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Human Rights 

World News in Brief: 300,000 displaced in Lebanon, Türk ‘deeply concerned’ over Novaya Gazeta closure, $50 million refugee appeal, World Cities Day

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Despite civilians’ willingness to return home, continued Israeli military activity and presence in the south are making it very difficult, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists on Friday.  This week alone, further demolitions, fires and strikes by Israeli forces were reported across Southern Lebanon, both within the so-called combat zone declared by Israel – from which residents were ordered to… Read More
Europe 

Ukraine: Oleshky ceasefire offers ‘hope’ for civilians as attacks on aid vehicles continue

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“Let this pave the way for vital aid to get in, and more humanitarian access on both sides of the frontline,” Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said in a social media post, also relayed by the Secretary-General’s Spokesperson on Friday. The ceasefire aimed at relieving the humanitarian emergency faced by trapped residents on the Russian-controlled left bank of the Dnipro, was brokered by… Read More
Africa 

Tanzania still haunted by deadly election violence one year on

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A year after Tanzania’s bloody election, many remain traumatised by the violence, while government critics live in fear of abduction and arbitrary arrest, or facing treason and terrorism charges. The October 29 election, in which President Samia Suluhu Hassan won with 98 percent of the vote after most of the opposition was excluded, triggered days of protests that security forces… Read More
Africa 

President Ruto seeks compensation for Kenyans recruited into Russian military

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Kenya is seeking compensation for its citizens recruited into Russia’s military, following talks between President William Ruto and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Ruto said Kenya has appointed a Defence Attaché in Moscow to work directly with Russia’s Ministry of Defence. The official will help process compensation claims for affected Kenyans and support efforts to bring them safely back… Read More
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DR Congo: Hunger deepens for millions amid conflict, Ebola and climate shocks

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The DRC continues to confront a severe food security crisis due to persistent conflict in the east, widespread displacement, an expanding Ebola outbreak, economic shocks and the potential impacts of the El Niño weather pattern.  The IPC is a UN-backed platform that uses a five-phase scale to classify the severity of food insecurity, with level 5 being famine.   Read our… Read More
Human Rights 

UN rights office warns of deepening displacement ‘nightmare’ in Gaza

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OHCHR said that Israel has stated that it aims to increase the area of military deployment to 70 per cent of Gaza’s territory.  The relentless contraction of space has caused new displacement in areas adjacent to the “yellow line” demarcation boundary.  Military expansion, reported attacks  Over the past two weeks, OHCHR documented the westward expansion of Israeli military deployment areas… Read More
Europe 

Repeated attacks on humanitarian warehouses put vital medical aid at risk in Ukraine: WHO

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This is the third attack to affect a WHO-used storage facility in the last three months. “Yesterday, overnight, between 3 and 4 September, an air attack in Kyiv oblast affected one of WHO’s main warehouses, storing humanitarian medical needs and supplies,” said WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier. Speaking to journalists in Geneva, he explained that “the access to the site remained restricted… Read More
Africa 

Poor services and crime fuel voter frustration ahead of South Africa’s polls

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Ntombekhaya Makeleni stopped using the communal toilets in her Cape Town neighbourhood after a group of men tried to force their way in as she was inside one day before dawn. Now the 53-year-old relies on a bucket that is emptied outside later, as do many others in the deprived township of Khayelitsha where thousands live in informal shacks with… Read More
Africa 

Pakistan: Islamabad zoo introduces ‘Coffee with Alpaca’ attraction

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Last updated: 35 minutes ago The attraction, aptly named Coffee with Alpaca, allows families to sit at café tables while the animals wander nearby, occasionally stretching their necks over the fence. On 25 October, children and adults were seen stroking and feeding the animals, with several young alpacas also attracting attention. White, brown and dark-coated alpacas can be seen resting,… Read More
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French publisher returns to Algiers book fair after two-year ban

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French publisher Gallimard has returned to Algeria’s main book fair after a two-year ban over a novel caught in legal battles in both countries. It was barred from the Algiers International Book Fair after publishing “Houris”, a novel by French-Algerian writer, Kamel Daoud. He was accused of plagiarising a woman’s life using confidential information she gave her therapist, who is… Read More
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