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UN chief urges Security Council, speak ‘with one voice’ to secure peace |

·November 6, 2022·4 min read

“They help protect civilians and prevent violence…[and] enable the work of peacebuilding, development, humanitarian, and human rights actors”, he detailed.  However, “local and global contexts in which they operate are becoming more challenging by the day”. The UN chief reminded the Security Council that peacekeeping plays a “critical role” in...

UN refugee chief urges stronger action to end ‘legal limbo’ of statelessness |

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·November 5, 2022·1 min read

Statelessness is “a pervasive and grave human rights violation”, as well as “a blight on humanity”, he said. “Deprived of the fundamental right to a nationality, those who have been born or left stateless face a devastating legal limbo. They are prevented from accessing their basic human rights and from...

Human rights belong at the heart of climate change debate, urges Türk |

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·November 2, 2022·1 min read

The top rights official has written an open letter calling for human rights to be at the heart of efforts to tackle climate change. “The outcome of the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference – COP27 – starting this weekend in Egypt, is critical for people’s effective enjoyment of human rights around the...

Champion young people as ‘drivers of change’, UN chief urges |

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·July 17, 2022·3 min read

From climate change to conflicts to persistent poverty, young people are “disproportionately impacted by interlinked global crises,” his Youth Envoy, Jayathma Wickramanayake, told a commemorative event in New York, speaking on behalf of the UN chief. “Today, we highlight the importance of transforming youth skills for the future of work,”...

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...

Tedros urges Pfizer to make oral COVID antiviral available more widely |

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·July 10, 2022·3 min read

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s appeal comes as confirmed coronavirus cases jumped nearly 30 per cent in the past two weeks, with increased infections in four out of six regions of the world. Agreeing terms “Our organizations are still trying to finalize with Pfizer the appropriate terms and conditions for low and...

Bosnia and Herzegovina: UN rights chief urges leaders to ‘turn the page on rhetoric’ |

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·June 25, 2022·3 min read

The four-day mission marked the first visit by a UN human rights High Commissioner in more than two decades, and she noted that some of the same rights challenges from that era persist today. Ms. Bachelet hailed an “unprecedented ruling” handed down this week, sentencing three people for incitement to hatred...

Guterres visits refugees resettled in NYC, urges world to ‘stand together in solidarity’ |

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·June 19, 2022·7 min read

“Like millions of refugees worldwide, they are helping bring new life, prosperity and rich diversity to their host communities. We must continue supporting them,” the UN chief said on Twitter following the visit. Ahead of #WorldRefugeeDay, I visited refugees from Iraq & Afghanistan currently living in New York. Like millions...

UN expert urges UK to halt transfer of asylum seekers to Rwanda |

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·June 17, 2022·2 min read

“There are serious risks that the international law principle of non-refoulement will be breached by forcibly transferring asylum seekers to Rwanda,” said Siobhán Mullally, the UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children. “People seeking international protection, fleeing conflict and persecution, have the right to seek and enjoy...

Amid ‘inhumane’ conditions, Bachelet urges Nicaragua to release all detainees |

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·June 16, 2022·4 min read

Delivering her latest update on the country to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Ms. Bachelet said scores of people remain locked up in the wake of political, human rights and electoral crises over the past four years. Widespread protests broke out in Nicaragua in April 2018 after President...

Mali: Support ‘deep aspiration’ for reform, top envoy urges Security Council |

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·June 14, 2022·4 min read

El-Ghassim Wane, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Mali, urged ambassadors to support the renewal of the mandate of the UN Mission there, MINUSMA, which he heads. Although the West African country continues to face political, security and humanitarian challenges, “they are far from being insurmountable,” he said. Deep aspirations ...

Food exports must keep flowing worldwide, FAO chief urges |

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·June 8, 2022·2 min read

“Food insecurity and high prices can become a trigger for instability,” said Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Addressing the “Mediterranean Dialogue on Food Crisis” in Rome, Mr. Qu insisted that “we must keep the global food trade system open and ensure that agrifood exports are...