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Miroslav Jenča, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs.
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas (file)

News in Brief 18 October 2017 (AM)

18 October 2017
News in Brief

Intra-Palestinian agreement critical for “a sustainable peace”

The agreement between the Fatah-run Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, and Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, is “critical” for a lasting peace agreement between Palestine and Israel.

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Migrants at a detention centre in the city of Zawiya, Libya. UN Human Rights Chief Zeid visited Libya on Tuesday to meet government ministers and visit one of the country's main prisons.
Mathieu Galtier/IRIN (file)

News in Brief 12 October 2017 (PM)

12 October 2017
News in Brief

Libyan government urged to find alternatives to “horrific” detention centres

The Libyan government needs to establish alternatives to detention centres in the country, where human rights abuses of migrants and others have become “endemic”.

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein.
UNIFEED

News in Brief 24 May 2017 – (PM)

24 May 2017
News in Brief

Health of Palestinian prisoners in Israel deteriorating from hunger strike

As a mass hunger strike by Palestinians in Israeli prisons enters its 38th day, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is raising the alarm over the “significant deterioration” of the health of participants.

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Nickolay Mladenov, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. (file)
UN Photo/Loey Felipe

News in Brief 5 May 2017 (PM)

5 May 2017
News in Brief

“We are walking into another crisis” in Gaza, warns UN coordinator

The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process has warned that the world is “walking into another crisis” over the Gaza Strip “with our eyes wide open.”

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Workers at a construction site in Binh Thuan province, Viet Nam.
ILO/Nguyen Viet Thanh

News in brief 1 May (AM)

1 May 2017
News in Brief

“Moderate” Asia-Pacific economic growth faces risks from “global uncertainty”

“Moderate” projected growth this year in the Asia-Pacific region faces risks from “rising protectionism and global uncertainty.”

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Nickolay Mladenov. (file)
UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz

News in Brief 6 February 2016 (AM)

6 February 2017
News in Brief

Israel urged to reconsider “Regularization Bill” on settlements

Authorities in Israel are being urged by a senior UN official in the region to reconsider legislation which would enable continued use of privately-owned Palestinian land for Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

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Palestinian women walk near Israel's barrier near Ramallah in the West Bank. File
IRIN/Shabtai Gold

News in Brief 1 February 2017 (AM)

1 February 2017
News in Brief

Israeli settlement expansion could be “obstacle” to peace

The decision by the Israeli government to approve the building of more than 5,000 new housing units on land in the occupied West Bank, could be an “obstacle” to peace.

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WHO responds to health challenges facing people in Iraq.
WHO Iraq (file photo)

News in Brief 23 January 2017 (AM)

23 January 2017
News in Brief

Vaccination campaign targets six million children in Iraq

A five-day campaign has been launched to immunize over six million under-fives in Iraq.

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