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Upcoming elections ‘crucial opportunity’ for Central African Republic, UN top official tells Security Council

·June 27, 2025·1 min read

December’s local, legislative and presidential elections “represent a crucial opportunity” to strengthen democratic governance, promote reconciliation and consolidate stability, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations told ambassadors in the Security Council. The timely holding of presidential and legislative elections is a constitutional requirement, and the Government has consistently demonstrated its...

Partnerships, increased climate investment crucial for sustainable transition, says UN deputy chief

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·April 16, 2025·3 min read

Marking the tenth anniversary of both the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the landmark Paris Agreement, Ms. Mohammed highlighted the significant progress made over the past decade, while also acknowledging the substantial challenges that remain. A decade of progress and challenges In her remarks to the Partnership for growth...

Accountability for missing persons is ‘crucial’: UN human rights chief

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·April 2, 2025·3 min read

That’s one of the alarming updates shared by Volker Türk during a General Assembly briefing on Wednesday, the first informal meeting dedicated to the issue of the thousands who go missing after being targeted each year. The High Commissioner for Human Rights urged Member States to do more to address...

AI literacy is ‘crucial’ for individuals and more regulation is needed

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·December 28, 2024·2 min read

Ms. Bartoletti is the Global Chief Privacy and AI Governance Officer of multinational IT company Wipro, an advisor to the Council of Europe and co-founder of the Women Leading in AI network. She is concerned about the lack of representation in the AI industry from women and the global South....

Mpox: Equitable vaccine access crucial for Global South

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·September 8, 2024·2 min read

The call for access to all in need by Special Rapporteur Tlaleng Mofokeng, coincided with the arrival of vaccine shipments and the start of planned rollouts by health authorities in some of the African nations most impacted. Nigeria received some 10,000 doses of the mpox vaccine last week, and the...

Nearly 2 million Ukrainians provided with crucial cash assistance

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·April 20, 2023·1 min read

Stéphane Dujarric described the direct transfer of money, mostly to those who have been displaced and lost their jobs due to the fighting, as “a continuation of crucial assistance that we, along with our partners, have provided in most regions of Ukraine”. He said last year, some six million people...

International system crucial to countering threat of weapons diversion, Security Council hears

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·April 11, 2023·2 min read

“Emanating from any arms transfer is the inherent risk of diversion of the equipment to unauthorized end users,” said Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. Addressing the Council during the first open meeting of Russia’s month-long presidency – and during which many delegates referenced the ongoing conflict in...

Compromise is crucial in search for peace for sake of all Syrians, urges UN negotiator

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·March 9, 2023·2 min read

In an appeal for greater urgency to resolve the grinding war which erupted 12 years ago this month, which has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions, Mr. Pedersen insisted that he would not accept continued inaction on the UN-led push for the Syrian Government and Opposition to agree on...

To save a million species, World Wildlife Day underscores crucial role of partnerships

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·March 3, 2023·2 min read

“One million species teeter on the brink of extinction, due to habitat destruction, fossil fuel pollution and the worsening climate crisis. We must end this war on nature,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned in his message for the Day. The scores of species of fauna and flora under threat from...

Rights experts say peaceful transition in South Sudan crucial, amid ‘immense suffering’

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·February 19, 2023·3 min read

“The suffering across the country remains immense,” Commissioner Barney Afako said at a press conference in Juba, the capital. “South Sudanese women and girls continue to face unspeakable sexual violence.” On the penultimate day of a five-day visit, the Commission took stock of reports from civil society and stakeholders in...

UN chief highlights crucial role of G20 in resolving global crises |

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·November 15, 2022·3 min read

Speaking on the eve of the G20 Summit there, the UN chief appealed for the bloc to support his initiatives to address climate change, sustainable development, the worldwide food and energy crises, and digital transformation. The Summit is taking place at “the most pivotal, precarious moment in generations”, he told...