Gina Romero, Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of assembly and association, warned that “the brutal repression of the university-based protest movement is a […]
Tag: Peace
First Person: Swapping guns for ballpens in the Philippines
A former combatant fighting for the rights of her people on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines has been talking about how she has […]
UN agencies urge Security Council to stop ‘mass graves for migrants’
“The scale of this tragedy, its impact on survivors, families and communities and the frequency with which we witness deaths in transit constitute an intolerable […]
UN Assembly President calls for global unity as high-level debate concludes
This year’s general debate opened with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva addressing UN’s membership. Over six days, 190 Member States took to the […]
Security Council renews Haiti mission mandate, calls for more action against gangs
The mission was authorized last October to assist Haiti’s beleaguered police force. Led by Kenya, it currently has around 410 police officers on the ground […]
Terrorists and their foreign sponsors, though ‘weakened’ still pose a threat, Mali minister warns
Addressing the UN General Assembly’s annual debate, Abdoulaye Maiga said that since 2012, Mali had been experiencing a multifaceted crisis that led to the loss […]
China is committed to dialogue, ‘not throwing gas on the fire’, Foreign Minister Wang says
To that end, China, jointly with Brazil and other countries of the Global South, launched a Group of Friends for Peace, he said in his […]
As challenges mount across the globe, ‘the world needs the UN’, Egypt says
At the same time, Israel’s brutal aggression against Gaza and its current attacks on the West Bank place shame on international institutions, which are unable […]
Saudi Arabia promotes ‘appeasement and development’ in the Middle East and beyond
Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud said the world is seeing an increase in crises, and unfortunately the international community is just looking to manage them, […]
Violations of UN Charter and international law now ‘facts of life’, Cuban Foreign Minister says
Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla said the Israeli army has “massacred” over 40,000 civilians in Gaza over the past 11 months. He also paid tribute to […]