UNHCR Launches an Alert: 1 Out of 97 People Worldwide Are Refugees

Rifugiati, l’UNHCR lancia l’allarme: una persona su 97 nel mondo è in fuga

Almost 80 million people in the world cannot return home: the refugees’ situation has reached the most catastrophic level since the UN has been monitoring the phenomenon, and the Covid-19 pandemic has rendered the emergency even more dramatic.

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For UK Ambassador Karen Pierce, Brexit Will Bolster British Diplomacy at the UN

byAbigail Napp

Asked about the state of British diplomacy in the shadow of Brexit, the President of the UN Security Council Karen Pierce assured us that it is alive and well, and that thanks to the deals that had been made with...

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Syrian Conflict: Security Council Tries to Shed Light on Idlib Hospital Bombings

byLuca Cristo

The Security Council meets for the eighth briefing from the Under-Secretary of Human Affairs and Emergency Relief Mark Lowcock, following the repeated bombings of medical facilities in de-conflicted zones. As most of the attacks came from the Syrian government forces...

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One Man Standing for Peace: Zannier on His Mandate of Conflict Prevention

byYulia Lapina

Working on the integration of societies is not easy, and it is a very politically delicate task. We are now in a phase in history when identity politics is prevailing and geopolitical relationships are becoming more complicated. Some could perceive...

Libia, il Consiglio di Sicurezza chiede il cessate il fuoco, ma su Haftar resta diviso

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Libya, Security Council Calls for a Ceasefire, but on Haftar It Is Still Divided

byGiulia Pozzi

The Permanent Representative of UK to the UN, ambassador Karen Pierce, assured La Voce that the UK’s draft resolution is still on the table. Asked whether the Security Council had discussed the situation of migrants in the Mediterranean, she responded...

Presidente del Parlamento dell’Umanità: María Fernanda Espinosa, pensieri e poteri

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President of the World Parliament María Fernanda Espinosa: Reflections and Power

byGiulia Pozzi

The ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ecuador and first Latin American woman to be elected President of the General Assembly of the UN answers our questions on Sustainable Development Goals and the UN’s battle – that sees Italy among its...

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The Result of Saudi-Iranian Proxy War: The Worst Man-made Humanitarian Crisis

bySumana Ali

Yemen is being devastated by the proxy war between the Saudi-UAE-US-UK-led coalition and Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Millions of Yemeni civilians are starving, not receiving adequate health care and living in fear of the next airstrike. Despite the well-known circumstances, no...

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António Guterres’ Three Points to Shield Civilians from Armed Conflict

byValentina Zavala-Arbelaez

The U.N. Security Council special meeting dedicated to the protection of civilians in armed conflict saw the participation of the U.N. Secretary General, along with Red Cross Director-General Yves Daccord. Italian Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi also delivered a speech with an...

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Crisis with North Korea: the UN Charter Has Been Violated by the Security Council

byRonda Hauben

During the 72° General Assembly the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, provided not only an understanding of the nature of the obligation that Art. 32 bestows on the Security Council, but also an understanding of the importance...

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G5 Sahel: Against Terrorism and Trafficking, UN Finds a United Response

byMartha Libri

The G5 Sahel Resolution 2359 regarding peace and security in Africa and the implementation of the strategic concept of the operations: in the region there are more than 30 million people who face food insecurity and at least 4.9 million...

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