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Governments urged to ‘stop gambling with humanity’s future’ and eliminate nuclear weapons

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Governments urged to ‘stop gambling with humanity’s future’ and eliminate nuclear weapons 26 September 2024 © ICAN/Darren Ornitz On 26 November 2023, campaigners in New York joined people all around the world on the Global Day of Action against nuclear weapons. World leaders, senior government officials and civil society representatives joined forces at UN Headquarters on Thursday to…

Exert more pressure to dry up funding for Houthi militias, Yemeni leader tells UN

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Exert more pressure to dry up funding for Houthi militias, Yemeni leader tells UN 26 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi, President of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. The Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen called on Thursday for increased international…

‘At this very moment the future of Lebanon’s people is imperiled’, Foreign Minister tells UN

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘At this very moment the future of Lebanon’s people is imperiled’, Foreign Minister tells UN 26 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib of Lebanon addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. The Foreign Minister of Lebanon on Thursday said that the crisis in his country demanded urgent international action as Israeli attacks…

Calls by African leaders for equitable representation on UN Security Council gain momentum

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Calls by African leaders for equitable representation on UN Security Council gain momentum 26 September 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Member State delegates at the general debate of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly. The call for a more inclusive and representative Security Council resonated loud and clear at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, as African leaders demanded global…

‘This is the moment for peace, progress, equality’: UK Prime Minister

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘This is the moment for peace, progress, equality’: UK Prime Minister 26 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. From Gaza to Ukraine and beyond, the vast majority of humanitarian needs are driven by conflict – a catastrophe made by human hands – that is turning the…

Haitian leader supports creating UN-led mission to quell country’s gang violence

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Haitian leader supports creating UN-led mission to quell country’s gang violence 26 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Edgar Leblanc Fils, President of the Presidential Council of the Transition of Haiti, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. Haiti is becoming more resilient, but can only fully recover with international solidarity, Edgard Leblanc…

Nepal’s Prime Minister highlights climate crisis, global inequality at UNGA

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Nepal’s Prime Minister highlights climate crisis, global inequality at UNGA 26 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe KP Sharma Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. The world is at a historic watershed moment, Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, with the contrasts…

Sudanese leader denounces ‘devastating aggression’ being waged by rebels against his country

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudanese leader denounces ‘devastating aggression’ being waged by rebels against his country 26 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan Abdelrahman Al-Burhan, President of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. The President of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan told the UN General…

Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Norway on Steps Taken to Prevent Illegal Adoptions, Ask About Missing Asylum-Seeking Minors and Discriminatory Policies Affecting the Sami People

6 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Norway on Steps Taken to Prevent Illegal Adoptions, Ask About Missing Asylum-Seeking Minors and Discriminatory Policies Affecting the Sami People 26 September 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Norway, with Committee Experts commending the steps taken by the State to prevent…

Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Morocco on its Transitional Justice Process, Ask Questions on Cases of Disappeared Migrants and on Criminal Investigations into Cases of Enforced Disappearances

7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Morocco on its Transitional Justice Process, Ask Questions on Cases of Disappeared Migrants and on Criminal Investigations into Cases of Enforced Disappearances 25 September 2024 Meeting Summaries  The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Morocco, with Committee Experts commending the State on its…