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Daily Wrap 13 January 2025

Guterres to conduct solidarity visit to Lebanon UN Secretary-General António Guterres will travel to Lebanon later this week for a solidarity visit with the country and its people, his Spokesperson announced on Monday during his daily briefing from New York.  Read more Peace and Security 'Human rights defenders are key to conflict resolution,' says Türk The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk highlighted the critical role of human rights defenders in today's tumultuous global landscape in a speech on Monday to Wilton Park, the executive agency of the United Kingdom's Foreign office.   Read more Human Rights World News in Brief: Solidarity with Ukraine, Haiti earthquake victims remembered, funding for Sudan healthcare The UN's top aid official has travelled to Ukraine where he's expressed his solidarity with the country's people, who continue to come under attack from Russian forces. Read more Peace and Security Humanitarians continue to call for Israel to facilitate aid delivery in Gaza The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday reiterated its call for Israel to enable the delivery of lifesaving assistance to people across the Gaza Strip.  Read more Humanitarian Aid Al Jazeera ban must be lifted, rights experts urge Palestinian Authority Top independent human rights experts urged the Palestinian authorities on Monday to end its widely criticized ban on the broadcaster Al Jazeera and ensure that all journalists, local or international, can work freely and safely in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). Read more Human Rights New era of crisis for children, as global conflicts intensify and inequality worsens The world is entering a new era of crisis for children; climate change, inequality and conflict are disrupting their lives and limiting their futures, an authoritative study from the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned. Read more Human Rights

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