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WHO Press Conference
17 May 2024
Press Conference Announcement
WHO updates list of drug-resistant bacteria.
Dr Alexandra Cameron, Senior Expert, and Unit Head A.I. of Impact Initiatives and Research Coordination, WHO AMR Division.Dr Hatim Sati, BPPL project lead. Technical Officer, WHO AMR Division.
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At Arab League Summit, Guterres appeals for Gaza ceasefire and regional unity
16 May 2024
UN Secretary-General António Guterres repeated his longstanding call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages held in the enclave, and unimpeded access for aid delivery, in remarks to the Summit of the League of Arab States in Bahrain on Thursday.
“The war…
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World News in Brief: More Ukraine attacks, rights appeal for jailed Nigerian singer, International Day against Homophobia
16 May 2024
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine condemned air strikes in Kherson city on Thursday, which injured dozens of civilians, including two children, and damaged homes and an education facility.
“The safety of civilians, homes, schools…
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Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindle
16 May 2024
UN chief António Guterres reiterated his warning on Thursday against a full-scale assault on Rafah, just as aid teams issued increasingly urgent appeals for safe passage throughout Gaza, to replenish dangerously low stocks of lifesaving supplies.
In a…
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Gaza: World court opens hearings on request to halt Israel’s Rafah incursion
16 May 2024
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began public hearings on Thursday stemming from South Africa’s recent request for emergency provisional measures to immediately halt Israeli operations under way in Rafah, in southern Gaza, where more than one million Palestinians were sheltering during the seven-month-long war in the besieged enclave…
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UN envoy outlines Iraq’s growth and ongoing struggles
16 May 2024
Iraq is a nation brimming with potential but still haunted by legacies of past turmoil, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the country, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, said in a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday.
Ms. Hennis-Plasschaert, also the head of the UN Assistance…
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Stories from the UN Archive: UN’s first peacekeeping force
16 May 2024
As the world celebrates the International Day of Living Together in Peace, marked annually on 16 May, we are taking you back to the 1950s, when the UN deployed its first ever peacekeeping force to the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula to help bring an end to the Suez Canal crisis.
The crisis began…
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UN forum in Bahrain closes with calls to support women entrepreneurs in conflict areas
16 May 2024
The bi-annual UN forum on entrepreneurship and innovation wrapped up its work in Bahrain on Thursday focusing on women entrepreneurs from conflict zones, who stressed the importance of investing in their activities as a means of building peace, security, and stability in their communities…
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Global economic growth improves but ‘downsides’ lurk
16 May 2024
The global economic picture has improved since January, but vulnerabilities remain, the mid-year update of the World Economic Situation and Prospects report published on Thursday has revealed.
The world economy is forecast to grow by 2.7 per cent in 2024, up from 2.4 per cent projected at the start of the…
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Rights expert condemns death of Palestinian doctor in Israeli custody, urges independent inquiry
16 May 2024
A renowned Palestinian orthopaedic surgeon’s death in Israeli detention has been labelled “horrifying’ by a UN human rights expert, prompting calls for an independent international investigation.
Dr. Adnan Al Bursh, 50, the head of the orthopaedic department at Al-…