IOM Director General's Message on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexphobia, and Transphobia 2024
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IOM Director General's Message on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexphobia, and Transphobia 2024
mgoloy
16 May 2024
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UN experts condemn sentencing of journalists in Russia
On Friday, Mr. Gershkovich was handed a 16-year prison sentence on spying charges in a Russian court. The reporter was arrested in Russia in 2023 and...
Hurricane Beryl highlights need for robust early warning systems
Beryl is the strongest hurricane ever to form in the Atlantic during June and rapidly intensified from a tropical depression to a Category 4...
‘We won’t be silent as apartheid is perpetrated against others’ – South Africa
In his address to Assembly's annual high-level debate, he said, “The South African story bears witness to the enduring role of the United Nations...
Guterres to world leaders: Stay committed to UN development goals
“Let’s keep the SDG commitment alive,” he said in remarks to a high-level event at UN Headquarters aimed at shining a spotlight on the...
Security Council debates weapon transfers to Ukraine
Deputy UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Adedeji Ebo, briefed ambassadors and also provided an update on casualty figures.Mr. Ebo said that since the...
‘If we act together,’ we can overcome global challenges – UN Assembly President
Emphasizing the urgent need for collective action to address pressing global issues, Mr. Yang highlighted the critical state of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),...
IOM Director General's Message on World Environment Day 2024
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IOM Director General's Message on World Environment Day 2024
mgoloy
05 Jun 2024
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The world is at an inflection point but ‘there’s always a way forward’, says...
In his fourth and final speech to the General Assembly, Mr. Biden stated, “The choices we make today will determine our future for decades...
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Russia ‘can only be forced into peace’ says Zelenskyy
The UN Security Council is meeting for a high level briefing on the Ukraine war. The UN Secretary-General told foreign ministers and ambassadors that...
Trust in UN’s cornerstone ideals ‘crumbling’: King Abdullah II of Jordan
He noted that while the world has seen many conflicts over the years, “there has never been a time of greater peril than this.”...
UN’s Guterres urges global solutions as uncertain world edges toward a ‘powder keg’
Delivering his 2024 report on the UN’s work ahead of the general debate, Mr. Guterres said world leaders were gathering in the shadow of...
IOM Youth Changemakers Initiative: Supporting Youth Action on Migration Worldwide
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Geneva, 24 September – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the Youth Changemakers Initiative, empowering ten young leaders globally, who...
Europe tops the charts for alcohol consumption. WHO calls for urgent action to curb...
WHO’s Dr Gauden Galea said that the impacts are far-reaching including domestic violence, accidents and mental health issues. He called on countries to implement...
UN emphasizes gender-sensitive approach in response to Hurricane Beryl
The response plan, unveiled on Tuesday, estimates initial requirements at $9 million and targets support for about 43,000 people in Grenada and Saint Vincent...
IOM Director General's Message on International Day of Family Remittances 2024
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IOM Director General's Message on International Day of Family Remittances 2024
mgoloy
14 Jun 2024
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Lebanon escalation: Have we learned nothing from Gaza, UN humanitarians ask
Speaking from Beirut in the aftermath of Lebanon’s “worst day in 18 years”, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) deputy representative in the country, Ettie...
Sudan crisis must not be forgotten by world leaders, says UN food agency
In an appeal for greater global solidarity with the people of Sudan, the World Food Programme (WFP) said that around 800,000 people have fled...
LIVE: Diplomacy centre stage as world leaders debate future of multilateralism
Nearly 120 Heads of State and Government are in New York where the general debate is set to begin in just a few minutes'...
UN rights chief ‘deeply troubled’ by dissolution of Thailand’s Move Forward Party
The court also banned the Move Forward Party’s (MFP) senior figures, including leader Pita Limjaroenrat, from politics for 10 years.MFP had won the most...
IOM Director General's Message on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2024
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IOM Director General's Message on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2024
mgoloy
30 Jul 2024
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US-Russia prisoner swap ‘an unprecedented diplomatic act’, rights expert says
More than 20 people were released, including journalists, human rights defenders and dissidents.Among them were American Evan Gershkovich, a reporter with the Wall Street...
‘Incredible brutality’ prevalent in battle for Myanmar
In a call to regional bloc ASEAN to help end the violence and support efforts to bring perpetrators to justice, the head of the...
Fight bigotry whenever and wherever it appears, UN chief declares
On the night of 2 August 1944, the last 4,300 Roma and Sinti in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp were murdered by the Nazi forces,...
