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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Considers the Report of Nicaragua in the Absence of a Delegation
23 October 2023
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined seventh to tenth periodic report of Nicaragua in the absence of a delegation.
Committee Experts raised questions on the treatment of women human rights…
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World News in Brief: Femicide ‘pandemic’, war crimes appeal to Israeli lawyers, Syria child detainees
23 October 2023
Primavera Diaz
Mexican mothers whose daughters have been victims of femicide demand justice.
Femicide, which is the killing of women because of their gender, has reached “pandemic proportions” worldwide as countries fail in their duty to protect women, including trans women.…
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UN marks poignant birthday as staff deaths mount in Gaza
23 October 2023
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The UN Flag flies at the Organization's Headquarters, in New York.
Tuesday’s annual observance marking the official creation of the United Nations was overshadowed by the rising toll of suffering and sacrifice in Gaza, where 35 staff members with Palestine refugee agency UNRWA have now lost…
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Kosovo: Dialogue and building trust, key to defusing tensions
23 October 2023
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Caroline Ziadeh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, briefs members of the Security Council.
Recent developments in Kosovo highlight ongoing security challenges and political tensions in the region, highlighting the need…
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New Permanent Representative of Tanzania Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
23 October 2023
Presentation of Credentials
Abdallah Saleh Possi, the new Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of…
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New Permanent Representative of Andorra Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
23 October 2023
Presentation of Credentials
Ferran Costa Marimon, the new Permanent Representative of Andorra to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to…
