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Fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray
region has spilled over the border into Eritrea
and risks destabilizing the entire region,
United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights Michelle Bachelet says. The Tigray
People's Liberation Front has accused Eritrea of
contributing troops to support Ethiopian forces
moving into Tigray and on Saturday fired three
rockets into Eritrea. Full Story: Voice of America
(11/14), Reuters
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Road traffic accidents are the
most common cause of death for children and
young people and the global community must work
to develop transport methods that are safe,
sustainable and accessible to everyone, United
Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said
in an address marking World Day of Remembrance
for Road Traffic Victims, which was observed on
Sunday. "(S)ome 3,700 fathers, mothers,
brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, friends and
colleagues are lost on the world's roads every
day," Guterres added. Full Story: The Famagusta Gazette Online
(Cyprus)
(11/14)
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The resurgence of the coronavirus
in many regions is driving up hunger rates as
people find themselves unemployed amid the
pandemic, and the World Food Programme does not
have adequate funding to address the crisis,
which will only worsen in the coming year, says
Executive Director David Beasley. "Let me be
clear -- if we don't get the money we need in
the strategic locations, you will have famine,
destabilization and mass migration," Beasley
says. Full Story: The Associated Press
(11/14), Inter Press Service
(11/16)
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A coronavirus vaccine on its own
will not be enough to curb the spread of the
pandemic and must be used together with testing,
contact tracing and isolation, World Health
Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus says. The WHO reported a record
660,905 new cases of the virus on
Saturday. Full Story: Channel NewsAsia
(Singapore)/Agence France-Presse
(11/16), Agence France-Presse
(11/15)
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Countries around the world must
stop building new coal power plants, stop
subsidizing fossil fuels and levy taxes on
carbon emissions, United Nations
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged in a
video message to this year's East Asia Summit.
Guterres also urged leaders to prioritize
sustainability and climate resilience in
pandemic recovery efforts, noting that doing so
would create jobs and reduce
inequality. Full Story: The Sun (Malaysia)/Xinhua News
Agency
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Renewed clashes between Moroccan
military forces and members of the Polisario
Front in the disputed Guerguerat region of the
Western Sahara threaten a 1991 cease-fire,
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres says. Both sides have violated the
decades-old deal in recent days and UN efforts
to limit escalation have been unsuccessful, UN
spokesperson Stephane Dujarric
reports. Full Story: The Arab Weekly (London)
(11/14), Macau Business (Macao)/Agence
France-Presse
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