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UN rights council examines nuclear legacy consequences in the Marshall Islands

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights council examines nuclear legacy consequences in the Marshall Islands 04 October 2024 © UNICEF/Vlad Sokhin A boy stands on a seawall that protects his family home from the rising seas in Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The UN Human Rights Council held a dialogue on Friday to examine the nuclear testing legacy in the Marshall Islands, which representatives from the Pacific…

Rights expert urges universities to respect pro-Palestinian protests

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Rights expert urges universities to respect pro-Palestinian protests 04 October 2024 UN Photo/Evan Schneider متظاهرون خارج حرم جامعة كولومبيا الأمريكية في نيويورك، يحملون لافتات مكتوب عليها: "نريد أن تتحرر فلسطين". Universities must respect peaceful activism and revise repressive policies targeting the pro-Palestinian solidarity movement on their campuses, a UN independent human…

Gang attack in Haiti's Pont Sondé leaves 70 dead

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gang attack in Haiti's Pont Sondé leaves 70 dead 04 October 2024 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Rampant violence and claimed many lives and displaced hundreds of thousands from their homes in Haiti. (file) An attack by a notorious gang in the town of Pont Sondé, Haiti, left at least 70 people dead on Thursday, after gunmen armed with automatic rifles opened fire, a spokesperson for the UN human…

Explainer: The journey of a UN Security Council resolution

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: The journey of a UN Security Council resolution 04 October 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Security Council members and delegates huddle for a discussion after emerging from closed consultations following a meeting on the situation in the Middle East in December 2023. (file) How does a Security Council resolution get adopted…

The week the world comes to Manhattan: Looking back at UNGA79

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home The week the world comes to Manhattan: Looking back at UNGA79 04 October 2024 UN Photo/Laura Jarriel Delegations begin to arrive for opening of the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. Every September when UN Headquarters in New York is swamped – massive motorcades, intense security, snipers on rooftops and world leaders descending along with throngs of diplomats,…

Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius 03 October 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth of Mauritius addresses the General Assembly meeting on the request for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Maurit [...] The United Kingdom announced on…

Report highlights links between child trafficking and grave violations during conflict

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Report highlights links between child trafficking and grave violations during conflict 03 October 2024 © PAM Le conflit en Syrie a entraîné le déplacement de milliers de personnes. (archives) Armed conflict puts children at an increased risk of grave violations while their risk of being trafficked similarly increases, including in transitional periods, a new UN study has revealed.…

Somalia: UN official reports on electoral progress, ongoing security challenges

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Somalia: UN official reports on electoral progress, ongoing security challenges 03 October 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe James Swan, Acting Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the country. Authorities in Somalia remain focused on national priorities, and the battle against Al-Shabaab…

Lebanon: UN peacekeepers to stay the course amid escalating hostilities

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon: UN peacekeepers to stay the course amid escalating hostilities 03 October 2024 UN/Haidar Fahs UNIFIL peacekeeper on patrol in south Lebanon. (File) Peacekeepers positioned along the “Blue Line” of separation between Israel and Lebanon remain committed to their mandate, and will remain in place until conditions allow, the UN’s peacekeeping chief said on Thursday…

Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing ‘total destruction’

6 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing ‘total destruction’ 03 October 2024 © UNICEF/Dar al Mussawir/Ramzi Haidar Un hombre trepa por un edificio destruido en los suburbios del sur de Beirut, Líbano. People in Lebanon uprooted by Israeli airstrikes including in central Beirut have described being forced to flee “total destruction”, amid fresh reports of Hezbollah projectile…