“Today, we desperately need the United Nations to play its role as a refuge for small countries victimized by aggression, including my homeland, Lebanon,” said […]
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Sudanese leader denounces ‘devastating aggression’ being waged by rebels against his country
“A war is being waged by a group of rebels receiving political and logistical support at the local and regional level,” said Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan Abdelrahman […]
What happened Thursday at UNGA: Gaza crisis tops discussions, Africa pushes for Security Council reform, leaders act against ‘superbugs’
🔵 The day opened with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declaring: “Stop this crime. Stop it now. Stop killing children and women…Stop sending weapons to Israel…The […]
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Russia can’t win on the battlefield, so it’s finding other ways to torment Ukrainian civilians, Zelenskyy tells UN
“These are deliberate Russian attacks on our powerplants and entire energy grid,” he said, noting that it has destroyed all Ukrainian thermal power plants and […]
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SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Russia ‘can only be forced into peace’ says Zelenskyy
The UN Security Council is meeting for a high level briefing on the Ukraine war. The UN Secretary-General told foreign ministers and ambassadors that Russia’s […]
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Torture ‘a common and acceptable practice’ in Ukraine war, UN investigators say
In an oral update to members, Erik Møse, chair of the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, said it has documented new cases of torture committed […]
‘Fear of war’ causing speech problems in Gaza
In a modest tent in a makeshift camp for displaced people west of the town of Al-Zawaida in Deir Al-Balah governorate in Gaza, children whose […]
Summit of the Future Explainer: Time to accelerate reform of the international financial architecture
“The international financial architecture is outdated and ineffective and we are simply not equipped to take on a wide range of emerging issues,” UN Secretary-General […]
‘Incalculable cost’ of conflict on the lives of children
He emphasised the damage that war leaves on young learners’ bodies, minds and spirits, “from injuries and loss of life to abduction, forced displacement, sexual […]
UNICEF renews school protection call in Ukraine amid ‘deadly reality’ of attacks
John Marks, interim UNICEF Representative in Ukraine, issued a renewed appeal for schools to be protected as war rages on. “During the first week of […]
