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Sudanese leader denounces ‘devastating aggression’ being waged by rebels against his country
26 September 2024
The President of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan told the UN General Assembly on Thursday that while his country was committed to peace, rebels funded by parties elsewhere in the region were waging “devastating aggression” against his country.
“A war is…
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‘At this very moment the future of Lebanon’s people is imperiled’, Foreign Minister tells UN
26 September 2024
The Foreign Minister of Lebanon on Thursday said that the crisis in his country demanded urgent international action as Israeli attacks threatened to set off “a domino effect”, turning the entire Middle East region into “a black hole” of endless conflict.
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Calls by African leaders for equitable representation on UN Security Council gain momentum
26 September 2024
The call for a more inclusive and representative Security Council resonated loud and clear at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, as African leaders demanded global powers address the longstanding inequity in the Council’s composition.
They articulated a compelling…
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‘This is the moment for peace, progress, equality’: UK Prime Minister
26 September 2024
From Gaza to Ukraine and beyond, the vast majority of humanitarian needs are driven by conflict – a catastrophe made by human hands – that is turning the geopolitical dial away from the rule of law and towards brute force and aggression, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom told the UN General Assembly on Thursday…
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$1.5 billion commitment for education and skills training in lower-middle-income countries
26 September 2024
A new $1.5 billion investment, announced on Thursday, will boost education and skills development for millions of the world’s children and youth most in need.
The commitment by the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) will address the dire but…
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Haitian leader supports creating UN-led mission to quell country’s gang violence
26 September 2024
Haiti is becoming more resilient, but can only fully recover with international solidarity, Edgard Leblanc Fils said on Thursday, voicing support for a UN-led peacekeeping mission to combat gang violence that has “paralyzed” the nation and left its people desperate and nearly without hope…
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‘We have failed the people of Gaza,’ Guterres tells ministers
26 September 2024
The UN agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is the only “outpost of hope” left in the hellscape that is Gaza, the UN Secretary-General told a high-level ministerial meeting on Thursday in New York.
The world has “failed the people of Gaza”, he said. More than 41,000 people have been…
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Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Norway on Steps Taken to Prevent Illegal Adoptions, Ask About Missing Asylum-Seeking Minors and Discriminatory Policies Affecting the Sami People
26 September 2024
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The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Norway, with Committee Experts commending the steps taken by the State to prevent…
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Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Morocco on its Transitional Justice Process, Ask Questions on Cases of Disappeared Migrants and on Criminal Investigations into Cases of Enforced Disappearances
25 September 2024
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The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Morocco, with Committee Experts commending the State on its…
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Sudan crisis: Top ministers meet in New York in call for concerted action
25 September 2024
With war raging in Sudan and no end in sight to the catastrophic hunger crisis it has created, UN agencies and Member States meeting at the General Assembly in New York on Wednesday prepared to issue a renewed call for urgent action to protect the country’s people.
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