World News in Brief: Gaza aid, supporting Afghan returnees, end modern slavery, SDGs disabilities promise

Any continuation in the recent increase in aid delivery to the Gaza Strip is uncertain now that fighting has resumed, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York on Friday.             https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/12/1144252
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World News in Brief: Gaza aid, supporting Afghan returnees, end modern slavery, SDGs disabilities promise

World News in Brief: Rising West Bank violence, dialogue critical in Kosovo, free detained Afghan activist

22 Apr 2024

The UN Middle East envoy has expressed concern about increased levels of violence in the West Bank, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York on Monday.   

US Supreme Court ruling on environmental protection ‘a setback in our fight against climate change’

30 Jun 2022

The ruling by the United States Supreme Court against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday, is “a setback in our fight against climate change” said the UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric.

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Ethiopia: ‘Unpredictable security’ in Tigray, hindering aid delivery

29 Apr 2021

A “complex and unpredictable security situation” in Tigray continues to impede the delivery of life-saving assistance to Ethiopia’s northern region, the Deputy UN Spokesperson told journalists on Thursday.