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The UN General Assembly has adopted a political declaration on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, which calls for stronger international cooperation. ✅️ 153 in favor ❌ 3 against (USA, Israel, Argentina) 🚫 2 abstentions (Paraguay, New Zealand)
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Navi Pillay, a former UN Human Rights Chief, has just won the 2026 #NobelPeacePrize. "She has been a staunch defender and advocate of human rights. It is important in this day and age to see that acolade being awarded to those who are speaking out on violations of human rights."
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"The Commission finds that the Israeli authorities intended to kill as many Palestinians as possible through its military operations in #Gaza since 7 October 2023 and knew that the means and methods of warfare employed would cause mass deaths of Palestinians, including children."
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"The Palestinian death toll has reached 9,061. Women and children are 62% of these victims." - @unocha "Settler violence has also escalated dramatically, averaging seven attacks a day. In more than a third of these attacks, firearms were used." - @unhumanrights
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A series of barriers are designed to stop #NuclearWeapons from spreading. But with ~12,000 nuclear weapons still estimated🌐 & growing geopolitical tensions putting the non-proliferation regime under pressure, maintaining those barriers depends on int'l cooperation & arms control
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Repeated delays in bringing lifesaving medicines and other aid into #Gaza could have devastating consequences for Palestinians in need, says World Health Organization (WHO). “A truck full of non-priority supplies, or the right supplies arriving too late, doesn't save lives."
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In his final months in office, the ninth UN Secretary-General shares what keeps him awake at night. António Guterres reflects on his long career and shares why his lasting hope is rooted in the promise of “We, the Peoples.” UN podcast "Awake at Night'🎧
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"I'm furious. Furious that those with power shrug at the humanitarian nightmares unleashed on 1 mil. children. Furious that disease is as well-armed as the warring parties, but it gets no attention.” - James Elder for UNICEF, with Dr Margaret Harris for World Health Organization (WHO), briefing on #Gaza
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A new session. A new President. And a United Nations facing a test of global trust. As Khalilur Rahman took the gavel from outgoing Khalilur Rahman Annalena Baerbock this week, he called for cooperation, dialogue & a UN “fit for the future.” #UNGA #UNGA81
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"It is a famine. The Gaza Famine. It is a famine that we could have prevented, if we had been allowed. Yet food stacks up at borders because of systematic obstruction by Israel. Everyone owns this. The #GazaFamine is the world’s famine." - Tom Fletcher
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Two weeks after the glacier collapse and devastating floods in northern #Nepal, entire communities remain cut off, homes lie buried, and families are still waiting for news of loved ones. UNOPS Asia Pacific Regional Director Sara Netzer tells how UNOPS is supporting the response.
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"If there is a hell on earth today, its name is northern Gaza." - UN Humanitarian
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The UNChildRights Committee warns that as children suffer from conflict, violence and poverty, they are also threatened by new technology such as #AI. "Innovation must serve children's rights, not create new forms of inequality and exploitation" - #CRC Chair, UN Treaty Bodies
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4 in 5 households in #Lebanon struggle to afford basic necessities today, with children increasingly going without food, missing school and being pushed into work amid the conflict. "It's getting worse every year for children in Lebanon" - UNICEF spokesperson Christophe BOULIERAC
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