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2022 Year in Review: Amid global turmoil, UN doggedly pursues international climate agreements

·December 28, 2022·7 min read

At the end of 2021, when the UN climate conference (COP26) wrapped up in Glasgow, none of those present could have suspected that a war in Ukraine would throw the global economy into turmoil, convincing many nations to suspend their commitments to a low carbon economy, as they scrambled to...

UN calls for support for international force for Haiti

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·December 25, 2022·2 min read

Addressing the Security Council, Ms. Mohammed underlined the UN Secretary-General’s call for support to the Haitian National Police, as set out in a letter to ambassadors in October. “I urge every country with the capacity to do so to give urgent consideration to the Haitian Government’s request for an...

International Migrants Day: 280 million people leave home for ‘a better life’

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·December 18, 2022·3 min read

Secretary-General António Guterres credited the more than 80 per cent of those who cross borders in a safe and orderly fashion as powerful drivers of “economic growth, dynamism, and understanding”. “But unregulated migration along increasingly perilous routes – the cruel realm of traffickers – continues to extract a terrible cost”,...

Ukraine: Missile strikes, summary executions highlight importance of international law

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·November 26, 2022·2 min read

“Millions are being plunged into extreme hardship and appalling conditions of life by these strikes”, he said. “Taken as a whole, this raises serious problems under international humanitarian law, which requires a concrete and direct military advantage for each object attacked”. Racking up casualties According to the UN Human Rights...

Time for ‘concrete action’ by international community to hold Iran’s security forces to account |

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·October 31, 2022·2 min read

Amid protests sparked by the death in custody last month of Mahsa Amini following her arrest by so-called “morality police”, Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman, told journalists in New York that since then, many in the UN human rights sphere had made “very strong calls for independent, impartial investigations”, with no response...

Indigenous women’s work to preserve traditional knowledge celebrated on International Day |

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·August 9, 2022·4 min read

His appeal comes in a message to mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, observed annually on 9 August. This year the focus is on the role indigenous women have in preserving and passing on traditional knowledge. Cultural champions “Indigenous women are knowledge keepers of traditional food systems...

UN experts call for international investigation into 2020 Beirut explosion |

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·August 3, 2022·2 min read

The powerful blast, caused by a stockpile of ammonium nitrate in a port warehouse, occurred on 4 August 2020 and killed more than 200 people while decimating a vast swath of the Lebanese capital. The explosion destroyed 77,000 apartments, wounded 7,000 people, displaced over 300,000 more, at least 80,000 of...

Celebrating the union of body and soul: UN marks International Yoga Day |

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·June 21, 2022·6 min read

Returning to an in-person format this year, the verdant North Lawn was transformed into a sprawling exercise area for the yoga demonstration session, where experienced yogis and curious newcomers alike, flexed their bodies – and minds. Spirit of togetherness Yoga is an ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice that originated...

Haiti must remain at ‘forefront’ of international agenda, Security Council hears |

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·June 17, 2022·2 min read

She called for greater support for the Caribbean nation as protracted insecurity and prolonged political uncertainty, together with the dire economic situation and growing humanitarian needs, are severely hampering development and undermining peacebuilding efforts. Briefing the Security Council, Special Representative Helen La Lime called on Member States to provide...

WHO to determine if Monkeypox should be declared ‘Emergency of International Concern’; rights expert warns of COVID ‘vaccine apartheid’ |

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·June 15, 2022·6 min read

The experts will meet on June 23 to assess whether the continuing outbreak represents a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the highest level of global alert, which currently applies only to the COVID-19 pandemic and polio. So far this year, more than 1,600 confirmed cases and almost 1,500 suspected...

From The Field: A ‘child of international solidarity’

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·June 12, 2022·1 min read

For three generations, Marsel Abdo’s family have been fleeing conflict, including the Syrian war and the Russian invasion of Ukraine....