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US vetoes Palestine’s request for full UN membership
- UN News
The Security Council rejected Palestine’s request for UN membership on Thursday, with the United States casting a veto.
World News in Brief: Rights chief Türk urges peace in DR Congo, Haiti aid update, food insecurity in Timor Leste
- UN News
UN human rights chief Volker Türk this week met survivors of massacres in eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who told him they are desperate for peace.
Gaza: UN experts decry ‘systemic obliteration’ of education system
- UN News
UN independent human rights experts on Thursday raised alarm over the “systematic destruction” of the Palestinian education system in the Gaza Strip, as Israel’s military operation continues unabated.
Stories from the UN Archive: Retro cutting-edge tech at the UN
- UN News
Long before artificial intelligence, UN staff brainstormed and developed innovative solutions in the Organization's day-to-day affairs, so this #ThrowbackThursday we are taking you behind the scenes for a peek at some almost forgotten retro mid-20th century cutting-edge tech at UN Headquarters ahead of World Creativity and Innovation Daymarked annually on 21 April.
Guterres appeals for maximum restraint in the Middle East
- UN News
Recent escalations in the Middle East make it even more important to support efforts towards lasting peace between Israel and a fully independent, viable and sovereign Palestinian state, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday.
Palestine’s status at the UN explained
- UN News
What will it take for Palestine to become a full UN Member State? As the Security Council takes up the matter while the devastating war in Gaza enters its seventh month, we looked at Palestine’s current status and what it takes to become a UN Member State.
Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans
- UN News
The ongoing global spread of “bird flu” infections to mammals including humans is a significant public health concern, senior UN medics said on Thursday, as they announced new measures to tackle airborne diseases.
Better Incentives Needed to Expand Solar Energy in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Apr 17 (IPS) - With a bolder policy and flexible payment mechanisms, perhaps Alexis Rodríguez would have opted for solar panels for his home, instead of the portable generator that has made it possible for him to weather the frequent blackouts caused by Cuba's recurrent energy crises.
Africa Pushing Limits To Boost Renewable Energy Supply Chain, Security Access
- Inter Press Service
ABU DHABI, Apr 17 (IPS) - Investors, regulators, researchers, policymakers, and representatives of renewable energy companies, acknowledged the key challenges of shifting away from fossil fuels to renewable energy in Africa when they gathered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) this week.
‘Insidious campaign’ by Israel is denying life-saving aid to Gaza says UNRWA chief
- UN News
The Commissioner-General of the UN relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) briefed the Security Council in New York on Wednesday as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens, telling ambassadors that life-saving deliveries are being blocked by Israel as part of an "insidious campaign" to push it out of the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
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