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Daily Wrap 19 November 2024
Children in Khan Younis in southern Gaza in September.
Middle East crisis: Live updates for 19 November

Fighting is becoming more violent and destructive either side of the UN-patrolled Blue Line separating Lebanon and Israel, UN peacekeepers said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, conditions continue to worsen in Gaza, particularly in the north at stricken Kamal Adwan Hospital. Stay tuned for live updates from UN headquarters and the field. UN News app users can follow here.

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Peace and Security
Some people who have fled their homes in Haiti are now living in schools.
UN chief alarmed by mounting violence in Haiti

UN Secretary-General António Guterres is alarmed by the escalating violence in Haiti, where armed gangs are reportedly gaining ground in the capital Port-au-Prince, his Spokesperson said on Tuesday. 

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Humanitarian Aid
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New UN initiative aims to counter climate disinformation

As the dangers posed by climate change become increasingly evident worldwide, the need for reliable and accurate information on the impact of the environmental crisis is more crucial than ever. 

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Climate and Environment
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at the G20 Summit taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
'Breaking point' reached on climate, while 'outdated' global system needs urgent reform: Guterres

In a powerful appeal to the world's largest economies during the G20 Summit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for urgent climate action and reform of international institutions, warning that current systems are failing to meet global challenges. 

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Climate and Environment
Mass graves containing hundreds of victims have been uncovered in Tarhuna, Libya. (Photo from 2022)
ICC Prosecutor appeals for global support to bring Libyan war criminals to justice

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to help execute arrest warrants against suspects allegedly linked to a brutal Libyan militia blamed for committing atrocity crimes in the town of Tarhuna, where mass graves were discovered in 2020.

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Law and Crime Prevention
The skyline of Hong Kong harbour, seen at night.
Hong Kong: 45 activists sentenced under controversial National Security Law

The Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has expressed grave concern over the sentencing of 45 opposition activists in Hong Kong to up to 10 years in prison under China's National Security Law, highlighting the potential erosion of fundamental freedoms in the region.

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Human Rights
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is helping Ukrainians prepare for winter during the war. (file)
UN underlines solidarity with Ukraine 1,000 days into Russian invasion

The international community must continue to show solidarity with Ukraine, a senior UN aid official said on Tuesday, marking 1,000 days since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of the country. 

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Humanitarian Aid
Members of a family rest in a tent after fleeing their home in Lebanon.
Lebanon: Increased violence is the 'horrific new normal' for children, warns UNICEF

Andrea Tenenti, spokesperson for the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), told reporters in Geneva that ground clashes inside Lebanon – some of them very close to UNIFIL positions – have become "more violent".

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Peace and Security
Midway point press conference in Baku on Monday, 18 November, with COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev (far left), and the Executive Director of UN Climate Change, Simon Stiell (second from left).
COP29 gets boost from Rio as G20 leaders back scaling up climate finance from 'billions to trillions'

The high-level diplomatic push for climate action shifted southward on Tuesday as G20 leaders meeting in Rio sent a clear signal to negotiating teams at stalled UN climate talks in Baku on the need to rapidly and substantially 'scale up climate finance from billions to trillions from all sources.'

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Climate and Environment
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