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UN marks Day of Remembrance for chemical weapons victims with renewed call for global action
On the Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for decisive global action to eliminate chemical weapons, warning that their resurgence threatens decades of hard-won progress.
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Lebanon: Final repatriation flight brings Brazilians home amid ceasefire
The final repatriation flight for Brazilians escaping the conflict in Lebanon touched down at São Paulo’s Guarulhos Air Base early Wednesday, as a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold.
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Devastating 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends, marked by record-setting storms
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially concludes this weekend, leaving a trail of destruction, loss of life and massive economic damage across the Americas and the Caribbean, the UN meteorological agency reported on Friday.
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UN rights office urges Russia to cease attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid as winter sets in
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday reiterated its call for Russia to halt attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, adding that those responsible must be held to account.
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Millions of women and girls forced to flee face high risk of gender-based violence: UNHCR
More than 60 million women and girls worldwide who are forcibly displaced or stateless face high risks of gender-based violence (GBV), but funding for lifesaving services to support them is woefully lacking, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday.
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Devastating 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends, marked by record-setting storms
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially concludes this weekend, leaving a trail of destruction, loss of life and massive economic damage across the Americas and the Caribbean, the UN meteorological agency reported on Friday.