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UN humanitarian chief demands resumption of aid in Gaza
17 May 2025
UN News
A child in Gaza carrying an empty plate.
Humanitarians demand access to the Gaza Strip and already have a plan in place to deliver life-saving assistance to civilians, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said in a strong call issued late on Friday evening…
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At Arab League Summit, Guterres reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire
17 May 2025
Iraqi PM Media Office
Secretary-General António Guterres delivers remarks to the League Arab Summit in Baghdad!
The UN Secretary-General renewed his call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and upheld the need for a two-State solution between Israelis and Palestinians, in a speech on Saturday to the League of Arab…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
16 May 2025
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Trade and Development, and the United Nations Refugee Agency. Situation in GazaResponding to questions from the media…
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Iraq’s Child Rights Strategy, Raise Issues Concerning Child Marriage and Corporal Punishment
16 May 2025
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the fifth and sixth combined periodic reports of Iraq under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, with Committee Experts praising the State’s…
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‘On thin ice’: UN chief sounds alarm over rapid Himalayan glacier melt
16 May 2025
UN News/Vibhu Mishra
Mountains in Nepal’s Annapurna range, where glaciers are retreating and snow lines are rising due to climate change.
The United Nations Secretary-General warned on Friday that Himalayan glaciers are “caving in,” urging immediate action to address the climate crisis, especially in the world…
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Pandemic heroes stepped up in 2020 – now they’re asking world leaders to do the same
16 May 2025
[from left to right] Margarita Castrillón, Wuxi People's Hospital, UNDP India, Alejandra Crail, Leila Erdman, Taily Terena
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many unsung heroes stepped up in extraordinary ways. Five years later, their voices still carry the lessons the world must not forget.
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