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Foreign Interference, MEPs call for urgent protection of 2024 European elections
A coordinated strategy to increase the EU's resilience to foreign interference and manipulation of information, as well as protection of 2024 European elections.
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Human Rights
315,000 grave violations against children in conflict over 18 years: UNICEF
The UN-verified figures were reported by the agency as States, donors and the humanitarian community meet in Norway, for the Oslo Conference on Protecting Children in Armed Conflict. The 315,000 incidents…
Human Rights
Fresh diplomatic gains must match action on the ground in Syria to end war
“It is vital that the recent diplomatic moves are matched with real action,” said Geir Pedersen, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, briefing the Security Council on recent political…
Europe
Pedro Sanchez, Spain’s PM dissolves Parliament and calls for national elections
According to EL MUNDO, the scale of the defeat and the loss of socialist territorial power have forced the president of the government to "assume the defeat in the first…
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UN agencies warn of rising hunger risk in 18 ‘hotspots’
Sudan, Burkina Faso, Haiti and Mali have been elevated to the highest alert level, joining Afghanistan, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen. Additionally, a likely El Niño – a naturally occurring…
Culture
A play about Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria to be performed at the Edinburgh International Festival
The play will also be presented at the Embassy of Bulgaria in London at the end of July and the beginning of September - before and after the festival in…
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African free trade area could spur sustainable growth: UN chief
Mr. Guterres was speaking on the final day of the annual Africa Dialogue Series in New York, where the focus this year was on accelerating implementation of the African Continental…
Europe
New legislation on seizing criminal assets to speed up their freezing and confiscation
To speed up the freezing and confiscation of criminal assets and close loopholes, MPs on Tuesday adopted a draft position on new rules
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Uphold promise to protect civilians caught in conflict: Guterres
The UN chief was speaking during a debate on ensuring the security and dignity of people caught in the crossfire and addressing the related issue of access to food and…
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Protecting civilians in times of crisis
In 2022, the UN recorded a 53 per cent increase in the number of civilians killed across 12 armed conflicts, from Sudan to Ukraine. Here are five reasons why strengthening…