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In Antigua, island youth build ‘wall of commitment’ to turn tide against climate crisis
26 May 2024
UN News/ Matthew Wells
Delegates to the SIDS Global and Youth Action Summit including Adelaide Nafoi of Samoa (second from left) after completing their section of the “wall of commitment”.
It may be built out of recyclable cardboard boxes, but when world leaders officially open the Fourth…
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Russian attack on Kharkiv shopping centre ‘utterly unacceptable’, says senior UN official
25 May 2024
UN Ukraine
An attack by Russian armed forces on a busy shopping centre in Kharkiv on Saturday, 25 May
An attack by Russian armed forces on a busy shopping centre in Kharkiv on Saturday reportedly killed at least four people and injured around 40. Denise Brown, the UN Humanitarian coordinator…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Rwanda’s Majority Female Parliament, Ask about Efforts to Support Trafficking Victims and Promote Girls’ Right to Education
24 May 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the tenth periodic report of Rwanda, with Committee Experts congratulating the…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
24 May 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, and the World Meteorological Organization.Growing human rights crisis in Rakhine state in Myanmar…
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Director-General's remarks on the occasion of the International Day of Vesak
24 May 2024
Tatiana Valovaya
International Day of VesakFriday, 24 May 2024 at 2.00 p.m.Room XVII, Palais des Nations Ambassador Arunatilaka,Ambassador Berananda,Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me start by extending my warmest wishes to all those celebrating the Day of Vesak.It is my great pleasure to join you today on this festive occasion. The celebration of the Day of…
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WMO warns of up to seven major hurricanes in North Atlantic in 2024
24 May 2024
IRIN/Ben Parker
Destruction left behind in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria on the island of Dominica. (file)
The UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has issued a warning for an “above average” hurricane season in the North Atlantic in 2024. Based on data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric…