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Human rights ‘best antidote’ to advance peace, Security Council hears — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Ambassadors met to examine the Council’s efforts towards building trust that leads to sustainable peace, in light of current and emerging threats. “Full compliance with human rights is the best antidote to the inequalities, unaddressed grievances and exclusion which are often at the root of instability and conflict,” said Mr….

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Human rights experts alarmed over ‘imminent executions’ in Saudi Arabia — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

“Despite being charged with terrorism, they were reportedly arrested for resisting forced evictions in the name of the NEOM project and the construction of a 170km linear city called The Line,” the UN experts said. ‘Smart city’ project NEOM is a futuristic urban development project backed by the Saudi Public…

From the Field: ‘Ordinary people’ pursuing ‘extraordinary outcomes’

From the Field: ‘Ordinary people’ pursuing ‘extraordinary outcomes’

ByNews Polite

UN Photo The first so-called blue helmets were deployed as military observers to the Middle East in 1948 and since then more than two million uniformed and civilian personnel have served in 71 peacekeeping operations around the world. The exhibition shows how, over three quarters of a century, peacekeepers have…

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‘Peace begins with me’ — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

“For 75 years, UN Peacekeeping has helped to end conflict, protect civilians, advance political solutions, and secure sustainable peace,” said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations. “Peacekeepers are ordinary people working in difficult and dangerous conditions to achieve extraordinary outcomes for the communities they serve,” he said. “The…

Countries urged to take more action against chemical pollution — Global Issues

Countries urged to take more action against chemical pollution — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Over the course of two weeks of meetings, countries are expected to make progress on adding new so-called “forever chemicals” to the list of toxic substances to be banned or restricted under the Stockholm Convention – the global treaty protecting human health and the environment from long-lasting chemical pollution. They…

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‘Humanity must get out of the cradle’ — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

“There is no doubting the importance of the current foundations for the sustainability, from environmental protection to the fight against climate change, and green lifestyles. In the foreseeable future, upholding all these principles will be fundamental if humanity is to thrive. To continue to grow, one must get out of…

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Tens of thousands on the move; spectre of ethnic clashes, hunger draws closer — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said that tens of thousands of refugees from South Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea living in the country have fled the fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Khartoum area. The newly displaced have found shelter in existing…