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UN General Assembly votes by large majority for immediate humanitarian ceasefire during emergency session
12 December 2023
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UN General Assembly adopts a resolution on “Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations” during the 45th plenary meeting of the resumed 10th Emergency Special Session.
The UN General Assembly met on Tuesday afternoon in…
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Climate advocates demand stronger COP28 language on fossil fuels
11 December 2023
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Climate Action Network International march at the UN Climate Change Conference, COP28, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The latest COP28 draft outcome text released to negotiators in Dubai Monday evening dropped a call to ‘phaseout’ fossil fuels, prompting outcry from climate…
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DR Congo: Elections looming, amid worsening insecurity
11 December 2023
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Women combat troops from MONUSCO's South African contingent patrol in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (file)
With just nine days to go for the Presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the situation is one of progress in the electoral process on one hand and escalating insecurity…
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Stop ‘kicking the can down the road,’ UN chief urges COP28 deal on phaseout of fossil fuels
11 December 2023
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to reporters at Expo City, the venue for the UN climate change conference, COP28, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged a deal at COP28 on the phaseout of fossil fuels,…
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Uphold freedoms, fulfill the promise of human rights, urges UN chief
11 December 2023
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An early draft of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on world leaders to rely on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) as a roadmap to not only uphold human rights but also prevent wars, combat hatred, rebuild…
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COP28: The UN’s net-zero food plan to save the 1.5-degree goal, combat climate ‘doomisim’
10 December 2023
COP28/Christophe Viseux
A general view of the session on ‘Farmers and Traditional Producers’ during the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 at Expo City, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN’s agriculture wing launched on Sunday a…
