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UN chief warns Mideast on brink of 'full-scale regional conflict'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday painted a dark picture of the situation in the Middle East, warning that spiraling tensions over the...

18.04.2024 4

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By Amélie Bottollier-Depois

UN chief warns Mideast on brink of 'full-scale regional conflict'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday painted a dark picture of the situation in the Middle East, warning that spiraling tensions over the...

18.04.2024 9

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By Amélie Bottollier-Depois

Palestinians relaunch bid to become UN member state

The Palestinians on Tuesday officially revived their bid for a full member state in the United Nations -- a process with an uncertain outcome but one...

03.04.2024 10

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By Amélie Bottollier-Depois

UN Security Council to try again for 'immediate ceasefire' vote

The UN Security Council on Monday was again set to attempt adopting a text calling for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza, as the veto-wielding United...

25.03.2024 10

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By Amélie Bottollier-Depois

UN Security Council to vote on Gaza ceasefire with uncertain outcome

The United States, which has repeatedly blocked calls for a truce in Gaza, will submit a draft resolution to the UN Security Council Friday on the...

22.03.2024 10

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By Amélie Bottollier-Depois

Childhood deaths at record low, but progress 'precarious': UN

The number of children worldwide who died before age five reached a record low in 2022, the United Nations said in a report published Tuesday, as for...

13.03.2024 3

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By Amélie Bottollier-Depois

More than 230 mn female genital mutilation survivors worldwide: UNICEF

The number of female genital mutilation survivors tops 230 million worldwide, UNICEF said in a new report Thursday, an increase of 15 percent since...

08.03.2024 3

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By Amélie Bottollier-Depois

Head of UN Palestinian refugee agency seeks General Assembly support

The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) is set to defend his organization's work at the General Assembly on Monday, after crippling...

04.03.2024 4

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By Amélie Bottollier-Depois

UN Security Council vote on Gaza faces threat of US veto

The UN Security Council will vote on a new draft resolution Tuesday calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, despite threat of a third US veto on...

20.02.2024 10

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By Amélie Bottollier-Depois

UN Security Council demands immediate end to Huthi Red Sea attacks

The United Nations Security Council demanded on Wednesday an "immediate" end to attacks by Yemen's Huthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea. The...

11.01.2024 3

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Facing pressure, Security Council to vote on new Gaza ceasefire call

The United Nations Security Council will vote Monday on a new resolution calling for an "urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities" in Gaza, as...

18.12.2023 4

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By Amélie Bottollier-Depois

UN assembly moves past Security Council to take lead on Gaza

The UN General Assembly was due to vote Tuesday on a non-binding resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza -- a call that the...

12.12.2023 3

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By Amélie Bottollier-Depois

UN Security Council to consider urging Gaza ceasefire

The UN Security Council meets on Gaza Friday under acute pressure from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and will vote on urging an immediate...

08.12.2023 4

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By Amélie Bottollier-Depois

UN Security Council puts end to mission in Sudan

At the request of Sudanese authorities, the UN Security Council on Friday ended the world body's political mission in the African country ravaged by...

02.12.2023 3

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By Amélie Bottollier-Depois

Gazans in midst of 'epic humanitarian catastrophe': UN chief

Gazans are "in the midst of an epic humanitarian catastrophe before the eyes of the world," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday,...

29.11.2023 5

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By Amélie Bottollier-Depois

Gaza world's 'most dangerous place' for children: UNICEF

The head of the United Nations children's agency on Wednesday called the besieged Gaza Strip "the most dangerous place in the world to be a child,"...

22.11.2023 5

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By Amélie Bottollier-Depois

UN peacekeepers no 'magic wand' for crises, their chief says

The presence of United Nations peacekeepers, whose shortcomings can frustrate local populations, is not a "magic wand" for conflict zones, said their...

21.11.2023 3

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By Amélie Bottollier-Depois

UN General Assembly calls for 'humanitarian truce' in Gaza

The UN General Assembly on Friday called by a large majority for an "immediate humanitarian truce" in Gaza, on the 21st day of the Israel-Hamas...

28.10.2023 4

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By Amélie Bottollier-Depois

Tens of millions of children uprooted by climate disasters: UNICEF

Weather disasters fueled by climate change -- from floods to droughts, storms to wildfires -- sparked 43.1 million child displacements from 2016 to...

06.10.2023 2

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