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Secretary-General's Remarks to the Human Rights Council [as delivered]
24 February 2025
Statements and Speeches
[Scroll down for all-English and all-French versions]Mr. President of the General Assembly, Mr. President of the Human Rights Council, High Commissioner,Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,We begin this session under the weight of a grim milestone — the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in…
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Ukraine three years on: Pain, loss, solidarity and hope for a better future
23 February 2025
24 February 2025 marks the third year of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the civilian population continues to face near daily-attacks. The UN staff living alongside them, enduring the same difficult conditions, have been a lifeline throughout the war.
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Ukraine: Guterres says ‘Enough is enough’ as war reaches the three-year mark
23 February 2025
Monday marks three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in clear violation of the UN Charter and international law, and the UN Secretary-General has renewed his call for de-escalation and an end to the conflict.
“On this tragic occasion, I reaffirm the…
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Explainer: 5 common myths about child marriage
22 February 2025
Every day, almost one in five young women are married off while still children, according to the UN reproductive and sexual health agency, UNFPA, which is urging countries to say “I don’t” to child marriage, an illegal practice that is almost universally condemned and yet remains widespread globally.
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UN in Ukraine prepares for the worst, hopes for the best
22 February 2025
As the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine reaches its third year, a flurry of diplomatic activity has led to a growing expectation of a ceasefire, although the situation remains extremely fluid. Despite the uncertainty, the UN is planning how to best support the country when the fighting finally stops…
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New round of polio vaccinations begins in Gaza
22 February 2025
The latest round of a large-scale polio vaccination campaign in Gaza targeting nearly 600,000 young children got underway on Saturday.
It follows a campaign last year that reached hundreds of thousands of young children under the age of 10. Polio virus was recently detected in wastewater samples in Gaza,…
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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Closes Ninetieth Session in Geneva
21 February 2025
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today closed its ninetieth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Belarus, Belize, Congo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Nepal and Sri Lanka, and on the exceptional report of the Democratic Republic of the…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
21 February 2025
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, UN Women, the Office of the High Commissioner for…
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Gaza: Nearly 148,000 receive cash aid since ceasefire began
21 February 2025
Aid operations in the Gaza Strip continue to reach people from north to south with critical assistance, including cash, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Friday.
Since the ceasefire on 19 January, some 138,000 Palestinians have benefited from cash assistance, including people…
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Security Council urges Rwanda to stop supporting M23 in eastern DR Congo
21 February 2025
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday that strongly condemned the ongoing offensive by M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The Council demanded that the M23 immediately cease hostilities, withdraw from all areas that it controls…
