UN chief strongly condemns mounting violence, acts of terror — Global Issues

UN chief strongly condemns mounting violence, acts of terror — Global Issues

“Israel’s airstrikes and ground operations in a crowded refugee camp were the worst violence in the West Bank in many years,” said António Guterres, referring to the two-day-long military assault in Jenin, which began on Monday morning, involving the use of airstrikes and missiles fired from drones. According to the…

‘Bold and resolute’ action needed to protect children affected by war — Global Issues

‘Bold and resolute’ action needed to protect children affected by war — Global Issues

Presenting her latest annual report, Virginia Gamba, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, appealed for “bold and resolute action” to protect boys and girls at risk of death, recruitment, rape and other horrors. The report covers 26 situations in five regions worldwide, representing another high. Countries include…

New UN policy paper launched to counter and address online hate — Global Issues

New UN policy paper launched to counter and address online hate — Global Issues

The policy paper, Countering and Addressing Online Hate Speech: A Guide for Policy Makers and Practitioners, was developed jointly by the UN Office with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project, at the UK’s University of Essex. ‘Unprecedented speed’ “We have seen across…

UN concerned over ongoing Israeli military operation — Global Issues

UN concerned over ongoing Israeli military operation — Global Issues

In a statement from his spokesperson on Monday, Mr. Guterres affirmed that all military operations must be conducted with full respect for international humanitarian law. The incursion follows another operation in the camp on 19 June, which left four Palestinians killed and 91 others injured. Rising death toll The UN’s…

Cooperation key to weathering climate crisis, growing inequality, new tech challenge: Guterres — Global Issues

Cooperation key to weathering climate crisis, growing inequality, new tech challenge: Guterres — Global Issues

António Guterres was addressing the Council of The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the world’s largest regional security body in terms of landmass and population which currently includes China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and new member Iran. The UN has had a cooperation agreement with the Asia-focused SCO…

Building bridges between Afghanistan and the world because ‘isolation is not an option’ — Global Issues

Building bridges between Afghanistan and the world because ‘isolation is not an option’ — Global Issues

Since then, as international funding has stalled amid skepticism about the Taliban’s return, the UN has been acting as the world’s “eyes and ears” in Afghanistan. After shifting mainly to humanitarian work, UN agencies and partners are finding ways to help the long-suffering population meet basic needs and preserve hard-won…

Europe’s largest nuclear power plant regains back-up electricity feed — Global Issues

Europe’s largest nuclear power plant regains back-up electricity feed — Global Issues

“While the reconnection of the back-up power line is positive, the plant’s external power situation remains highly vulnerable, underlining the precarious nuclear safety and security situation at the site,” Mr. Grossi said. Much needed back-up According to IAEA, the plant’s connection to the single remaining 330 kilovolt (kV) power line…

‘Generations of Haitians’ at risk, warns Guterres, calling for international force to help quell gang violence — Global Issues

‘Generations of Haitians’ at risk, warns Guterres, calling for international force to help quell gang violence — Global Issues

The UN chief expressed deep concern at the extreme vulnerability faced by the Haitian people – especially women and girls – because of brutally violent and “predatory” armed gangs, like those encircling the capital, blocking main roads and controlling access to water, food, health care. “I condemn in the strongest…

UN Security Council terminates Mali peacekeeping mission — Global Issues

UN Security Council terminates Mali peacekeeping mission — Global Issues

Security Council members reiterated strong support for the full withdrawal of the decade-old UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), and the transfer of security responsibilities to the country’s transitional Government, which has been in power since a coup in 2021. Commending the peacekeeping operation and its staff, UN…

Military’s obstruction of humanitarian aid could be international crime — Global Issues

Military’s obstruction of humanitarian aid could be international crime — Global Issues

The chief of OHCHR’s Myanmar team, James Rodehaver, explained that since their February 2021 coup, the country’s military rulers have been instilling a “climate of fear” to subjugate the civilian population, restricting aid access and using “all means” at their disposal to clamp down on civil society. Brutal tactics He…