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Guterres calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire as humanitarian crisis reaches ‘horrific proportions’ — Global Issues
Speaking to reporters at UN Headquarters ahead of his departure to Spain for the International Conference on Financing for Development,…
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Myanmar human rights crisis deepens as aid collapses, attacks intensify — Global Issues
In a stark briefing to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk described…
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‘Fighting shows no signs of abating,’ senior UN official tells Security Council — Global Issues
On Friday, the UN Security Council heard sobering briefings from Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, and…
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New UN report charts path out of debt crisis threatening global development — Global Issues
On Friday, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed launched a new report, Confronting the Debt Crisis: 11 Actions to Unlock Sustainable Financing.…
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Despite efforts towards a political solution, violence still rages in the east — Global Issues
Since January, the region has seen a new escalation of violence as the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group launched an offensive…
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Lacroix upholds role of UN peacekeeping in Lebanon and Syria — Global Issues
Jean-Pierre Lacroix briefed journalists on his recent visit to the two countries ahead of Security Council meetings on the extension…
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UN commission hails recent action to address past violations — Global Issues
Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro highlighted the establishment of the National Transitional Authority and the National Authority for Missing Persons which are…
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A Realistic Plan for UN Reform — Global Issues
Credit: United Nations Opinion by Stephanie Hodge (new york) Friday, June 27, 2025 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Jun 27 (IPS)…
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Enabling Machines to Make Life and Death Decisions Is Morally Unjustifiable — Global Issues
by CIVICUS Friday, June 27, 2025 Inter Press Service Jun 27 (IPS) – CIVICUS discusses autonomous weapons systems and the…
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Brazil’s Most Sustainable Capital Puts Value on its Waste — Global Issues
Community orchard in Ribeirão, a neighbourhood in Florianopolis, the capital of the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. There are…
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