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A.R.M.E MAKING STRIDES

UNRWA Senior Emergency Officer Louise Wateridge said that the situation in Gaza is as horrifying as ever for civilians, while conditions continue to worsen.

CLIP - UNRWA's Louise Wateridge update on the situation in Gaza

The wildfires have been described as some of the worst in the history of Los Angeles, burning thousands of acres, destroying homes and forcing firefighters to battle to contain multiple blazes.

They and others are at risk from air pollution caused by the emergency, explains Dr Margaret Harris, from the UN World Health Organization (WHO).

CLIP - WHO's Dr Margaret Harris explains the health impacts of wildfires

• Confirmed: 2024 was warmest year on record, says WMO
• It’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN human rights chief 
• Lebanon crisis: $30 million from UN fund allocated to conflict victims

Audio Credit: Daniel Johnson, UN News 
Music composed and produced by Joachim Harris. All rights reserved

UN News Today 10 January 2025 - global warming, social media, Lebanon crisis

Celebrations continue in Syria a month after the fall of the Assad regime, but at the same time, citizens also have high hopes for their homeland.

That’s the message from the UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, Najat Rochdi, speaking on Friday from the capital, Damascus.

In this exclusive interview with UN News’s Reem Abaza, she discusses the Syrian people’s desire for a more inclusive future, the main challenges facing the country, and the UN’s ongoing support amid ‘a completely new reality’. 

Audio credit: Reem Abaza, UN News
Audio duration: 15'47"
Photo caption: File photo of Najat Rochdi
Photo credit: UN Photo/Jean Marc Ferré

Syrians look ‘to move from the darkness to the light’, deputy UN envoy says

At a time when online hate speech and misinformation are on the rise, one of the missions of the UN education and culture agency UNESCO, has been to propose pathways for more effective social media platform governance.

It’s crucial for tech companies to gear policies towards a comprehensive system with one main goal – “the protection and promotion of all human rights for everyone”. 

That’s the view of Guilherme Canela, Chief of Freedom of Expression and Safety for Journalists at UNESCO, who will be in San Francisco next week for discussions with executives of tech companies and social media platforms. 

Ahead of that he spoke to UN News’s Felipe de Carvalho and highlighted the importance of fact-checking to safeguard freedom of expression. 

Audio Credit: Felipe de Carvalho, UN News


The more discussions around fact-checking, ‘the better for freedom of expression’

• Top UN aid official Tom Fletcher pledges solidarity with Ukraine 
• Mpox outbreak: New travel-related cases identified around the world 
• Child rights panel meets at UN against backdrop of conflict and economic woes impacting world’s youngsters

Audio Credit: Daniel Johnson, UN News 
Music composed and produced by Joachim Harris. All rights reserved

UN News Today 13 January 2025 - Ukraine, Mpox, children's rights

Deputy Chief Technical Officer Lynette Williams at MTW explains why there is an amendment to the Road Traffic Act for companies issuing license plates.

SPOTLIGHT ON THE BARBADOS LICENSING AUTHORITY - REGISTRATION OF LICENCE PLATES MANUFACTURERS

•	Haiti: gang violence forces one million from their homes 
•	Syria emergency: Four children a day killed or injured by leftover explosives 
•	Mozambique: UN human rights office urges calm ahead of president’s inauguration 

Audio Credit: Daniel Johnson, UN News 
Music composed and produced by Joachim Harris. All rights reserved

UN News Today 14 January 2025 - Haiti gang violence, Syria emergency, Mozambique update

In Syria, unexploded ordinance is the deadliest threat faced by children today – a legacy of the country’s 14-year war – the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.

Speaking from Damascus, the UN agency’s Communication Manager for Emergencies, Ricardo Pires, said more than 300,000 mines are still spread across the country, according to estimates. 

“The threat is very real for children,” he told UN News’s Daniel Johnson. Some parts of country are “fully contaminated with these deadly devices,” while kids are simply unaware of the dangers – which can “end in tragedy.”

Here’s Mr. Pires now, explaining why it is so important for the international community to take urgent action to prevent more deaths and life-changing injuries. 

Audio Credit: Daniel Johnson, UN News

Syria: Unexploded ordnance is biggest threat to children, warns UNICEF

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