Month: November 2020
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Protect Palestine olive harvest from settler violence, Israel urged
UN agencies, together with other international NGOs, are calling on Israel to better protect Palestinian farmers from violence by Israeli settlers, as…
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UN rights experts call for release of Saudi activist championing women’s right to drive
The deteriorating health of Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul is “deeply alarming”, UN-appointed rights experts said on Wednesday, calling for her release along with “all…
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Dozens displaced in largest demolition in years in the West Bank, reports UN relief office
Seventy-three people, including 41 children have been displaced after Israeli authorities demolished their homes and other structures, and destroyed belongings…
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UN and partners express regret over US departure from Paris climate accord
The UN climate change secretariat, UNFCCC, has underlined its commitment to work with stakeholders in the United States and beyond, to…
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Protect children and relief workers caught up in conflict, urges UN rights envoy
Indiscriminate attacks on education and health facilities during armed conflict is having a “dramatic impact” on children and humanitarian personnel,…
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Targeting journalists takes a toll on ‘societies as a whole’ – UN chief
When journalists are targeted, “societies as a whole pay a price”, the UN chief said on Monday, the International Day to…
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UN agency chiefs appeal for ‘open science’ beyond COVID-19
The heads of three UN agencies joined forces on Tuesday to appeal for a global push towards “open science”, citing…
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Sustainable urbanization critical to COVID-19 recovery, better quality of life
Cities will be critical for the world to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and the worst recession for decades, according…
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Reduce risk to avert ‘era of pandemics’, experts warn in new report
Unless there is a “seismic shift” in how countries collectively deal with infectious diseases, future pandemics will emerge more often,…
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