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SUNS # 10145 Friday 17 January 2025
 
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UN : Low sugar prices drive down global food prices in December (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
World food commodity prices declined in December compared to the previous month, mainly due to a drop in the international prices for sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has said.

UN : First World Congress on Enforced Disappearances convenes in Geneva (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The first World Congress on Enforced Disappearances got underway in Geneva on 15 January, bringing together governments, victims, civil society organisations as well as international bodies to foster dialogue and chart a collective path forward to end this egregious human rights violation worldwide.

Rights : UN human rights chief concludes historical first visit to Syria (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Human rights must be central to tackle the tremendous challenges and risks that Syria faces, UN human rights chief Volker Turk said on 15 January, at the end of a first-ever visit by a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to the country.


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