Russian armed forces have carried out repeated attacks across Ukraine over the past several days, killing and injuring civilians and damaging homes, hospitals, shops and workplaces, UN human rights monitors said on Thursday.
Israeli policies now threaten “the very life and existence of the Palestinian people on their homeland”, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the UN General Assembly on Thursday, urging the world not to allow “another Nakba”.
Sea level rise is among the most visible consequences of global warming, but for some countries, it is an imminent existential threat. World leaders meet Thursday to adopt a new declaration and debate the best ways to strengthen international cooperation and support vulnerable low-lying nations most at risk.
The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) cautioned against growing global demand for “blood-stained minerals” in the rush to net-zero, in her speech to the UN General Assembly.
The Council adopted temporary trade-liberalisation measures to support Armenian exports following trade restrictions recently imposed by Russia
Council approves nearly €3 billion for Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility and welcomes Norway’s voluntary contribution of approximately € 92 million.
This edition of UN News's The Takeaway recaps key highlghts at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, including focus on the war in Ukraine and a renewed push by African countries for Security Council reform.
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