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Gaza: Fresh airstrikes reported in centre, south, as conflict intensifies
15 July 2024
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People survey the damage after a school was bombarded in central Gaza.
New Israeli airstrikes reportedly struck southern and central areas of Gaza on Monday as UN humanitarians and partners continued to treat the victims of a deadly strike on Al Mawasi in southwest Gaza on Saturday that…
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UN deputy chief calls for major arms spending cuts and urgent action to save SDGs
15 July 2024
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Opening of SDG Action Weekend
The UN Deputy Secretary-General on Monday urged global leaders to redirect resources from warfare to peace and sustainable development initiatives.
Speaking…
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UN remembers Nelson Mandela’s commitment to fight poverty and inequity
15 July 2024
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Nelson Mandela International Day recognizes his struggle for democracy and a culture of peace throughout the world.
The UN paid tribute on Monday to the life and legacy of the first democratically elected President of South Africa, the late Nelson Mandela, whose long walk to freedom…
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Childhood immunization levels stalled in 2023
14 July 2024
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India’s immunization programme caters to almost 27 million newborns each year.
New data published on Monday by UN agencies shows that immunization coverage for children worldwide stalled during 2023, leaving around 2.7 million lacking the protection they need compared to the pre-COVID-19 levels of 2019…
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Philippines: Humane approach to incarceration relieves chronic prison overcrowding
14 July 2024
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Men's dormitory 4 at Manila City Jail.
A more humane approach to dealing with people accused of breaking the law in the Philippines is helping relieve overcrowding in one of the world’s most congested prison systems…
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First Person: Filipino elderly ex-prisoner’s joy of ‘sleeping and eating’
13 July 2024
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Toto Aquino in his bedroom at home in Manila.
An ex-prisoner in the Philippines, released from jail as a result of a UN-supported Government programme to tackle overcrowding in detention facilities, has spoken of his joy ‘sleeping and eating’ as a free man…
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Gaza: Guterres ‘shocked and saddened’ by deadly strikes on Al Mawasi, as WHO and partners aid medical response
13 July 2024
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WHO and partners have been responding to help those injured during a series of airstrikes in Gaza’s Al-Mawasi area on Saturday, near Khan Younis.
The UN health agency and partners are helping treat many of those injured during Saturday’s deadly airstrikes by Israeli…
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Crushing the scam farms: Southeast Asia’s ‘criminal service providers’
12 July 2024
UN News/Jessica Jiji
Scam farms include sheds for workers and luxury compounds for the managers.
Transnational organised crime groups based in Southeast Asia are turning into “criminal service providers” selling a range of illegal activities, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC…
