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Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes Security Council resolution
18 October 2023
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US vetoes the Brazilian-led draft resolution on the Israel-Gaza crisis.
The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for “humanitarian pauses” to deliver lifesaving aid to millions in Gaza. The failure by the Council to make its first public intervention on…
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Security Council meets over Israel-Gaza: ‘Very real risk’ of conflict expanding warns top envoy
18 October 2023
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Members of the UN Security Council vote on a draft resolution draft resolution on the situation in the Middle East.
UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland on Wednesday highlighted the need for an inquiry into the strike against a Gaza hospital that killed…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend France’s Feminist Foreign Policy, Ask about Female Genital Mutilation and Femicide
17 October 2023
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the ninth periodic report of France, with Committee Experts commending the State for its feminist foreign policy, and…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
17 October 2023
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Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for…
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In Dialogue with Kuwait, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend the State’s Support for Victims of Domestic Violence, Raise Issues Concerning Xenophobic Hate Speech and the Resumption of Executions
17 October 2023
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The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Kuwait on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts…
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Competing Security Council resolutions reveal diplomatic fault lines
17 October 2023
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In this file photo, two UN staff members discuss some matters, as the Security Council prepares to convene a meeting.
The UN Security Council’s first intervention in the Gaza crisis – a Russian-led draft resolution calling for humanitarian ceasefire – was voted down…
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Guterres: Turn ‘infrastructure emergency’ into opportunity, but also protect nature
17 October 2023
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Secretary-General António Guterres (left) is welcomed by Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, in Great Hall of the People during the 3rd Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China.
Infrastructure is a “crucial pathway” to generate economic growth, create decent…
