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Week in Review 15 June 2024

From AI to war zones, UN hosts largest global meeting on disability issues Welcome to this first ever guest-edited UN News live page. We're reporting from the opening day of the 17th session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP17) to the game-changing Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Our blogger-in-chief this morning is Nick Herd, an activist, actor and talk show host with Down syndrome whose mission is to amplify voices and drive change. Read more Human Rights Gaza: Security Council adopts US resolution calling for 'immediate, full and complete ceasefire' The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution aimed at reaching a comprehensive ceasefire deal in three phases to end the war in Gaza, with US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield telling members "today, we voted for peace." Read more Peace and Security 'Better late than never': Gazans react to Security Council ceasefire resolution A cautious welcome was given by civilians in Gaza to this week's Security Council resolution endorsing a ceasefire for hostages deal - mixed with frustration that the fighting continues with both Hamas and the Israeli Government signalling that the three phase plan falls short. Read more Peace and Security 'Without nuclear, it will be almost impossible to decarbonize by 2050', UN atomic energy chief Although nuclear energy is widely used for electricity production, it has often faced an image problem, particularly in the wake of accidents such as the 1985 Chernobyl disaster, the 2011 Fukushima accident or, more recently, the occupation by Russian forces of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Read more Climate and Environment War in Ukraine should not be 'new normal', warns top humanitarian there A surge of attacks by Russian forces on the Kharkiv area of Ukraine is causing significant civilian casualties, as well as the destruction of homes and crucial infrastructure, the top UN official in Ukraine said today, in a plea not to "normalize" the dire conditions for Ukrainian civilians.   Read more Peace and Security Conflict and lawlessness hamper food aid delivery in Gaza: WFP Escalating fighting in the south and centre of Gaza makes it near-impossible for humanitarians to deliver desperately needed food aid, the Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Carl Skau, said on Friday at the end of a two-day mission to the enclave.  Read more Humanitarian Aid Global efforts to end female genital mutilation undermined by 'vacation cutting' The global fight to tackle female genital mutilation (FGM) is being undermined by the movement of some girls across national borders and beyond to undergo the procedure, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) warned in a new report published on Friday.  Read more Human Rights UN reports 'shocking' rise in violations against children in conflict in 2023 Violence against children caught in armed conflict reached "extreme levels" last year, with a "shocking" 21 per cent increase in extreme violations, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a report published on Thursday.  Read more Peace and Security Security Council demands end to siege of El Fasher in Sudan The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Thursday that calls for the paramilitary Rapid Security Forces (RSF) in Sudan to halt their siege on El Fasher, capital of North Darfur state.  Read more Peace and Security Stories from the UN Archive: Nigerian Nobel Laureate condemns online hate When the world celebrates the Day for Countering Hate Speech, we are looking back at how Nobel Laureate for Literature,  Wole Soyinka, wielded powerful words to clobber online hate speech, call out religious extremism and refute the notion that human rights are imposed by the West. Read more Human Rights Worldwide levels of forced displacement hit new high: UNHCR This year and last have seen historically high levels of forced displacement worldwide according to the UN refugee agency's (UNHCR) 2024 flagship Global Trends Report published on Thursday in Geneva. Read more Migrants and Refugees Life in DPR Korea still 'daily struggle devoid of hope' warns human rights chief The international community must continue to pay close attention to the troubling human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and find ways to revive dialogue with the Government, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday.  Read more Peace and Security UNDP supports innovative solution to 'war waste' in Ukraine The UN Development Progamme (UNDP) is helping to tackle the mountain of rubble and waste in Ukraine - one of the fallouts from the full-scale Russian invasion of the country, now in its third year.  Read more Peace and Security Gaza: 'high time' for ceasefire and hostage release, says Guterres A comprehensive ceasefire in Gaza linked to the release of all remaining hostages cannot come too soon, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, as he welcomed the Security Council resolution adopted a day earlier seeking an end to the war there. Read more Peace and Security Yemen: UN chief demands release of aid workers held by Houthis UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for the immediate release of all United Nations staff held in Yemen by the de facto Houthi authorities, following the detention of 13 of the Organization's personnel.  Read more Peace and Security Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: 5 fast facts Imagine daily life without your sight, hearing or a limb or living with the challenges of neurodiversity or paralysis. That's a reality for some. One in six of us – or 16 per cent – of the global population had a disability in 2023, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and many depend on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to help guard their fundamental freedoms and dignity. Read more Human Rights

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