News from the United Nations
- Middle East crisis: Live updates for 19 November November 19, 2024Fighting 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 […]
- COP29 gets boost from Rio as G20 leaders back scaling up climate finance from ‘billions to trillions’ November 19, 2024The 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.’
- UN underlines solidarity with Ukraine 1,000 days into Russian invasion November 19, 2024The 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.
- Lebanon: Increased violence is the ‘horrific new normal’ for children, warns UNICEF November 19, 2024Andrea 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”.
- Hong Kong: 45 activists sentenced under controversial National Security Law November 19, 2024The 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.
- ICC Prosecutor appeals for global support to bring Libyan war criminals to justice November 19, 2024The 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.
- ‘Breaking point’ reached on climate, while ‘outdated’ global system needs urgent reform: Guterres November 19, 2024In a powerful appeal to the world’s largest economies during the G20 Summit, UN Secretary-General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.
- New UN initiative aims to counter climate disinformation November 19, 2024As 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.
- UN chief alarmed by mounting violence in Haiti November 19, 2024UN 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.
- ‘Cut the theatrics’: UN climate chief tells COP29 negotiators to focus on solutions as talks enter final week November 18, 2024As COP29 climate talks in Baku enter their final week, the UN climate chief told negotiators on Monday to “cut the theatrics,” get down to business and hammer out a new finance deal to compensate countries for climate-driven damages and pay for a clean-energy transition.