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Guterres salutes Japanese anti-nuclear group on Nobel Peace Prize win

·October 12, 2024·4 min read

The grassroots movement of survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, known as hibakusha, is committed to achieving a nuclear-free world – a top priority for the UN. Mr. Guterres described the hibakusha as “selfless, soul-bearing witnesses of the horrific human cost of nuclear weapons.” Although their...

Myanmar is spiralling, warns UN chief in peace call to regional bloc ASEAN

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·October 12, 2024·1 min read

The UN chief’s appeal comes as aid agencies warn that millions of people remain in acute need across Myanmar – particularly in the north, southeast and Rakhine state. Their plight has been made even worse by torrential rainfall and catastrophic flooding, amid a lack of humanitarian access and insufficient relief funding....

UN officials remember brutal 7 October attacks, reiterate need for peace

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·October 7, 2024·4 min read

“That day left deep scars on individuals, families, and the collective memory of the State of Israel and the world,” said Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, who is based in Jerusalem. “Today, we mourn for the over 1,200 people, including many women and children,...

Security Council briefed on progress in UN-AU partnership for peace

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·October 3, 2024·1 min read

Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to the African Union, highlighted “encouraging developments” that are fueling optimism. “These include Africa’s resilient people and resourceful women and youth, their stated preference for democratic rule against all odds, the recently gained G20 membership, and the newly adopted Pact for...

Collective effort essential to get DR Congo on firm path to peace

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·October 1, 2024·4 min read

“We need to collectively remain engaged in assisting the country on its path to peace and stability,” said Bintou Keita, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for the DRC and head of the UN Mission there, MONUSCO. Ceasefire and dialogue ‘framework’ There has been a notable reduction in fighting among warring parties...

Security Council ‘must spare no effort’ to unite and push for peace

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·September 26, 2024·10 min read

António Guterres was addressing a High-Level Debate in the Security Council on Leadership for Peace, designed to bolster support for the principles of the UN Charter and build on the call for reform contained in the ground-breaking Pact for the Future, adopted on Sunday. In the face of deepening divisions...

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Russia ‘can only be forced into peace’ says Zelenskyy

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·September 25, 2024·1 min read

The UN Security Council is meeting for a high level briefing on the Ukraine war. The UN Secretary-General told foreign ministers and ambassadors that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine since 2014, when Moscow took Crimea, was “a clear violation of the UN Charter.” We’ll have full coverage as it happens, and...

Pact for the Future: World leaders pledge action for peace, sustainable development

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·September 23, 2024·2 min read

The Pact along with its annexes, the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations, was adopted by consensus, despite a last-minute proposal for an amendment by some countries, including Russia, Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Syria. The amendment sought to incorporate text calling for...

Sowing peace one agribusiness at a time: Colombian farmers reclaim their land and livelihoods

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·September 21, 2024·3 min read

The sun beats down on the fertile fields of Bolívar, Colombia, where lush green valleys stretch towards the distant Andes mountains. It’s a picture of idyllic rural life, but beneath the surface lies a complex and painful past. For decades, this region was ravaged by armed conflict, leaving communities shattered...

A new global peace plan for ‘uniquely dangerous’ times

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·September 16, 2024·5 min read

The UN has described the current global situation as “uniquely dangerous”, with the risk of major powers engaging in conflict at its highest levels since the Cold War, the possibility of nuclear war breaking out higher that it has been for several decades, and the climate crisis driving migration and exacerbating...

Guterres calls for ‘culture of peace’ and global unity, as crises mount

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·September 14, 2024·2 min read

Speaking at the annual Peace Bell Ceremony, António Guterres warned that war is spreading, inequalities are growing, and new technologies are being weaponized without safeguards. “International institutions must be better positioned to respond,” he stressed. The Secretary-General’s appeal comes ahead of a pivotal moment for global cooperation. Later this month,...

The price of peace and development: Paying for the UN

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·January 6, 2024·1 min read

The UN is tasked with tackling many urgent issues of global importance, from humanitarian crises to peacekeeping operations and the climate crisis. This all comes at a cost, but not as much as you might think. With the 2024 budget recently approved, we crunch the numbers....