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UN News/Reem Abaza Palestinian houses and Israeli settlements in H2 area in Hebron, West Bank.

UN ‘regrets’ new US position on Illegal Israeli settlements

UNITED NATIONS, New York, November 19, 2019 - The longstanding position of the UN regarding Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territory – that they are in breach of international law – is unchanged, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said during a press briefing on Tuesday in New York, reacting to the policy reversal announced by the United States.

November 20, 2019
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WFP/Marwa Awad A mother and her baby at the IDP Pissila campsite in Burkina Faso.

‘Three-country crisis’ across central Sahel puts whole generation at risk, warns UN food agency

UNITED NATIONS - November 19, 2019 - Violent attacks by extremists “almost every day” in the Sahel nations of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have displaced nearly one million people and caused emergency levels of malnutrition, UN humanitarians have said.

November 20, 2019
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Mohamed Mahmoud Awad Rimal neighborhood in the centre of Gaza City with smoke rising after 4 May 2019 Israeli airstrikes.

‘No justification’ for attacks against civilians, UN envoy says on mounting cross-border violence in Gaza

Following Israel's targeted killing of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader inside Gaza on Tuesday, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process has expressed his growing concern over increasing rocket fire across the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip.

November 13, 2019
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CUBA | The world demands an end to the US blockade against Cuba

United Nations, Nov 6 (Prensa Latina) Countries from different continents raised their voices on Wednesday at the UN General Assembly to call for an end to the US economic blockade against Cuba, which with its extraterritorial nature affects many nations.

November 7, 2019
Published in Latin America

OCHA/Gema Cortes Mark Lowcock (right), Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, pays a visit to a hospital that serves one million people in a Caracas neighborhood in Venezuela.

‘Everyone needs to do more’ to help suffering Venezuelans, says UN Emergency Relief Coordinator

CARACAS, Venezuela, November 6, 2019 - With the economic sanctions imposed by the United States now taking its toll on the Venezuelan people, “Ordinary women, men and children face overwhelming challenges” just to survive in Venezuela today, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock said on Wednesday in the capital, Caracas.

November 7, 2019
Published in Latin America

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UNITED NATIONS | ‘When journalists are targeted, societies as a whole, pay a price’: UN chief

UNITED NATIONS, New York, NY, Nov. 4 - “When journalists are targeted, societies as a whole pay a price”, added the UN chief. “Without the ability to protect journalists, our ability to remain informed and contribute to decision-making, is severely hampered”.

November 4, 2019
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Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves speaking at the 73rd U.N. General Assembly in NY, SEpt. 2019 | Photo: UN

UNITED NATIONS | CARICOM Nations tell UN: Respect Venezuelan Sovereignty

UNITED NATIONS, New York, NY, Sept 28, 2019 - Several Caribbean heads of state spoke Friday afternoon at the 74th United Nations General Assembly taking place in New York this week, each of them came out in support of Venezuela and Cuba, and urged leaders to quickly mitigate climate change.

September 28, 2019
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Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the U.S. move as outrageous and disrespectful. | Photo: Reuters

US denies Russians Visa to attend UN Assembly - Kremlin Summons US Ambassador

MOSCOW, September 24, 2019 - Russia summoned on Tuesday a senior U.S. diplomat in Moscow to protest over what it said was Washington’s unacceptable refusal to issue visas to members of a Russian delegation traveling to the United Nations General Assembly.

September 25, 2019
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