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All posts tagged "UN"
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460SocietyTunisia-UN: Tunisia submits draft resolution on Ethiopian dam
Tunisia has presented to the UN Security Council a draft resolution calling on the Ethiopian government to halt the second filling of...
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1.1KPoliticsTunisia-UN condemns violence suffered by Abir Moussi
The United Nations country team in Tunisia published a statement on Monday, July 5, 2021, denouncing the violence sustained by a Member...
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710WorldAntónio Guterres: A GLOBAL MODEL TO TACKLE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
As the world grapples unevenly with the effects of COVID-19, a parallel and equally horrific pandemic has threatened half the world’s population....
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448WorldWorld in worst ‘cascade of human rights setbacks in our lifetimes’: UN
The UN rights chief called Monday for “concerted action” to help recover from the worst global deterioration of rights seen in decades,...
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621WorldU.N. chief Guterres appointed for second term
The 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Friday elected Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a second five-year term, starting on Jan. 1, 2022....
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595SocietyTunisia: UN experts to assess human rights of LGBT people
The UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, will visit Tunisia...
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1.1KWorldIsrael’s attacks on Gaza may constitute ‘war crimes’: UN rights chief
The United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday that Israel’s deadly strikes on Gaza may constitute war crimes and that the...
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960WorldVolkan Bozkir:SOIL IS THE SOLUTION
By Volkan Bozkir What do you think of when you hear the word “desertification”? Sand dunes slowly encroaching on bountiful farmland? The...
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491WorldUS opposition blocks UN Security Council statement on Jerusalem violence
Notwithstanding initial opposition from the United States, diplomats said late Monday that most UN Security Council member states were set to issue...
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519WorldFor a safer and more resilient world, put people before runaway military spending
Op-ed on Military Expenditures, Gender Equality and the WPS agenda By: Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, and Ms....
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754World
Antonio Guterres:”CLIMATE ACTION FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET: THE TIME IS NOW”
By: UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres In this pivotal year for humanity, now is the time for bold climate action. The science is irrefutable...
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807PoliticsTunisia-PM Mechichi meets with UN Resident Coordinator in Tunisia
Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi received Tuesday the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Tunisia Arnaud Peral. The meeting focused on the UN’s work...
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1.1KWorldU.N. says 15 dead, 400 missing in fire at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh
At least 15 people have been killed in a massive fire that ripped through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, while at...
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689WorldAntonio Guterres:International Women’s Day: “A crisis with a woman’s face”
By: UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres As the world marks International Women’s Day in the midst of a global pandemic, one stark fact is...
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417WorldU.N. chief Guterres says a ‘disappointing’ $1.7 billion pledged for Yemen aid in 2021
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on Monday that a “disappointing” $1.7 billion had been pledged for humanitarian aid in Yemen in...
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551WorldLibya political process marred by bribes, UN report finds
At least three participants in UN-led Libya peace talks were bribed for votes, researchers from the world body said in a report...
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490WorldItaly asks UN for probe into killing of envoy in DR Congo
Italy’s foreign minister announced on Wednesday he had requested the United Nations for an inquiry into the killing of its ambassador to the Democratic...
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675WorldWhite supremacy a ‘transnational threat’, U.N. chief warns
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday that white supremacy and neo-Nazi movements are becoming a “transnational threat” and have exploited...
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625WorldU.N.-led Libya forum selects new interim government
Delegates from Libya’s rival sides have chosen an interim prime minister and a three-member Presidency Council to lead the country till the...
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625WorldU.N. fears situation will worsen for Rohingya in Myanmar
The United Nations fears the coup in Myanmar on Monday will worsen the state for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims still...
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440WorldUN lists candidates to run Libya’s transitional government
Participants at Libya’s UN-sponsored peace talks have adopted a list of applicants attempting to lead a transitional government that will prepare Libya for...
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1.8KWorldUN chief receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine Thursday. “I was fortunate and grateful to get the first...
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455SocietyTunisia-UN calls for strategic partnership with media
The resident coordinator of the United Nations in Tunisia called yesterday for the development of a strategic cooperation with the media to...
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475PoliticsTunisia-Tunisia calls for a UN mission to monitor the ceasefire in Libya
Tunisia, which took over the presidency of the UN Security Council since January 1, 2021, called yesterday Monday, January 4 to station...
