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‘The State Cannot Pardon Itself for Violating Human Rights’
- Inter Press Service
CIVICUS discusses Peru’s new amnesty law with Nadia Ramos Serrano, founder and researcher at the Leadership Centre for Women of the Americas, a civil society organisation working on democratic development and the role of women in politics.
Mamdani’s Stand on Genocide is More Important than the Dynamics of Arresting Netanyahu
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, September 23 (IPS) - No leader responsible for mass atrocities enjoys greater impunity on the international stage than Benjamin Netanyahu. This is due to the strange stranglehold of the pro-Israel lobby on the two major political parties in the United States.
UN at 80: a Mixed Legacy of Highs and Lows
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, September 23 (IPS) - As the UN commemorates its 80th anniversary, at a high-level meeting of 138 world political leaders, one lingering question remains: is there any reason for a celebration– judging by the UN’s mostly failed political performances over the last eight decades?
Echoes of Gaza war dominate UN halls, from Assembly podium to Council chamber
- UN News
The deepening crisis in Gaza echoed through the halls of the United Nations on Tuesday, as the Security Council grappled with alarming reports of civilian suffering and rising regional tensions, while leaders from Jordan to Qatar took the General Assembly floor to demand urgent global action.
Guterres calls for ceasefire as European leaders affirm Ukraine’s rights at UN
- UN News
The Security Council on Tuesday heard a warning from Secretary-General António Guterres on the war in Ukraine, while in the General Assembly, leaders from Lithuania, France and Poland called for stronger international action against aggression.
Guterres warns against loss of ‘fragile’ diplomatic momentum over Ukraine
- UN News
Speaking at a high-level briefing on Ukraine on Tuesday, the UN Secretary General António Guterres told the Security Council that the international community cannot afford to lose “fragile” diplomatic momentum over ending the war with Russia.
Haiti’s security crisis ‘is like the Sword of Damocles above us’: Foreign Minister
- UN News
Foreign Ministers from across the Americas met on the margins of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to rally for greater support for Haiti.
Failure to end Gaza war undermining world’s credibility, UN chief warns
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Tuesday that the crisis in Gaza has become “one of the darkest chapters of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” with worsening suffering and deepening regional instability.
US President Trump criticizes UN, NATO and climate ‘hoax’
- UN News
United States President Donald Trump told world leaders gathered at the UN on Tuesday that during a seven-month period he had ended “seven unendable” wars, but said the global body had offered little help.
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Fragile diplomatic momentum on Ukraine must continue, Guterres urges
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Tuesday it’s important not to lose the “fragile diplomatic momentum” between Ukraine and Russia – and international mediators – over ending the war. He was briefing ambassadors in back-to-back meetings where calling for ceasefire in Gaza, he said the “day after” war ends there, must be anchored in international law, rejecting any “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians. Our live meetings coverage is below; UN News app users can click here.
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