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China’s Premier Li calls for solidarity, peace and shared economic prosperity in UN address

·September 29, 2025·2 min read

“Solidarity lifts everyone up, while division drags all down,” Mr. Li told the General Assembly, warning that unilateralism and protectionism were undermining the international order built over decades. Humanity, he said, “has once again come to a crossroads.” Premier Li recalled the defeat of fascism and the founding of the...

Pakistan’s Prime Minister warns of regional tensions, calls for ceasefire in Gaza

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·September 27, 2025·2 min read

“Our world is more complex today than ever before,” Mr. Sharif said, citing intensifying conflicts, violations of international law, and a climate crisis that “threatens our very survival.” Multilateralism, he argued, was “no more an option – it is need of the hour.” Prime Minister Sharif said that his country...

Gender equality: UN Women calls for political will and accelerated global action

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·September 16, 2025·4 min read

The world is retreating from gender equality, and the cost is being counted in lives, rights, and opportunities. Five years from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) deadline in 2030, none of the gender equality targets are on track. That’s according to this year’s SDG Gender Snapshot report launched on Monday by...

Amid escalating attacks in Gaza, UN rights chief calls on US to withdraw sanctions against Palestinian rights groups

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·September 7, 2025·2 min read

The measures announced on Thursday target Al-Haq group, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) and Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, in relation to their support of the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, following other sanctions imposed by the US...

UN calls for decisive steps to end conflict as Gaza and West Bank crises deepen

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·September 2, 2025·6 min read

“Today the world looks on in horror as the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory continues to deteriorate to levels not seen in recent history,” said Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, speaking from Jerusalem. He began by focusing on Gaza, which is “sinking...

UN chief calls for justice and ‘real change’ for people of African descent

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·September 1, 2025·2 min read

In a message released ahead of the Day, Mr. Guterres honoured the “extraordinary” contributions of people of African descent across every sphere of human endeavour. The Secretary-General also recognised the “long shadows” of slavery and colonialism, which include systemic racism, unequal economies and societies, and the digital divide (between those...

Sudan: Guterres calls for ceasefire in El Fasher, deplores ‘relentless’ militia attacks

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·August 30, 2025·1 min read

António Guterres said he was “appalled by the relentless attacks” by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia on the North Darfur state capital, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement. The paramilitary group and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have been battling for control of devastated country since April...

Gaza: UN calls for probe following deadly strikes on Nasser Hospital

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·August 26, 2025·3 min read

At least 20 people were killed, including four health workers and five journalists, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus said in a tweet. Fifty other people were injured, including critically ill patients who were already receiving care. Healthcare under attack “While people in Gaza are being starved, their already limited access...

Syria: UNICEF calls for safe access to children in Sweida as needs mount

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·August 17, 2025·1 min read

Deadly sectarian clashes erupted in the southern governorate, also known as As-Sweida, in July and early August and children and families continue to feel the impact. At least 22 children reportedly were killed and another 21 injured in the violence, which caused significant damage to civilian infrastructure. More than 190,000...

In hard-hitting human rights address, Guterres calls for urgent action on Gaza, authoritarianism and climate justice

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·July 26, 2025·5 min read

Recalling his own experience living under dictatorship in Portugal, Mr. Guterres told participants at the Global Assembly of the international rights charity Amnesty International on Friday that the fight for human rights is “more important than ever”. He called on States to uphold international law and defend human rights “consistently...

UN calls for reversal of US sanctions on Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

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·July 11, 2025·2 min read

They’re calling for the decision to be reversed, warning it could undermine the wider international human rights system. The sanctions were announced by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday under a Presidential Executive Order. Mr. Rubio alleged that Ms. Albanese had “directly engaged with the International Criminal Court...

Guterres calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire as humanitarian crisis reaches ‘horrific proportions’

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·June 29, 2025·1 min read

Speaking to reporters at UN Headquarters ahead of his departure to Spain for the International Conference on Financing for Development, the Secretary-General said that while the Israel-Iran conflict had dominated recent headlines, the plight of civilians in Gaza remained urgent and dire. “Families have been displaced again and again –...