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OHCHR Press Conference
19 September 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Unilateral coercive measures: monitoring and impact assessment
Alena Douhan, UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights
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Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Welcome Malawi’s Long-Term Development Plan, Ask about High Levels of Public Debt and Poverty
19 September 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the initial report of Malawi, with Committee Experts commending the State’s long-term development plan and asking about high levels…
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‘Irrefutable’ need for global regulation of AI: UN experts
19 September 2024
The imperative for global regulation of the booming artificial intelligence field, or AI, is “irrefutable”, a new report from a UN expert group said on Thursday, adding that development and use of such a technology “cannot be left to the whims of markets alone”.
“The very nature of the…
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UN deputy chief urges leaders to increase innovation amid global crises
19 September 2024
As world leaders gather at the UN for the Summit of the Future and General Assembly High-Level Week, the UN Deputy Secretary-General emphasised the critical role they can play driving innovation and change.
Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, reminded that solutions are needed as…
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Russian attacks on Ukraine energy set to push 500,000 people out of country
19 September 2024
Repeated Russian attacks on energy infrastructure and power cuts in Ukraine will likely uproot an additional 500,000 people ahead of the coming winter, UN human rights monitors said on Thursday.
The alert from the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine follows significant…
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Security Council: Middle East envoy warns against escalation, highlights continued Israeli settlement activity
19 September 2024
The UN envoy supporting peace efforts between Israelis and Palestinians voiced grave concern over the growing risk of widescale regional escalation during a briefing to the Security Council in New York on Wednesday.
“The series of…
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UNAIDS: Rising debt in sub-Saharan Africa costing lives
19 September 2024
The report details how this debt crisis is jeopardising progress aimed at ending AIDS in Sub-Saharan African countries, which account for a significant majority of people living with HIV globally – 25.9 million people of the nearly 40 million total.
The report details how this debt crisis is…
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Showing resolve amid crisis: Guterres highlights UN impact in annual report
19 September 2024
In a time marked by escalating global crises – from rising poverty to the worsening climate emergency – the United Nations remains steadfast in its resolve to foster peace, advance sustainable development, and alleviate human suffering.
In his Annual Report on the Work of the…
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UN chief strongly condemns Mali terrorist attack
19 September 2024
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for accountability following a “despicable” terrorist attack in Mali this week, his Spokesperson said on Thursday.
Scores of people were reportedly killed in the capital, Bamako, on Tuesday when Islamic militants attacked several locations, including a…
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Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, UNICEF warns
19 September 2024
Last October’s terror attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a devastating day for children, and the suffering has continued unabated, a senior UNICEF official said on Thursday.
Ted Chaiban, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director for Humanitarian…
