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UN envoy warns Yemenis not to return to the battlefield
13 June 2024
After months of relative stability in Yemen between Government and Houthi forces, a return to all-out war is looking inevitable unless the current escalation in violence is halted, the top UN envoy for the country said on Thursday.
Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemen Hans Grundberg warned…
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Taliban assault on women’s rights continues in Afghanistan
13 June 2024
It has been almost three years since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan and women’s rights continue to be under attack.
On Thursday, UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) spokesperson Liz Throssell revealed that in its latest act of disempowerment, de facto authorities have told women civil…
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Security Council demands end to siege of El Fasher in Sudan
13 June 2024
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Thursday that calls for the paramilitary Rapid Security Forces (RSF) in Sudan to halt their siege on El Fasher, capital of North Darfur state.
The resolution, put forward by the United Kingdom, received 14 votes in favour, none against, with Russia…
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Haiti: UN chief welcomes new government amid ongoing challenges
13 June 2024
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday welcomed the swearing in of Haiti’s new Government, urging stakeholders to continue making progress towards restoring democratic institutions through elections.
The new cabinet, according to reports, completely replaces all the ministers from the…
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World News in Brief: Ukraine attacks continue, education in Africa, Albinism update
13 June 2024
The UN humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine Denise Brown on Thursday said she was ‘appalled’ by the scale of Russia’s overnight attack on Kryviy Rih City in the Dnipro Region.
Many innocent civilians were killed, including children, in a residential area of the densely…
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UN reports ‘shocking’ rise in violations against children in conflict in 2023
13 June 2024
Violence against children caught in armed conflict reached “extreme levels” last year, with a “shocking” 21 per cent increase in extreme violations, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a report published on Thursday.
Children were killed and maimed in unprecedented…
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Gaza: 8,000 children diagnosed with malnutrition amid ongoing shelling
13 June 2024
Heavy shelling reported in the so-called safe zone of Al-Mawasi in southern Gaza on Thursday came despite the ongoing international push for a ceasefire and as the UN health agency reported 32 deaths from malnutrition “including 28 among children under five years old”.
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Stories from the UN Archive: Nigerian Nobel Laureate condemns online hate
13 June 2024
This #ThrowbackThursday, when the world celebrates the Day of Living Together in Peace, we are looking back at how Nobel Laureate for Literature, Wole Soyinka, wielded powerful words to clobber online hate speech, call out religious extremism and refute the notion that human rights are imposed by the West…
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THE SECRETARY-GENERAL - REMARKS TO THE PRESS ON THE G7
12 June 2024
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Dear members of the press,It is wonderful to be back in Geneva.I have just come from Jordan, where the United Nations co-hosted a conference on the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.From here I will go to the G7 Summit in Italy.My message is very clear:This is a critical time.We face profound global challenges on multiple fronts.And the G7 leaders have a particular responsibility.First…
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THE SECRETARY-GENERAL - REMARKS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION
12 June 2024
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[as delivered]Madame la Secrétaire générale, chère Doreen Bogdan-Martin,Excellences, Mesdames et Messieurs,C'est un grand plaisir de m'adresser au Conseil de l'Union Internationale des Télécommunications.En tant qu'ingénieur - et c’est vrai que pendant deux années, j’ai enseigné précisément les télécommunications dans mon université…
