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Human rights can be a ‘strong lever for progress’ in climate change, says UN rights chief
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Human rights can be a ‘strong lever for progress’ in climate change, says UN rights chief

Speaking at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, High Commissioner Volker Türk asked Member States whether enough was being done to protect people from the escalating impacts of climate change.“Are…

1 July 2025 · 4 min read

Millions remain invisible – but Asia-Pacific leaders pledge change by 2030
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Millions remain invisible – but Asia-Pacific leaders pledge change by 2030

Now, governments have committed to close that gap by 2030.At the conclusion of the Third Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific, leaders adopted…

28 June 2025 · 3 min read

Syria: UN commission hails recent action to address past violations
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Syria: UN commission hails recent action to address past violations

Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro highlighted the establishment of the National Transitional Authority and the National Authority for Missing Persons which are expected to help reveal the fate of the more than…

28 June 2025 · 4 min read

Sudan: ‘Fighting shows no signs of abating,’ senior UN official tells Security Council
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Sudan: ‘Fighting shows no signs of abating,’ senior UN official tells Security Council

On Friday, the UN Security Council heard sobering briefings from Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, and Shayna Lewis, Sudan Specialist and Senior Advisor with Preventing and Ending Mass…

28 June 2025 · 3 min read

Eighty years on, UN Charter marked by reflection, resolve – and a run
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Eighty years on, UN Charter marked by reflection, resolve – and a run

Under cooler skies after days of intense heat, the run ended where it all began, at the original UN Charter – the document that launched the Organization and reshaped the…

27 June 2025 · 5 min read