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Middle East: ‘No time to lose’ in negotiating ceasefire and Gaza hostage release: Top UN envoy
25 August 2024
Against the backdrop of another major escalation across the Blue Line dividing southern Lebanon and Israel on Sunday, the UN’s top Middle East envoy said on Sunday “there is no time to lose” for a ceasefire in Gaza and release of all hostages.
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‘The world needs your leadership’, Guterres tells Pacific Islands Forum
25 August 2024
The island nations of the Pacific are “showing the way” to protect the planet from the ravages of climate change and now the rest of the world needs to step up with more support, the UN chief said on Monday.
Secretary-General António Guterres was addressing the opening of the Pacific…
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New York students rise to task of being ‘PGA for a Day’
24 August 2024
“Welcome Mister President, Madame President,” says the current President of the General Assembly, Dennis Francis. He ushers high schoolers Erik Ponomarev and Fariha Akter into his office before his bilateral meeting with the top diplomat who holds a different presidency for the month of September – the Security Council…
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Tears and embraces as murderous 30-year family feud comes to an end in the Philippines
24 August 2024
A Filipino man has been describing the outpouring of emotion as two families on the island of Mindanao settled a 30-year-long feud that escalated from tit-for-tat killings into a dispute involving two factions of a former insurgency movement.
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Welcome Support Provided by Danish Organizations to East African Organizations of Persons with Disabilities, Ask about Supported Decision Making and the Use of Coercive Measures on Children with Disabilities
Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Welcome Support Provided by Danish Organizations to East African Organizations of Persons with Disabilities, Ask about Supported Decision Making and the Use of Coercive Measures on Children with Disabilities…
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Closes One Hundred and Thirteenth Session
23 August 2024
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon closed its one hundred and thirteenth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, the United Kingdom and Venezuela, which were reviewed during the…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
23 August 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Michele Zaccheo of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Federation of the Red Cross, the United Nations Development Programme and the…
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WHO seeks $135 million to defeat mpox
23 August 2024
The current mpox outbreak “can be controlled and can be stopped”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized on Friday, announcing an action plan that calls for $135 million over the next six months.
“Responding to this complex outbreak requires a comprehensive and coordinated…
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At World Women's Forum, UN deputy chief urges action on gender equality
23 August 2024
The UN Deputy Secretary-General called for stronger efforts in women’s empowerment, gender equality, and climate action in remarks to the World Women's Forum in Mongolia this week.
Held on 22-23 August under the theme Towards a Green Future, the Forum focused on advancing the…
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Rights experts urge United Kingdom to curb hate speech
23 August 2024
The United Kingdom must take action to curb racist hate speech and xenophobic rhetoric, a UN human rights body said on Friday, following recent riots that rocked the country.
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racism (CERD) voiced concern over persistent hate crimes, hate speech and xenophobic…
