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MORNING - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Including the Right to Development

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Including the Right to Development 21 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning continued the general debate on agenda item three on the promotion and protection of all human…

World News in Brief: Peace day, high seas treaty, Palestinian displacement rises, polio in Ukraine

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Peace day, high seas treaty, Palestinian displacement rises, polio in Ukraine 21 September 2023 UN Photo/Manuel Elías A young participant listens in to the Actions for Peace: Our Ambition for the #GlobalGoals event at UN Headquarters. Peace requires strong mobilization for human rights, sustainable development and the environment, UN Secretary-General António Guterres…

Yemen: Unsung heroes unite for lasting peace

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen: Unsung heroes unite for lasting peace 21 September 2023 © IOM/Angela Wells A young girl is pictured at her shelter in a displacement camp on Yemen’s west coast. Communities in Yemen ravaged by nearly nine years of a relentless war are still grappling with one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises…

Yemen’s leader says peace is possible, but flow of arms and resources to Houthi militias must stop

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen’s leader says peace is possible, but flow of arms and resources to Houthi militias must stop 21 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi, President of the Presidential Leadership Council of the Republic of Yemen, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session. Yemen has made compromises and worked hard to rebuild its country and regain the trust of…

Summit of the Future ‘unique opportunity’ to rebuild trust: Guterres

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Summit of the Future ‘unique opportunity’ to rebuild trust: Guterres 21 September 2023 UN Photo/Laura Jarriel Ministerial Meeting for the Summit of the Future. The President of the UN General Assembly told foreign ministers gathered in New York on Thursday that forecasts predicting the death of effective diplomacy are premature.…

Healthcare: Lack of universal coverage, ‘human rights tragedy on a massive scale’

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Healthcare: Lack of universal coverage, ‘human rights tragedy on a massive scale’ 21 September 2023 © UNICEF/Mojtba Moawia Moawi A young pregnant mother is seen for an antenatal checkup at a health centre in Kassala state, Sudan. World leaders on Thursday agreed to boost efforts to provide universal health coverage for all by 2030…

Sudan’s brutal conflict could spill over into wider region, warns Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan’s brutal conflict could spill over into wider region, warns Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan 21 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan Abdelrahman Al-Burhan, President of the Transitional Sovereign Council of the Republic of the Sudan, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session. Warning that the months-long conflict in Sudan could spill over in the region…

Equality among states is non-negotiable, France says at UN

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Equality among states is non-negotiable, France says at UN 21 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna of France addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session. At the UN on Thursday, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna declared that her country defends the principle of equality between states – “a principle that no one can or must…

At UN Assembly, Nepali Prime Minister urges focus on common goals

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home At UN Assembly, Nepali Prime Minister urges focus on common goals 21 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' of Nepal addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session. Addressing the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Prime Minister of Nepal emphasized the importance of collective action in tackling global…

Strong multilateralism key to international cooperation, says China’s Vice-President

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Strong multilateralism key to international cooperation, says China’s Vice-President 21 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak Han Zheng, Vice President of the People's Republic of China, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session. The international community must move away from “power politics” by embracing the burgeoning multipolar world, with the UN at its core, the…