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World News in Brief: Kyiv under attack, Sudan peace talks, progress on hunger in Europe

·December 17, 2023·4 min read

That’s according to UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, briefing reporters in New York who said critical infrastructure in at least four of the capital’s 10 districts have been damaged, including homes, a hospital and a kindergarten. “Water and electricity systems were also hit, but authorities managed to quickly restore these vital supplies”,...

Our voices and needs must be put first in climate talks, young people tell COP28

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·December 9, 2023·5 min read

With negotiations on curbing global warming and the future of fossil fuels generating the most buzz as the latest UN climate conference heads towards the finish line – COP28 is scheduled to wrap up next Tuesday – young people and children grabbed the spotlight today. In the lead-up to the...

UN pushes disarmament talks amid fears that drums of nuclear war are beating again

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·August 6, 2023·3 min read

In a message to mark the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Mr. Guterres urged the international community to learn from the “nuclear cataclysm” that befell the Japanese city on 6 August 1945. “The drums of nuclear war are beating once again; mistrust and division are on the...

Black Sea Initiative exports top 30 million tonnes from Ukraine, as talks continue over renewal

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·May 14, 2023·1 min read

That was the message conveyed by the UN Humanitarian Affairs chief, Martin Griffiths, to a meeting held on Thursday in Istanbul, to discuss the future of the Initiative, with senior official from the signatories to the deal, Russia, and Ukraine, together with the UN and Türkiye, which also mediated the...

Sudan: UN rights chief calls for a return to talks, amid fragile ceasefire

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·April 24, 2023·4 min read

“Sudan has already endured so much pain and suffering. The fighting is born out of power games and personal interests that only serve to alienate the democratic aspirations of the population,” said Mr. Türk, adding, “Do those responsible not understand that the civilian population now only craves a peaceful life?” ...

UN, African and Arab leaders to hold virtual talks on Sudan crisis

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·April 23, 2023·3 min read

The UN chief spoke earlier in the day to President William Ruto of Kenya and with the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki. Mr. Guterres will attend a virtual meeting on Sudan on Thursday, bringing together the AU Chairperson, the Secretary-General of the Arab League, the Executive...

Yemen: UN says Saudi-Houthi talks in Sana’a ‘a welcome step’

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·April 11, 2023·2 min read

Stéphane Dujarric was responding to questions from correspondents at the regular noon briefing in New York, after news reports that progress had been made towards a permanent ceasefire, to end Saudi Arabia’s military involvement in a military coalition that has backed the internationally recognized Government in its civil conflict with...

Sudan: UN chief calls for ‘good faith’ effort by all, ahead of direct talks |

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·June 7, 2022·2 min read

A military coup in October, led to the suspension of a power sharing between civilian representatives and senior officers, which had been established since the overthrow of former ruler, Omar al-Bashir in 2019. More protests Political protests took place in several parts of the capital on Monday, according to news...