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GA / PRINCE ZEID RA’AD ZEID AL HUSSEIN
Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al Hussein was officially appointed by the 193-Nation UN General Assembly to become the next United Nations human rights chief in Geneva. UNIFEED-UNTV/FILE
16 June 2014
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UN / UKRAINE
Some Member States of the European Union today condemned “the illegitimate so-called elections” in the “non-government-controlled territories” in Ukraine, adding that they “fully support the…
30 October 2018
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UN / NEW SYRIA SPECIAL ENVOY
In a statement read by his spokesperson, UN chief António Guterres announced today the appointment of Geir Pedersen of Norway as his new Special Envoy for Syria to succeed Staffan de Mistura. UNIFEED…
31 October 2018
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UN / YEMEN UPDATE
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths welcomed the recent calls for the immediate resumption of the political process and measures to reach a cessation of hostilities in Yemen. UNIFEED
31 October 2018
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UN / GUTERRES INTER-FAITH TRIBUTE
Calling for solidarity against anti-Semitism, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, addressed an inter-faith tribute today in New York’s historic Park East Synagogue, to honour victims…
31 October 2018
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UN / WESTERN SAHARA
With three abstentions, the Security Council adopted a resolution that extends the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for six months and expresses full support…
31 October 2018
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SOMALIA / PRESIDENTIAL POLL
The new United Nations envoy to Somalia today continued his round of introductory meetings with state leaders with a visit to South West State, where he flagged the need for it hold “credible and…
31 October 2018
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IMF / ARGENTINA GREECE PAKISTAN
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to hold technical talks with Pakistan beginning November 7 on how to best support that country’s economy, spokesperson Gerry Rice told reporters…
1 November 2018
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UN / CUBA EMBARGO
With 189 member states voting in favour and two votes against, the United Nations General Assembly (GA) overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling on the United States of America (US) to lift its…
1 November 2018
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UN / AUSTRIA MIGRATION COMPACT
A United Nations spokesperson said it was “regrettable” that Austria decided not to join the global migration compact and that the issue of migration “is clearly an issue that can only be dealt with…
1 November 2018
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UN / CHINA PRESSER
Asked about DPRK sanctions, Chinese ambassador Zhaoxu Ma today said “given the positive developments” on the Korean Peninsula, some Security Council members including China “believe that it is…
1 November 2018
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JORDAN / MALALA REFUGEES
Teenage activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Malala Yousafzai visited the Jordanian border crossing at Hadalat over the weekend, where the number of Syrians seeking refuge in Jordan has increased…
18 February 2014