott Song Contest Over Israel’s Involvement, Supports ‘Unifying Power...
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Pop singer Olly Alexander, the United Kingdom’s representative in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, responded on Friday to an open letter...
Sudan telcos resume services, albeit partially
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Latest global nutrition data reveals extent of famine risk and ‘widespread death’
According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises, more than one in five people in 59 countries faced acute food insecurity in 2023,...
News in Brief 21 December 2023 |
This is the News in Brief from the United Nations. Injured patients ‘waiting to die’ in northern Gaza as last hospital shuts down: WHOThere are...
Survive or thrive: SA’s SMEs are needing fast capital
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