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UN leaders urge ‘wholesale reform’ of global financial architecture
15 April 2024
The Secretary-General and President of the General Assembly on Monday led the clarion call for urgent reform of the global financial system, notably how to approach debt relief on behalf of the billions of citizens living in the developing world.
Addressing a high-level meeting of the General…
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Sudan catastrophe must not be allowed to continue: UN rights chief Türk
15 April 2024
A full year of conflict in Sudan has already caused immense suffering and death but the situation could easily worsen with the news that the warring parties are arming civilians, UN rights chief Volker Türk said on Monday.
A year to the day since heavy fighting erupted between Sudan’s rival…
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Yemen’s plight echoes broader Middle East crisis, says UN Envoy
15 April 2024
As tensions worsen across the Middle East region, Yemen’s plight has become increasingly intertwined with wider geopolitical dynamics, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Monday.
Hans Grundberg underscored the urgent need for de-escalation, warning of the perilous consequences of…
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‘Concerted global push’ for Sudan ceasefire is essential: Guterres
15 April 2024
“The world is forgetting about the people of Sudan” the UN chief warned on Monday, calling for a boost in humanitarian funding and a global push for peace to end a year of brutal fighting between rival militaries.
With attention over the weekend focused on the Middle East he said the conflict…
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Gaza: rights experts condemn AI role in destruction by Israeli military
15 April 2024
As UN chief António Guterres on Monday reiterated his appeal for “maximum restraint” in the Middle East following Iran’s drone and missile attack on Israel, independent human rights experts said that the alleged use of artificial intelligence on targets in Gaza by the Israeli military had taken an “unprecedented toll” on civilians, housing and services…
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Committee against Torture Opens Seventy-Ninth Session in Geneva and Re-Elects Claude Heller as its Chairperson
15 April 2024
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The Committee against Torture this morning opened its seventy-ninth session, which is being held in Geneva from 15 April to 10 May, during which it will review efforts by Austria, Azerbaijan, Finland, Honduras, Liechtenstein and North Macedonia to implement the provisions of the…
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‘Step back from the brink,’ to avert full-scale Middle East conflict, says UN chief
14 April 2024
The people of the Middle East are facing a real danger of a devastating full-scale conflict, António Guterres said on Sunday, urging “maximum restraint” across a region on the brink hours after Iran launched attack drones and missiles against Israel overnight Saturday.
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First Person: ‘I no longer amount to anything’ – Voices of the displaced in Haiti
14 April 2024
People affected by gang wars in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, have been describing to the UN how their lives have been violently changed, with one person saying he feels that he has lost his identity and “no longer amounts to anything”.
He and others spoke to Eline Joseph,…
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Guterres condemns Iran’s attack on Israel, calls for immediate end to hostilities
13 April 2024
Strongly condemning the “large-scale attack” launched on Israel by Iran, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged maximum restraint by all parties and warned that “neither the region nor the world can afford another war.”
“I call for an immediate cessation of these…
