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Israel: UN Rights Chief Calls for End to “Culture of Impunity”
Investigations must be held into the actions of the Israeli security forces, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Saturday, calling for accountability and an end to impunity. Her appeal comes in the wake of the killing...
Read moreUN-led Talks to Prevent Arms Race in Outer Space
A new UN-led push to prevent an arms race in outer space has received wide-ranging support and participation from civil society and Member States – including all five permanent members of the Security Council - at talks in Geneva. The first Open-ended Working...
Read moreUN Envoy Condemns Latest Israeli Settlement Expansion Plan
The top UN official in the Middle East has urged Israel to halt all settlement activity following the latest approval given to new construction in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, announced on Thursday. “I condemn today's decision by Israeli authorities to...
Read moreAnother European War “Not an Impossibility”
High Representative Christian Schmidt said that more than 26 years after the signing of the General Framework Agreement for Peace – known as the Dayton Accords – citizens are once again talking about the possibility of another conflict, posing the...
Read moreWHO Calls for Greater Regulation of Cross-border Alcohol Marketing
Alcohol is increasingly being marketed across borders, with young people and heavy drinkers particularly targeted, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report on Tuesday that calls for more effective regulation. The study outlines how the digital revolution in...
Read moreUN Meets in Abidjan to Debate Precious Commodity: Land
The 15th session of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), kicked-off on Monday, in the Ivorian "economic" capital. Against the backdrop of a UNCCD warning that up to 40 per cent of all...
Read moreMoldova: “A Small Country with a Big Heart”
Chisinau in spring – the chestnut trees are in bloom, music pours from sidewalk cafés, and young people are everywhere. Although it seems peaceful in the capital of Moldova, if you listen, you can hear everyone speaking about the war,...
Read moreUkraine War: Women are Stepping Up, Impact on Education
The war in Ukraine is having a disproportionate impact on women and minorities, who are facing immense hardship when it comes to health, safety, and access to food, according to a UN-backed report focused on the changing gender dynamics of...
Read moreDeadly Mosque Explosion ‘Another Painful Blow to the People of Afghanistan’
The blast at the Khalifa Sahib mosque, located in the Darulaman area in the west of the city, is the the latest in a series of attacks on civilian targets in the capital and provinces.. The explosion caused the roof...
Read moreDeaths at Sea on Migrant Routes to Europe Almost Doubled, Year on Year
More than 3,000 people died or went missing while attempting to cross the Mediterranean and the Atlantic last year, hoping to reach Europe, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday, appealing for $163.5 million to assist and protect thousands...
Read moreSleepwalking Into the Unknown: A Fatal Optimism on the War in Ukraine
How is the war going to end in Ukraine, and what exactly does the West want in Ukraine? The question, while the fiercest war since the end of WW II is exploding in the center of Europe, in a rational...
Read moreGirls’ Performance in Maths “Starting to Add Up to Boys”, Says UNESCO
The UN published promising news in the global fight for gender equality and opportunity on Wednesday, showing that when it comes to mathematics, girls are now performing as strongly as boys in the classroom – although there are plenty of...
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