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Daily Wrap 17 September 2024

General Assembly resumes emergency special session on Palestine The General Assembly resumed its 10th emergency special session on the issue of Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Palestine introduced a draft resolution that demands an end to the occupation within one year, which Member States are expected to vote on at 11am (New York time) on Thursday. Read more Peace and Security Top UN official appeals for calm following wave of attacks in Lebanon The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, has called for calm following attacks across the country on Tuesday which killed at least nine people, including children, and left thousands injured - many critically.  Read more Peace and Security UN rights expert calls for immediate release of all Israeli hostages The UN independent human rights expert on protection from torture on Tuesday reiterated the urgent need for all Israeli hostages held in Gaza to be unconditionally released. Read more Human Rights Nigeria: UN agencies assist families affected by floods UN agencies and their humanitarian partners are providing life-saving relief to families in Nigeria who lost their homes during recent flooding. Read more Humanitarian Aid Over 5,000 civilians killed since Myanmar military coup The UN human rights office, OHCHR, issued its latest report on Myanmar on Tuesday, detailing a range of serious violations that continue to underscore the deepening crisis and lack of rule of law throughout the country.  Read more Human Rights Venezuela: Rights probe points to 'unprecedented' repression Violence used against opponents of the Venezuelan authorities has reached unprecedented levels, a top independent human rights probe alleged on Tuesday, citing arrests, sexual abuse and torture as just some of the methods used by the Government of President Nicolas Maduro to stay in power. Read more Human Rights

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