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Stories from the UN Archive: Did Khrushchev really bang his shoe?

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: Did Khrushchev really bang his shoe? 11 January 2024 UN Photo/Yutaka Nagata Nikita Khrushchev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, is seen rising to his feet during the address of UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan during the UN General Assembly's general debate in 1960. (file) One of the legends of UN history is a tale that spread across the…

World News in Brief: Deep concern over Afghan arrests, UN commits to stay and deliver in Mali, new migrant support plan

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Deep concern over Afghan arrests, UN commits to stay and deliver in Mali, new migrant support plan 11 January 2024 © WFP/Mohammad Hasib Hazinyar A mothers brings her malnourished daughter to a nutrition clinic in Kabul, Afghanistan. The UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Thursday that it is “deeply concerned” over a recent spate of arbitrary arrests and detentions…

Challenges to democracy compound instability in West Africa: Top envoy

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Challenges to democracy compound instability in West Africa: Top envoy 11 January 2024 © UN Liberia A voter registration programme in Liberia (file). West Africa has seen shifting political sands throw up contrasting challenges over the past six months, revealing a stark contrast in the region’s journey towards democracy, the UN envoy for the region said on Thursday…

Gaza: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court 11 January 2024 UN Photo/ICJ-CIJ/ Frank van Beek The International Court of Justice begins hearing the case of South Africa v. Israel in The Hague. South Africa addressed the UN's highest court on Thursday in a bid to end the mass killing of civilians in Gaza, accusing Israel of carrying out genocide…

Explainer: What is the Genocide Convention?

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: What is the Genocide Convention? 11 January 2024 UN Photo/Violaine Martin Marking the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (2019). South Africa has set out its case accusing Israel of violating the Genocide Convention, pointing to the current situation in the bombarded, besieged Gaza Strip, home to 2.3 million Palestinians.…

UN underlines need to move forward on peace efforts in Colombia

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN underlines need to move forward on peace efforts in Colombia 11 January 2024 UN Verification Mission in Colombia A mural in Aruaca in Colombia promotes a message of women behind social change and equality. Recent developments in Colombia have highlighted the need to move forward in implementing the 2016 peace agreement signed by the Government and the FARC-EP militia group, UN Special…

Russian strikes continue to wreak havoc across Ukraine

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Russian strikes continue to wreak havoc across Ukraine 11 January 2024 © UNOCHA/Alina Basiuk The Black Sea port city of Odesa in southern Ukraine is being targeted by new missile attacks. Russian strikes have continued to “wreak havoc” on Ukrainian cities, causing death and destruction and leaving millions of civilians without access to vital services, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA)…

Director-General's remarks at the UNOG-NGIC High-Level Meeting “The Future of Multilateralism: The Summit of the Future and the Need for a New Global Pact for International Cooperation”

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the UNOG-NGIC High-Level Meeting “The Future of Multilateralism: The Summit of the Future and the Need for a New Global Pact for International Cooperation” 11 January 2024 Tatiana Valovaya UNOG – NGIC High-Level Meeting: “The Future of Multilateralism:The Summit of the Future and the Need for a New Global Pact for International Cooperation"Room XXII, Palais des NationsThursday, 11 January 2024, at 09:50 Excellencies,Distinguished…

What is the International Court of Justice and why does it matter?

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home What is the International Court of Justice and why does it matter? 10 January 2024 UN Photo The United Nations flag flies in front of the Peace Palace, home of the International Court of Justice at The Hague. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been placed firmly in the global spotlight this month following South Africa’s decision to turn to the world tribunal after accusing Israel…

Security Council strongly condemns Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping

1 year 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council strongly condemns Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping 10 January 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Members of the Security-Council gather for a meeting on the maintenance of international peace and security in the Red Sea. The UN Security Council on Wednesday passed a resolution condemning “in the strongest terms” the multiple attacks by Houthi rebels off the coast of Yemen which…