News in Brief 24 November 2023
- Gaza: start of truce feeds hopes for respite, access to people in need
- From Antarctica, UN chief calls on leaders to stop ‘climate anarchy’
- Eastern DRC: ‘Pattern of abuse’ of civilians amid massive displacement
The UN General Assembly last month passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas – the first collective call to action to come out of the UN since the start of the conflict on 7 October.
Negotiations continued on Thursday towards the implementation of the Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza, where staff from the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, remain “on the ground doing an impossible mission”.
Record numbers of Sudan refugees seek shelter from fighting in Chad
UN agency WIPO in chorus with Abba icon over creatives’ platform
In northern Gaza, nearly 200 people were killed and injured following attacks this weekend on the UN-run Al-Fakoura school, according to Adnan Abu Hasna, a spokesperson for the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA).
The world needs a “strong, ambitious and just” treaty to cut down on the mass-produced plastics which are helping fuel the climate crisis, said the head of the UN-backed secretariat steering international negotiations towards a binding agreement to end the scourge, in an interview this week with