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Justice served: Lebanon’s Special Tribunal closes

[ad_1] Established by Security Council resolution 1757 in 2007, the Special Tribunal’s jurisdiction also extended to other attacks that were judicially determined to be connected to the Beirut attack on…

Last UN peacekeepers poised for complete withdrawal from Mali

[ad_1] The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was deployed to Mali in 2013 following a violent insurrection by separatist rebels attempting to take control of the north…

Security Council holds emergency meeting on attacks in Belgorod, Russia

[ad_1] At least 18 civilians were killed and more than 100 injured in an attack on Belgorod, said Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General in the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding…

Lookahead to 2024: July to December

[ad_1] July: Is a second half comeback possible? 2023 marked the midway point for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a blueprint for a better future adopted by all UN Member…

Lookahead to 2024: January to June

[ad_1] Whilst we can’t predict what will be making the headlines, we do know that the UN will make full use of its unique convening power, to bring together leaders…

Report card 2: Half-way to the global goals deadline

[ad_1] Launched in 2015, the Agenda set out a 15-year plan to realize 17 interconnected targets, known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and change that trajectory. In the second…

UN chief condemns Russian attacks against Ukrainian cities and towns

[ad_1] Overnight, Russian armed forces reportedly launched 158 missiles and drones in several waves targeting locations across Ukraine, including in Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Cherkasy, Odesa and Zaporizhzhia…

Security Council discusses crisis in the Middle East; UN chief warns of conflict’s ‘further spillover’

[ad_1] Video feed of the Security Council meeting. Follow this page and @UN_News_Centre on X, formerly Twitter, for updates. 1:31 PM José Javier De La Gasca, Ambassador and Permanent Representative…

Gaza: UN calls for urgent aid scale-up amid new mass exodus to Rafah

[ad_1] “A traumatized and exhausted population” is being “crammed into a smaller and smaller sliver of land,” UN emergency relief chief Martin Griffiths warned on social platform X on Friday.…

Report card 1: Half-way to the global goals deadline

[ad_1] Launched in 2015, the initiative set out a 15-year plan to realize 17 interconnected targets, known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since then, the ambitious goals have shaped…

World News in Brief: UN rights chief condemns attacks in Nigeria, WFP supplies looted in Sudan, non-discrimination protections in the US

[ad_1] Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on the authorities to conduct prompt, thorough and independent investigations into the attacks that took place on Christmas Eve and…

Lebanon: UN Force condemns attack on peacekeepers

[ad_1] The windows of a patrol vehicle were also smashed. The patrol was attacked on Wednesday night (local time) by a group of young men in Taybeh in Marjayoun district,…

Ethiopia: Prioritize victims amidst legacy of rights abuses, UN office urges

[ad_1] A joint report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission emphasized the need to implement all components of…

Rebuild trust and restore hope in 2024: UN chief’s call

[ad_1] “Humanity is strongest when we stand together. 2024 must be a year for rebuilding trust and restoring hope,” expressed Mr. Guterres in his New Year’s message. “Let’s resolve to…

UN rights chief warns of ‘dehumanization’ of Palestinians amid West Bank violence as Gaza crisis deepens

[ad_1] Commenting on a new report on the West Bank released by his office, OHCHR, Mr. Türk expressed concern at the use of military means and weapons by law enforcement, movement…