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World News in Brief: Yemen detainee appeal, Typhoon Yagi impacts , ease asylum seekers’ plight, cash boost for mpox fight

Regional directors from six UN agencies and three non-governmental organizations (NGOs) called on Wednesday for the immediate and unconditional release of scores of colleagues who have been arbitrarily detained in Yemen for 100 days.

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UN General Assembly demands Israel end ‘unlawful presence’ in Occupied Palestinian Territory

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution that demands that Israel “brings to an end without delay its unlawful presence” in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

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Venezuela: Rights probe points to ‘unprecedented’ repression

Violence used against opponents of the Venezuelan authorities has reached unprecedented levels, a top independent human rights probe alleged on Tuesday, citing arrests, sexual abuse and torture as just some of the methods used by the Government of President Nicolas Maduro to stay in power.

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Nigeria: UN agencies assist families affected by floods

UN agencies and their humanitarian partners are providing life-saving relief to families in Nigeria who lost their homes during recent flooding.

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Over 5,000 civilians killed since Myanmar military coup

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, issued its latest report on Myanmar on Tuesday, detailing a range of serious violations that continue to underscore the deepening crisis and lack of rule of law throughout the country.

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Top UN official appeals for calm following wave of attacks in Lebanon

The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, has called for calm following attacks across the country on Tuesday which killed at least nine people, including children, and left thousands injured - many critically.

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UN rights expert calls for immediate release of all Israeli hostages

The UN independent human rights expert on protection from torture on Tuesday reiterated the urgent need for all Israeli hostages held in Gaza to be unconditionally released.

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UN rights expert calls for immediate release of all Israeli hostages

The UN independent human rights expert on protection from torture on Tuesday reiterated the urgent need for all Israeli hostages held in Gaza to be unconditionally released.

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How aid is (and is not) getting into Gaza

A relentless siege, deadly targeted attacks and chronic restrictions on lifesaving aid deliveries into the war-torn Gaza Strip by Israeli forces: that’s just some of what aid workers are grappling with as they try to provide the level of lifesaving assistance needed to stave off widespread famine and epidemics in the strip.

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Gender equality: Distant, yet achievable

While progress has been made worldwide on gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment, critical gender gaps remain in all 17 of the Sustainable Development Goals, according to the latest Gender Snapshot report released Monday by UN Women and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

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Sanitary disaster in Gaza ‘worsening by the day’, warns UNRWA

Overcrowded shelters in Gaza, a lack of running water and the constant threat of disease are making conditions worse by the day for people in the enclave, the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, warned on Monday.

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Unchecked AI threatens democracy, warns UN chief

Left unchecked, artificial intelligence (AI) could destabilize democratic systems by spreading disinformation, fueling hate speech and distorting public opinion through deepfakes, the UN Secretary-General has warned.

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Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies

The civil war in Sudan has brought to country’s health system to its knees. UN mobile health teams are attempting to plug the gaps, crossing conflict zones to help pregnant women to give birth in safety.

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Gaza: WHO chief hails ‘massive success’ of polio campaign amid tragic reality

Around 560,000 children under ten have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an emergency campaign in the Gaza Strip, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.

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Iran: Repression of women ‘intensifying’, two years on from mass protests

The Iranian Government has intensified its efforts to suppress the fundamental rights of women and girls and crush remaining initiatives of women’s activism, UN Human Rights Council-appointed independent investigators warned in an update released on Friday.

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World News in Brief: Yemen detainee appeal, Typhoon Yagi impacts , ease asylum seekers’ plight, cash boost for mpox fight

UN General Assembly demands Israel end ‘unlawful presence’ in Occupied Palestinian Territory

Venezuela: Rights probe points to ‘unprecedented’ repression

Nigeria: UN agencies assist families affected by floods

Over 5,000 civilians killed since Myanmar military coup

Top UN official appeals for calm following wave of attacks in Lebanon

UN rights expert calls for immediate release of all Israeli hostages

UN rights expert calls for immediate release of all Israeli hostages

How aid is (and is not) getting into Gaza

Gender equality: Distant, yet achievable

Sanitary disaster in Gaza ‘worsening by the day’, warns UNRWA

Unchecked AI threatens democracy, warns UN chief

Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies

Gaza: WHO chief hails ‘massive success’ of polio campaign amid tragic reality

Iran: Repression of women ‘intensifying’, two years on from mass protests

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