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Daily Wrap 2 December 2024

Rights chief calls on Georgian authorities to protect basic freedoms The UN human rights chief on Monday urged Georgian authorities to respect and protect rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, following four nights of protests marred by violence. Read more Human Rights Haiti's children: Crisis demands urgent action As Haiti grapples with escalating violence and systemic collapse, its children are bearing the brunt of a multipronged crisis that threatens their lives, safety, and future. Read more Peace and Security UN chief calls for ceasefire amid sharp escalation in northwest Syria The UN Secretary-General has expressed alarm over the sharp escalation of violence across northwest Syria, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities and a return to the UN-facilitated political process. Read more Peace and Security Landmark climate change hearings represent largest ever case before world court A record number of oral statements are expected to be presented to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as highly awaited public hearings on States' legal obligations with respect to climate change got underway on Monday. Read more Climate and Environment Myanmar: UN experts call for 'course correction' as civilian deaths reach 6,000 UN independent human rights experts have called for urgent international intervention in Myanmar as civilian deaths hit 6,000 since the military junta seized power in February 2021 following a coup, leading to mass civilian resistance and international condemnation.  Read more Human Rights The nightmare in Gaza must stop, urges UN deputy chief Describing the situation in Gaza as "appalling and apocalyptic" the UN Deputy Secretary-General on Monday called on world leaders to act decisively to alleviate suffering and prevent the further devastation of the enclave. Read more Peace and Security Three billion people globally impacted by land degradation Three billion people around the world are suffering the impact of poor and degraded land which will "increase levels of migration, stability and insecurity among many communities," according to the newly-elected President of a UN-backed conference on desertification, drought and land restoration which is taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Read more Climate and Environment Live updates: UN tackles desertification, drought and land restoration People around the world are facing devastating consequences as the land that supports livelihoods, helps to regulate climate and protect biodiversity becomes increasingly degraded due to climate change and mismanagement. The UN Convention to Combat Desertification is meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss how to regenerate the land and secure all of our futures. UN News app users can follow here. Read more Climate and Environment

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Readout of Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ms. Amanda Dory's Meetings With Beninois Ministerial Leaders

View Online IMMEDIATE RELEASE Readout of Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ms. Amanda Dory's Meetings With Beninois Ministerial Leaders Dec. 2, 2024 Department of Defense Spokesman Lt. Col. Garron Garn, USMC, provided the following readout: Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Ms. Amanda Dory, met with a delegation of Ministers including Minister of Defense Fortunet Nouatin, Minister of Finance Romuald Wadagni, Minister of Foreign Affairs Olushegun Adjadi Bakari, and Chief of Defense Staff Major General Fructueux Gbaguidi to discuss the importance of the U.S.-Benin strategic partnership.  Ms. Dory reaffirmed the enduring U.S. commitment to Benin and other Coastal West African nations.  She stressed the importance of working together with other regional and international partners to prevent the proliferation of Violent Extremist Organizations (VEOs).  They agreed on the need to integrate defense, development and diplomacy to address the root causes of instability in the region. Ms. Dory highlighted the importance of strengthening civil-military relations, developing a whole of government approach to building peace and stability, and implementing security sector governance in the armed forces.  Minister Nouatin noted the importance of working with the Department of Defense and others in the region to continue the fight against violent extremist organizations to ensure that terrorism does not continue to spread toward the Gulf of Guinea countries. They discussed some of the challenges Benin faces combatting VEOsin the north and how the Department of Defense can best support. In both engagements, both sides agreed to continue working together on building the capability and capacity of Benin's armed forces and to continue addressing shared security challenges.

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U.S. Provides More Security Assistance to Ukraine

View Online U.S. Provides More Security Assistance to Ukraine Dec. 2, 2024 | By David Vergun Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's defense minister, this morning to discuss battlefield dynamics and U.S. security assistance to Ukraine, said Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary.    This security assistance provides key capabilities to support Ukraine's most urgent battlefield needs, including air defense, munitions for rocket systems and artillery and antitank weapons, Ryder said.  This announcement is the 71st tranche of equipment to be provided from Defense Department inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. This presidential drawdown authority package has an estimated value of $725 million, per a DOD press release today.  In other news, the ceasefire between Israel and the terrorist organization Lebanese Hezbollah is holding, with the plan for the Lebanese Armed Forces to provide security in southern Lebanon.  Army Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers III, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command Central, is working with the State Department to help coordinate with the Israeli Defense Forces, France and others to ensure that the LAF has the training, capacity and strategy to provide security there, Ryder said.  Jeffers will serve as a co-chair, alongside Amos Hochstein, senior advisor to President Joe Biden, for the implementation and monitoring mechanism of the cessation of hostilities, according to a Nov. 29 U.S. Central Command press release.  The monitoring and implementation activities will be chaired by the United States and consist of the LAF, Israel Defense Forces, the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon and France, per the press release.  Separately, Ryder said DOD is closely monitoring events around the Aleppo area of northwest Syria, where the terrorist group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham is battling forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.  The U.S. is not involved in the fighting, he said, adding that the U.S., together with allies and partners, is urging de-escalation.   DOD remains fully prepared to defend and protect U.S. personnel and assets deployed to the region, including U.S. forces in eastern Syria, who are there to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS so it can never again resurge, Ryder said.

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