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UN needed ‘more than ever before’ says Germany’s candidate to head General Assembly
15 May 2025
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Former Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock of Germany speaks during the General Assembly informal interactive dialogue with the candidate for the position of President of the General Assembly for the eightieth session.
The former Foreign Minister of Germany outlined her vision…
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‘The world is failing its health checkup,’ says WHO
15 May 2025
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India administered over 2 billion COVID-19 vaccines in less than 18 months.
In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy worldwide fell by 1.8 years – the largest fall in recent history according to the World Health Organization (WHO), in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Libya’s fragile peace tested again as new clashes roil Tripoli
15 May 2025
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A truce has brought a sense of calm to Tripoli, following some of the worst fighting the Libyan capital has seen in years. (file photo)
A fragile calm has settled over Tripoli after a sudden surge of violence this week left parts of the city in ruins, claimed civilian lives, and heightened…
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Gaza: New displacement orders force thousands to flee as famine looms
15 May 2025
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Two children in Gaza City. Humanitarian partners have also witnessed soaring malnutrition levels among children.
Intensified hostilities continue in the Gaza Strip, bringing further death, displacement and destruction as the weeks-long aid blockade grinds on, the UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA)…
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‘We are still waiting for our loved ones’: Families of the abducted speak out
15 May 2025
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Sung Eui Lee (left), daughter of Jong Ryung Lee, and Ruby Chen, father of Itay Chen, address the Security Council.
Two families – one still waiting for answers 75 years after a father was taken during the Korean War, the other pleading for a son’s return from…
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In Berlin, broad backing for UN peacekeeping as global threats mount
14 May 2025
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UN peacekeepers conduct a foot patrol along the Blue Line in southern Lebanon.
More than 130 countries and international partners threw their weight behind UN peacekeeping at a high-level ministerial summit in Berlin on Wednesday, pledging military, tech and political support…
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‘Politically unacceptable, morally repugnant’: UN chief calls for global ban on 'killer robots'
14 May 2025
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A UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) is pictured airborne over Afghanistan.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has once again called for a global ban on lethal autonomous weapon systems – machines capable of taking human lives without human oversight –…
