Xinhua world news summary at 1100 GMT, May 14
Xinhua
14 May 2021, 21:49 GMT+10
KIEV The fission reactions in uranium fuel masses of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant reported earlier by foreign and local media pose no danger and the possibility of a disaster is minimal, Ukraine s State Scientific and Technical Center for Nuclear and Radiation Safety reported Thursday. According to the experts of the center, the New Safe Confinement recently built atop the unit four reactor hall is equipped with a modern system of continuous monitoring, with the limits of safe operation set for each sensor. (Ukraine-Chernobyl-Nuclear Process) - - - - TRIPOLI The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday said that more than 150 illegal migrants have been intercepted and returned to Libya.
UNSC to hold open meeting on Israeli-Palestinian tensions
ANI
14 May 2021, 16:18 GMT+10
New York [US], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) Security Council will hold an open meeting on Sunday to discuss the escalation of tensions between Israel and Palestine.
Zhang Jun, China s permanent representative to the UN, tweeted that the meeting will be held at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) on Sunday. China is deeply concerned about escalation of tensions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. UNSC should act now and send a strong message. Regret a Friday meeting was blocked by one member, said the tweet.
Diplomats said the proposal for a Friday meeting was blocked by the United States.
AP: Egyptian Security Delegations Arrive in Tel Aviv, Gaza to Discuss Ceasefire
The Associated Press (AP), a US news agency, said that Egypt is still intensifying efforts to a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian resistant groups in the Gaza Strip after four days of fierce confrontations.
Cairo sent two security delegations to both Gaza and Tel Aviv as Egypt hopes to beat an accord to a ceasefire as the Israelis and Palestinian respect the Egyptian leadership.
Haaretz, an Israeli daily newspaper quoted Arabic reports said that an Egyptian delegation came to the Gaza Strip yesterday, Wednesday to discuss a ceasefire.
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Ineffective Past, Uncertain Future: The UN Security Council’s Resolution on the Protection of Health Care: A Five-year Review of Ongoing Violence and Inaction to Stop It
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More Than 4000 Attacks Against Health Workers, Facilities, and Transports Since 2016 Underscore Need for Action to Protect Health Care in Conflict
Five years after the United Nations (UN) Security Council passed a landmark resolution committing countries to prevent attacks on health care and hold perpetrators accountable, violence against health workers and facilities rages on unabated.
A new report and interactive map published today by the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC), based on data collated by coalition member Insecurity Insight, highlights a global onslaught of violence against health workers, facilities, and transport from 2016 through 2020, including: