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Security Council debates 'serious and dangerous escalation' in the Middle East

The UN's top political affairs official reiterated the urgent need for de-escalation in the Middle East, appealing in the Security Council on Wednesday for "swift and effective diplomatic action", as ambassadors met in an emergency meeting on the latest flare-up in hostilities.

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Peace and Security
Thousands of people fled Khan Younis this month following evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military.
World News in Brief: Gaza update, Venezuela election violence, executions in South Sudan

Thousands of people have returned to parts of Khan Younis in Gaza following the announced completion of Israeli ground operations in these areas earlier in the week, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Wednesday

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Children sheltering at the Tambasi IDP centre in El Fasher, North Darfur.
Skyrocketing violence against children in Sudan demands urgent protection measures: UN report

The conflict in Sudan has led to a horrifying surge in violence against children, a new UN report has revealed, underscoring the need for urgent and tangible protection measures.

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres (file photo).
Middle East: Beirut and Tehran attacks 'represent a dangerous escalation', Guterres warns

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the international community to prevent escalation in the Middle East, following an Israeli strike on Lebanon's capital and the reported killing of a top Hamas leader in Iran.

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Papua New Guinea highlands region.
UN ramps up assistance to survivors of Papua New Guinea massacre

UN agencies have stepped up emergency support to survivors of a massacre in a remote region of Papua New Guinea that occurred earlier this month. 

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Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric. UN Photo/Evan Schneider (file)
UN appeals for 'maximum restraint' following Israeli strikes in Beirut

The United Nations has voiced grave concern over Israeli strikes in the densely populated southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, on Tuesday, which resulted in scores of civilian casualties.

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Detainees were apparently arrested by the Israeli military for remaining in areas subject to evacuation orders, the UN human rights office report indicated.
Israeli military in spotlight over 'incommunicado' detention of Palestinians

A new UN report published Wednesday into alleged abuses carried out against thousands of Palestinians detained by the Israeli authorities since war erupted in Gaza last October has documented a range of serious violations that may amount to torture.

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Austin Concludes Indo-Pacific Trip With Subic Bay Visit

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Austin Concludes Indo-Pacific Trip With Subic Bay Visit
July 31, 2024 | By C. Todd Lopez

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III today concluded a multiday visit to the Indo-Pacific region with a final trip to Subic Bay in the Philippines.

During the visit, Austin toured a Philippine Navy facility and several defense industrial sites as a way to highlight opportunities there for defense industrial cooperation by the United States, the Philippines, and other regional allies and partners. 

"This is a really transformative time for our relationship, our alliance here," Austin told reporters. "You've seen us announce a number of key initiatives. Yesterday you heard us talk about the $500 million in opportunity here that we're going to provide to the Philippines. We're excited about that, and that's going to help them modernize their military a bit further. today we saw some of our industrial base companies out here working together to create additional capability, and that's also very, very exciting." 

During a U.S.-Philippines 2+2 ministerial dialogue on Tuesday, Austin and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with their counterparts in Manila to discuss opportunities to strengthen regional peace, stability and prosperity. 

As part of those discussions, the U.S. committed to $500 million in foreign military financing to help with modernization of the U.S.-Philippines alliance and, among other things, enhance the capabilities of the Philippine military and coast guard. 

Also, part of Austin's visit to Indo-Pacom was a similar 2+2 dialogue in Tokyo, with Japanese counterparts, where the U.S. announced it would transition U.S. Forces Japan, or USFJ, to a joint force headquarters. The new joint force headquarters will be commanded by a three-star officer and will serve as a counterpart to Japan's own Japan Self-Defense Forces Joint Operations Command. 

"We're at the very beginning of this evolution and we'll work with our Japanese counterparts to see how to evolve things as we go forward," Austin said. "The three-star command that we're standing up is focused on the command and control of U.S. forces. And the three-star command in the JJOC will be focused on Japanese forces. The fact that we're working together will give us a lot greater agility and get a lot more capability, quite frankly." 

The conversion of USFJ to a joint force headquarters will provide greater control over planning combined missions with Japanese forces. With the conversion, it is expected the headquarters will retain its name, USFJ, and will also retain its three-star leadership.

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Alert: Security Council debates ‘serious and dangerous escalation’ in the Middle East

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Security Council debates 'serious and dangerous escalation' in the Middle East
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The UN's top political affairs official reiterated the urgent need for de-escalation in the Middle East, appealing in the Security Council on Wednesday for "swift and effective diplomatic action", as ambassadors met in an emergency meeting on the latest flare-up in hostilities.

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