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Collective effort essential to get DR Congo on firm path to peace
30 September 2024
Mobilization at the national, regional and international level are needed to support the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the face of continued violence in the east, trafficking of natural resources, and other challenges, the UN Security Council heard on Monday.
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Security Council renews Haiti mission mandate, calls for more action against gangs
30 September 2024
The UN Security Council on Monday re-authorized the deployment of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti for 12 months.
The mission was authorized last October to assist Haiti’s beleaguered police force. Led by Kenya, it currently has around 410 police…
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At Global Citizen Festival, UN deputy chief urges action to achieve development goals
30 September 2024
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told thousands gathered in New York’s Central Park on Saturday that although it is easy to be miserable in today’s world, they represent the hope needed to defeat poverty, defend the planet and demand equity.
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UN Assembly President calls for global unity as high-level debate concludes
30 September 2024
The President of the General Assembly on Monday reminded UN Member States that the Organization’s strength “lies in our diversity” and ability to unite around common goals, as the curtains drew on the 79th session’s high-level debate.
This year’s general debate opened with Brazilian…
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UN agencies urge Security Council to stop ‘mass graves for migrants’
30 September 2024
Action is needed now to stop the Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea from “becoming mass graves for migrants”, two UN agencies warned the Security Council on Monday.
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Syrian Minister denounces Israel for its ‘seven-decade-long criminal record’
30 September 2024
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Syria, Bassam Sabbagh, on Monday said the world was at a critical juncture, marked by widespread conflict, economic hardship and environmental degradation.
All of these, he told the UN General Assembly, are exacerbated by failures of multilateral…
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World News in Brief: Possible ‘dire consequences’ for Yemen following strikes, Ukraine hospital attack, human rights in Algeria
30 September 2024
UN humanitarians on Monday warned of the potentially dire consequences that could arise from disruption to the flow of food imports into Yemen following Israeli strikes on the crucial Red Sea port of Hudaydah.
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Committee on Enforced Disappearances Meets with States Parties, and with Non-Governmental Organizations, National Human Rights Institutions a nd Intergovernmental Organizations
30 September 2024
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The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning held a meeting with States parties, followed by a meeting with non-governmental organizations, national human rights institutions and intergovernmental…
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Director-General's remarks at the Fourth Forum of Mayors - Cities Summit of the Future
30 September 2024
Tatiana Valovaya
Opening of the Fourth Forum of Mayors - Cities Summit of the FutureMonday, 30 September 2024, at 10.00 a.m.Room XVII, Palais des Nations Excellencies,Dear mayors, Ladies and gentlemen,It is my great pleasure to welcome you all today to the Palais des Nations. Let me first of all thank the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and its…
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Ukraine: UN official deplores deadly double attack on hospital
28 September 2024
The top UN aid official in Ukraine has condemned Russian attacks in the northeastern city of Sumy on Saturday which damaged a hospital and killed and injured several people.
The medical facility was hit in twin drone strikes that morning and at least nine people were killed, according to media…
