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Violence leaves more than 300,000 ‘completely reliant’ on assistance in northern Mozambique
22 September 2020
Worsening conflict, combined with a precarious humanitarian situation, has forced more than 300,000 people to flee their homes and villages in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, leaving them completely reliant on humanitarian assistance, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has said.
“We are deeply concerned about the unfolding humanitarian situation in Cabo…
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The world must not be ‘neutral’ on enforced disappearances
21 September 2020
The international community “should not be neutral” on enforced disappearance, independent UN human rights experts said on Monday, calling for countries to strengthen cooperation in investigating and prosecuting perpetrators.
“Impunity is a distinctive trait of most enforced disappearances, and it has a multiplying effect, generating additional suffering and anguish for the victims and their…
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Global solution to COVID-19 in sight, ‘we sink or we swim together’ – WHO chief
21 September 2020
COVID-19 is an “unprecedented global crisis that demands an unprecedented global response”, the chief of the UN health agency said on Monday, unveiling a plan to have two billion doses of coronavirus vaccine available by the end of 2021.
Roughly 64 per cent of the global population lives in a nation that has either committed to, or is eligible to join, the coronavirus…
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DPRK nuclear activities still ‘cause for serious concern’, says UN atomic energy chief
21 September 2020
Nuclear activities in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) “remain a cause for serious concern”, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in Vienna on Monday.
IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi, addressed Member States who are this week attending the agency’s annual General Conference through a combination of in-person and virtual…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SEPARATE DIALOGUES ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES AND ON HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND WASTES
21 September 2020
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The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances and the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes.
Speaking on enforced or involuntary disappearances were the European Union, France on behalf of a group of countries, Iceland on behalf of a group of countries, Afghanistan, Portugal, France, Pakistan, Belgium, Ecuador, Burkina Faso,…
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Stand together and build a just world, UN chief says in message for International Day of Peace
21 September 2020
Even amid the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic, people everywhere must continue to make peace a priority, the UN Secretary-General said on Monday.
António Guterres made the appeal in his message to mark the International Day of Peace, observed annually on 21 September.
In these days of physical distancing amid #COVID19, we must stand together for peace.And…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON THE PROMOTION OF A DEMOCRATIC AND EQUITABLE INTERNATIONAL ORDER
21 September 2020
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The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with Livingstone Sewanyana, the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order after he presented his report on the interplay between the economic policies and safeguards of international financial institutions and good governance at the local level.
The Independent Expert noted that international financial institutions provided loans and grants to developing countries and that…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SEPARATE INTERACTIVE DIALOGUES WITH WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION AND INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON THE ENJOYMENT OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS BY OLDER PERSONS
21 September 2020
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The Human Rights Council this morning held separate interactive dialogues with the Working Group on arbitrary detention and the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons.
Speaking on arbitrary detention were European Union, Lithuania (on behalf of Nordic-Baltic countries), UN Women, State of Palestine, Canada, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Cuba, Ecuador, Burkina Faso, Armenia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Libya…
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One million people share hopes and fears for future with the UN
21 September 2020
The results are in from a massive, unprecedented crowd-sourcing survey of international opinion, launched in January 2020 to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. Participants from all walks of life, women, men, girls and boys in developed and developing countries were encouraged to share their hopes and fears for the future and how the UN can help to bring about change.
No…
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LIVE: UN 'only as strong as its members' Guterres tells UN75 event, looking to the future
21 September 2020
On Monday the UN marks the 75 years of the Organization with a High-level meeting featuring many world leaders. The theme is, “The future we want, the United Nations we need”, and there is a strong focus on the role of youth, and ensuring the UN remains relevant for future generations.
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• Live broadcast of High-level meeting
• UNcomplicated…
