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Syrian minister denounces ‘American chaos’, says States must respect the UN Charter

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syrian minister denounces ‘American chaos’, says States must respect the UN Charter 26 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak Bassam Sabbagh, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session. In remarks on Tuesday to the UN General Assembly, Syrian Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Bassam Sabbagh…

A ‘club of elites’ will not realise the multilateral future we need, Holy See tells UN Assembly

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home A ‘club of elites’ will not realise the multilateral future we need, Holy See tells UN Assembly 26 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session. The international community must maintain the universality of global multilateral forums and not turn them…

Security Council’s ‘west-led irrational structure’ must be reformed, DPRK tells UN

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council’s ‘west-led irrational structure’ must be reformed, DPRK tells UN 26 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak Ambassador Kim Song of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session. The “west-led irrational structure” of the UN Security Council must be reformed to prevent the “high-handedness and arbitrariness” of…

General Debate ends with UN focused on challenges ahead

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home General Debate ends with UN focused on challenges ahead 26 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak General Assembly President Dennis Francis delivers closing remarks to the 78th General Assembly general debate. The General Assembly’s annual debate concluded on Tuesday, with global leaders stating that while the United Nations faces institutional challenges, it remains the paramount platform for…

World News in Brief: Crisis deepens for Mali’s children, human rights updates from Brazil, Montenegro

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Crisis deepens for Mali’s children, human rights updates from Brazil, Montenegro 26 September 2023 © UNICEF/Tiécoura N’Daou Almost a quarter of Mali's population suffers from moderate or acute food insecurity. In Mali, one million children under five are at risk of malnutrition amid polio and measles outbreaks, increased armed violence and displacement, the UN…

Ban smoking and vaping in schools worldwide urges WHO

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ban smoking and vaping in schools worldwide urges WHO 26 September 2023 © WHO WHO says that roughly half of all children globally are reported to breathe in air polluted by tobacco smoke. Young people continue to be “relentlessly” targeted with tobacco and nicotine products, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday, in a call to ban smoking and vaping “whether sitting in class,…

AFTERNOON - Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela Tells the Human Rights Council that Human Rights Violations Are Continuing in Venezuela, Reflecting a Policy of Repressing Dissent

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela Tells the Human Rights Council that Human Rights Violations Are Continuing in Venezuela, Reflecting a Policy of Repressing Dissent 25 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine The Human…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that the Special Procedures Have Achieved Gender Parity for the First Time, and that the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine Has Found Continuing Evidence of War Crimes Committed by Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that the Special Procedures Have Achieved Gender Parity for the First Time, and that the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine Has Found Continuing Evidence of War Crimes Committed by Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine 25 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus…

Ukraine: Rape and torture by Russian forces continuing, rights experts report

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Rape and torture by Russian forces continuing, rights experts report 25 September 2023 © WFP/Anastasiia Honcharuk The UN says there is evidence that civilians in Ukraine are being targeted by Russia. Russian forces in Ukraine faced new allegations of war crimes on Monday as UN-appointed independent rights experts published the findings of their latest report into Russia’s full…

Palestine: Rights experts call for stronger torture prevention measures

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Palestine: Rights experts call for stronger torture prevention measures 25 September 2023 UN News The Palestinian Flag in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Palestinian authorities must strengthen fundamental legal safeguards against torture and ill-treatment, especially from the first moments of detention, a group of UN human rights experts said on Monday.…