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Government
UN Chief: Humanity’s Future Depends on How Power Is Used
DID Press: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed the role of power in shaping the future of the world, saying the greatest form of power is not the ability to dominate others but the capacity to build a future that…
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Government
Russia Opposes Adding More Western Seats to UNSC
DID Press: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Western countries are already overrepresented on the United Nations Security Council and that any reform of the body should increase the representation of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Lavrov made the remarks…
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Government
Jaishankar Calls Pakistan a “Terrorist Country” at UN
DID Press: Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar referred to Pakistan as a “terrorist country” during a press interaction at the United Nations headquarters in New York after a Pakistani journalist questioned India over alleged support for terrorism in Pakistan.…
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Afghanistan
India, UN Discuss Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Needs
DID Press: Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met with Roza Otunbayeva, the UN secretary-general’s special representative for Afghanistan, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, India’s Foreign Ministry said. According to…
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Afghanistan
UN: Food Inflation in Afghanistan Reaches 8.2%
DID Press: Inflationary pressures in Afghanistan have intensified, with overall inflation reaching 7.8% in May and food inflation rising to 8.2%, according to a new United Nations report. The report points to growing economic and livelihood pressures on Afghan households.…
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Afghanistan
UN Meeting: Peace in Afghanistan Impossible Without Women’s Freedom and Participation
DID Press: Participants at a meeting titled “Women, Peace, Justice and National Reconciliation in Afghanistan,” held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, stressed that a reduction in violence in Afghanistan alone does not…
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Children
US Withdraws From UNHRC Amid Dispute Over Iran War-Crimes Findings
DID Press: US has formally ended its participation in the UN Human Rights Council, as Washington criticized the body for what the U.S. government described as anti-American rhetoric and an overly accommodating approach toward governments accused of human-rights abuses.The move…
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Afghanistan
43 Countries Condemn Taliban Restrictions on Afghan Women and Girls
DID Press: Representatives of 43 countries at the United Nations in New York have expressed solidarity with Afghan women and girls and condemned the Taliban’s continued restrictions on their rights, calling for all such measures to be lifted immediately. In…
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Afghanistan
Mike Waltz Calls on Taliban to Take Action on Detentions, Terrorism and Rights
DID Press: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told the Security Council that the Taliban must take concrete steps rather than make statements if it wants greater international legitimacy, while calling for the release of detained U.S. citizens…
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Government
Guterres Calls for an End to ‘Gradual Annexation’ of West Bank
DID Press: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed concern over the situation of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, calling for the full implementation of the Gaza peace plan, unrestricted humanitarian access and an immediate ceasefire. Speaking at…
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