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Explainer: What is Security Council resolution 1701?
- UN News
Diplomats have been highlighting Security Council resolution 1701 in official meetings and in the corridors over the busy High-Level Week at UN Headquarters.
‘Broad impunity persists’ for law enforcement violations against Africans and people of African descent: rights experts
- UN News
Africans and people of African descent who have encountered human rights violations by law enforcement officials never receive justice as authorities are not held accountable, experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said in a report issued on Tuesday.
All-out war ‘must be avoided in Lebanon at all costs’: Guterres
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants, as Israel launched what it described as a “limited” ground incursion into Southern Lebanon.
Ukraine: Top UN aid official condemns deadly marketplace strike in Kherson
- UN News
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine condemned a deadly Russian strike in Kherson on Tuesday morning and underscored the need to protect civilians caught in the war, which is entering its 20th month.
Lebanon crisis: UN launches $426 million aid appeal with ‘limited’ Israeli ground incursion underway
- UN News
UN humanitarians launched a $426 million appeal for Lebanon on Tuesday to support one million people uprooted by widespread Israeli shelling amid what Israel has described as a “limited, localised and targeted” ground operation into Lebanon, across the UN-patrolled line of separation.
How the Geneva Consensus Declaration Threatens International Cooperation and Development
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 30 (IPS) - Last week, UN member states adopted the Pact of the Future – and its two annexes: the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration for Future Generations. These action-oriented documents are envisaged to counter emerging threats to development and acceleration of progress on Agenda 2030. Nonetheless, there remains little political prioritization of reproductive justice on this agenda.
Will the UN's Pact of The Future Modernize the World's Outdated Multilateral Systems?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 30 (IPS) - While most world leaders who attended the United Nations inaugural Summit of the Future—a two-day high-level event at UN headquarters in New York meant to address the most pressing global challenges of the 21st century—agree that the world's aging multilateral system needs modernizing, not all agree on how to get there.
Georgia’s Dangerous Anti-LGBTQI+ Law
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Sep 30 (IPS) - Georgia's ruling party has put LGBTQI+ people firmly in the firing line ahead of next month's election. On 17 September, parliament gave final approval to a highly discriminatory law that empowers the authorities to censor books and films with LGBTQI+ content, stop discussion of LGBTQI+ issues in schools, ban people from flying rainbow flags and prevent Pride events. The law excludes LGBTQI+ people from adopting children, bans gender affirmation surgery and refuses to recognise same-sex marriages of Georgians conducted abroad.
TikTok and WHO Join Efforts to Combat Misinformation
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 30 (IPS) - Today's digital age is centered around TikTok, the short-form social media platform that hosts around 1 billion global users. Sensationalized or reductive videos often get the most engagement with young audiences, leading to the spread of misinformation on a global level.
It’s Time for Rich Polluters to Pay for the Climate Crisis They Created
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 30 (IPS) - The world is standing at a critical juncture. Climate change is not just a future threat—it's here, and it's already devastating lives. From record-breaking heat waves to floods and landslides, the planet is sending us clear signals that we cannot afford to ignore.
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