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UNESCO: impunity for journalist killings rises to 86 per cent as drone strikes kill 50 reporters
UNESCO says 189 journalists and media workers were killed in 2024-2025 and that 86 per cent of killings go unpunished,…
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Africa
MINURSO ends: UN begins liquidating its Western Sahara mission as Guterres urges maximum restraint
The UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has ended after its mandate expired on 31 October, and Secretary-General Guterres warned…
Asia-Pacific
North Korea more isolated than ever, says head of UN human rights office in Seoul
James Heenan, head of the UN human rights office in Seoul, says North Korea is changing fast but its people…
Africa
UN political mission in Somalia closes after three decades as UNTMIS ends its work
The UN Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) ended its work on 31 October, but about 25 UN entities remain…
Middle East & North Africa
Lebanon: more than 300,000 people still displaced as Israeli activity in the south blocks returns, UN says
OCHA says more than 300,000 people displaced since March remain uprooted in Lebanon, while close to 970,000 have returned to…
Middle East & North Africa
UN rights chief demands independent probe into death of staff member held by the Houthis in Yemen
Volker Türk and Antonio Guterres call for an impartial investigation into the death of Mohammad el Shami, detained by the…
Cyprus
Cyprus tells the UN: Turkey’s “Akdeniz Arastirma 1” carried out research without permission in territorial waters and the EEZ
Cyprus brought before the UN Secretary-General the water sampling of the Turkish-flagged research vessel Akdeniz Arastirma 1, which operated in…
Africa
UN Security Council fails to renew MINURSO as Russia vetoes U.S. draft on Western Sahara
Neither a U.S. draft nor a Russian draft won approval on 30 October, leaving the future of the UN mission…
Middle East & North Africa
UN Security Council renews the Libya mission UNSMIL for 12 months with resolution 2835, the UK says
The UN Security Council has extended the UN Support Mission in Libya for a year, with a mandate the UK…
Middle East & North Africa
Yemen: UNHCR says over 280,000 displaced and aid is too dangerous to reach many, with Kharaz refugee camp near the front line
UNHCR says more than 280,000 people are displaced in Yemen and that more than 65,000 refugees and asylum seekers face…
Balkans
UN Security Council renews EUFOR Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 12 months, the UK says unanimously
The Security Council extended the EU-led force in Bosnia and Herzegovina for a year on 30 October; the UK, which…
Africa
DR Congo: 28 million people not getting enough to eat, with conflict in the east a main driver, IPC alert says
A new IPC alert, reported by UN News on 30 October, says hunger is deepening in the Democratic Republic of…