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'Peace has no losers’, Erdogan says, vowing to step up efforts to end war in Ukraine

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home 'Peace has no losers’, Erdogan says, vowing to step up efforts to end war in Ukraine 19 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session. The President of Türkiye showcased his country as an active partner on both the regional and global levels¸ and called for reform of the international…

‘No nonsense’ Climate Ambition Summit: What you need to know

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘No nonsense’ Climate Ambition Summit: What you need to know 19 September 2023 © ADB/Viet Tuan A wind farm in Quang Tri province, Viet Nam. The race to protect the planet is about to accelerate, as world leaders, business giants, and experts gather to attend the Climate Ambition Summit on Wednesday…

AFTERNOON - Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order to the Human Rights Council: It Is Crucial To Empower Young People to Facilitate their Participation

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order to the Human Rights Council: It Is Crucial To Empower Young People to Facilitate their Participation 18 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery …

MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears Call to End Arbitrary Detention Once and for All, and that Homelessness Can Significantly Increase the Risk of Contemporary Forms of Slavery

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears Call to End Arbitrary Detention Once and for All, and that Homelessness Can Significantly Increase the Risk of Contemporary Forms of Slavery 18 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Report of the Office of the High Commissioner on Protecting Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the…

How the UN SDG Summit aims to transform the world

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home How the UN SDG Summit aims to transform the world 18 September 2023 © UNICEF/Karin Schermbrucker A farmer in Zambia grows sunflowers as part of an empowerment programme. The centrepiece of the UN General Assembly’s 2023 high-level week, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit, will see world leaders gather in New York on Monday for two intense days of meetings. Their goal: to put the…

Libya floods aftermath: Response continues amid the wreckage

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Libya floods aftermath: Response continues amid the wreckage 18 September 2023 难民署/Ahmed Al Houdiri 洪水过后，利比亚德尔纳开始恢复工作。 UN teams are working tirelessly to deliver vital assistance to communities devastated by the unprecedented floods that hit eastern Libya. Over the weekend, agency staff led…

UNESCO: 250 million children now out of school

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNESCO: 250 million children now out of school 18 September 2023 © UNICEF/Georges Harry Rouzier أطفال في إحدى مدارس هايتي. The number of children missing out on any schooling has increased by six million, bringing the total to 250 million, according to new figures released on Monday by the UN Education, Science, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO…

Ethiopia: Mass killings continue, risk of further ‘large-scale’ atrocities

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ethiopia: Mass killings continue, risk of further ‘large-scale’ atrocities 18 September 2023 © WFP/Claire Nevill The UN continues to provide life-saving assistance in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, war crimes have continued unabated almost a year after a ceasefire was agreed between the country’s Government and forces from the northern Tigray region, UN-appointed independent…

Ukraine: UN adds historic Kyiv cathedral and monastery to danger list

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: UN adds historic Kyiv cathedral and monastery to danger list 18 September 2023 © UNICEF/Giacomo Pirozzi Kyiv-Pechera Lavra, a historic Eastern Orthodox Christian monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine. (file) The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added two of Ukraine’s most historic buildings in Kyiv and another site in Lviv, to its official list of World…

UN General Assembly adopts declaration to accelerate SDGs

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN General Assembly adopts declaration to accelerate SDGs 18 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak The SDG Summit gets underway in the General Assembly hall at UN Headquarters in New York. Now is the time for a global plan to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are woefully off-track halfway towards their 2030 deadline, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday in New…