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New UN push to ensure women’s equal participation peace

·October 28, 2024·4 min read

Announcing the Pledge at a Security Council open debate on women, peace and security, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed emphasized that women’s rights are being eroded while they are being denied an equal voice in decision making. She cited the worsening crises in Gaza, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Yemen, stressing “it...

Draft NY state law a ‘golden opportunity’ to ensure fair debt relief

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·June 9, 2023·1 min read

Olivier de Schutter, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, and Attiya Waris, Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights, have welcomed the proposed New York Taxpayer and International Debt Crises Prevention Act, which is currently under discussion. They urged lawmakers to adopt the draft bill, which compels...

Midwives scramble to ensure safe deliveries amid violence in Sudan

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·May 7, 2023·4 min read

“Health facilities and hospitals should be safe havens in times of crisis,” the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said on Saturday, condemning an attack on a hospital in Khartoum. Laila Baker, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) regional director, said pregnant women in capital city are facing perilous conditions. “We are acutely...

Sri Lanka must ensure compensation for victims of 2019 terrorist attacks

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·January 18, 2023·1 min read

Last week, the Supreme Court ordered the former President and three other senior officials to compensate the families of the victims because they had failed to prevent the tragedy. More than 270 people were killed in the series of explosions at churches and hotels across the island nation. A step...

Step up investment to ensure water and sanitation access for all

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·December 15, 2022·1 min read

Although 45 per cent of countries are on track to achieve drinking water targets by the end of the decade, only a quarter are likely to meet sanitation targets. The findings come in a report published by WHO and UN-Water, which brings together UN agencies and other organizations working on...

‘Intense diplomatic efforts’ continue to ensure food and fertilizers reach those in need

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·November 30, 2022·1 min read

Stéphane Dujarric reiterated that the UN welcomed the donation of 260,000 metric tonnes of fertilizer which has been stored in European ports and warehouses, “which will serve to alleviate humanitarian needs and prevent catastrophic crop loss in Africa, where it is currently planting season.” The first shipment of 20,000 tonnes...

UN chief reaffirms support for deals to ensure export food and fertilizer from Ukraine and Russia |

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·October 29, 2022·1 min read

The Black Sea Grain Initiative, an agreement brokered by the UN and Türkiye in July, which was set up to reintroduce vital food and fertilizer exports from Ukraine to the rest of the world, is due to run out in the second half of November, but it can be extended,...

Ensure peaceful and constitutional transfer of power in Sri Lanka, urges UN Resident Coordinator |

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·July 16, 2022·2 min read

In a statement issued on Friday on behalf of the UN in Sri Lanka, Resident Coordinator Hanaa Singer, said that it was “imperative that the transition of power is accompanied by broad and inclusive consultation within and outside Parliament.” According to news reports, Mr. Rajapaksa offered his resignation after fleeing the country and arriving...

Sri Lanka: UN chief calls for dialogue to ensure ‘smooth transition’ of power |

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·July 12, 2022·2 min read

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has yet to comment publicly on the occupation of his residence, along with that of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, but the Prime Minister’s office reportedly said it had been informed that the President planned to step down on Wednesday. President Rajapaksa has become the focus for widespread...