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We can’t keep putting the interest of the few before the lives of many, Mia Mottley says at UN

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home We can’t keep putting the interest of the few before the lives of many, Mia Mottley says at UN 22 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley of Barbados addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session. “Are we going to be too late for the SDGs?” Mia Mottley asked world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Friday, challenging them to “summon the…

Don’t turn back the clock, work together and ‘get the future right’, urges Prime Minister of Malta

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Don’t turn back the clock, work together and ‘get the future right’, urges Prime Minister of Malta 22 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak Prime Minister Robert Abela of Malta addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session. To make multilateralism work in this age of insecurity we need to ensure that a much wider group of voices are heard – in this United Nations, and around…

Iraqi Prime Minister highlights national priorities focused on people

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Iraqi Prime Minister highlights national priorities focused on people 22 September 2023 UN Photo/Laura Jarriel Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani of Iraq addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session. A spirit of consensus prevails in Iraq, with a broad political coalition now governing the nation, encompassing all aspects of society, Prime Minister Mohammed…

World News in Brief: Healthcare crisis in DRC, Türk slams Iran hijab law, welcomes new India bill boosting women

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Healthcare crisis in DRC, Türk slams Iran hijab law, welcomes new India bill boosting women 22 September 2023 © UNICEF/Joseph Nkoy A seven-month-old girl waits to receive a measles vaccination in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), increasing armed violence, forced displacement and devastating floods have fuelled…

OHCHR press conference

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR press conference 22 September 2023 Press Conference Announcement Situation of human rights in the Russian Federation Mariana KATZAROVA, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation

International Day of Sign Languages 2023

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home International Day of Sign Languages 2023 22 September 2023 Palais des Nations A WORLD WHERE DEAF PEOPLE EVERYWHERE CAN SIGN ANYWHERE: CELEBRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SIGN LANGUAGES 2023 On the occasion of the International…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the Situation in Ethiopia Has Deteriorated Significantly and that the Current State Policy in Russia Criminalises Any Dissent and Bolsters Support for the War through Censorship

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the Situation in Ethiopia Has Deteriorated Significantly and that the Current State Policy in Russia Criminalises Any Dissent and Bolsters Support for the War through Censorship 21 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Including the Right to Development

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Including the Right to Development 21 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning continued the general debate on agenda item three on the promotion and protection of all human…

World News in Brief: Peace day, high seas treaty, Palestinian displacement rises, polio in Ukraine

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Peace day, high seas treaty, Palestinian displacement rises, polio in Ukraine 21 September 2023 UN Photo/Manuel Elías A young participant listens in to the Actions for Peace: Our Ambition for the #GlobalGoals event at UN Headquarters. Peace requires strong mobilization for human rights, sustainable development and the environment, UN Secretary-General António Guterres…

Yemen: Unsung heroes unite for lasting peace

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen: Unsung heroes unite for lasting peace 21 September 2023 © IOM/Angela Wells A young girl is pictured at her shelter in a displacement camp on Yemen’s west coast. Communities in Yemen ravaged by nearly nine years of a relentless war are still grappling with one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises…