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UN headquarters “Setting an ambitious new climate finance target is crucial”
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo Following another year of record-high global heat and extreme weather events, UN climate chief Simon Stiell told negotiators at COP29 in Baku that setting an ambitious new climate finance target is crucial for the well-being of all nations, including the wealthiest and most powerful, the UN News reported. “Let’s dispense with any idea that climate finance is charity;” runaway climate change is impacting “every single individual in the world one way or another,” Mr. Stiell said on Nov. 11. His strong call to action kicked off the latest round of UN climate talks, which
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- 2024-11-12 14:27
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UN headquarters UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for protecting Gaza journalists
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo "The Israeli army’s killing of journalists in Gaza is “unacceptable”, calling for their protection from the genocide committing in the Gaza Strip," said United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. His remarks were made in a message sent to the UN International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East 2024 held at the UN office in Geneva on Nov. 1. He stated that the war on Gaza completed its first year last month and that this symposium is being held under “profoundly difficult circumstances” due to the violations extending to Lebanon. The secretary-gener
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- 2024-11-06 13:42
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UN headquarters UN Secretary-General calls for safety of peacekeepers in Lebanon
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Oct. 13 reiterated that the safety and security of UN personnel and property must be guaranteed, following the deliberate breach of a UN peacekeeping position by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) armored vehicles in southern Lebanon, the UN News reported. The incident took place early on Sunday morning (local time), when two IDF Merkava tanks destroyed the main gate and forcibly entered the position, according to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon. About two hours later, after the tanks had left, several rounds were fired nearby, emitti
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- 2024-10-14 16:50
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UN headquarters Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war
By UN Journal Kayla Lee Last October’s terror attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a devastating day for children, and the suffering has continued unabated, the UN News quoted a senior UNICEF official as saying on Sept. 19. Ted Chaiban, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director for Humanitarian Action, stressed the urgent need for an immediate end to the hostilities and a negotiated political settlement that prioritises the rights and well-being of both Israeli and Palestinian children, now and in the future. He was briefing and taking questions from journal
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- 2024-09-20 14:27
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UN headquarters “The Pacific is a beacon of environmental stewardship and peace.”
By UN Journal Kayla Lee The island nations of the Pacific are “showing the way” to protect the planet from the ravages of climate change and now the rest of the world needs to step up with more support, the UN chief said on Aug. 26. According to the UN News, Secretary-General António Guterres was addressing the opening of the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga, telling leaders that while much of the world is embroiled in conflict, injustice and socio-economic crisis, the Pacific “is a beacon of solidarity and strength, environmental stewardship and peace.” The Forum consists of 18 Member States, f
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- 2024-09-02 16:20
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UN headquarters Countries commemorate World Humanitarian Day on Aug. 19
By UN Journal Kayla Lee With the number of aid workers killed in the line of duty reaching record highs, the UN and partners are demanding greater accountability as countries commemorate World Humanitarian Day on Aug. 19, the UN News reported. Last year was the deadliest so far, with 280 aid workers killed in 33 countries - an “outrageously high number”, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The figure represents a 137 per cent increase compared to 2022, when 118 aid workers were killed. UN chief António Guterres said in his message for the day that a climate
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- 2024-08-21 16:32
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UN headquarters UN chief condemns ‘devastating strike’ on Gaza school
By UN Journal Kayla Lee UN Secretary-General António Guterres has deplored a deadly weekend attack on a Gaza school-turned-shelter, his Office said on Aug. 12. “The Secretary-General condemns the continued loss of life in Gaza, including women and children, as we witness yet another devastating strike by Israel on the Al-Taba’een school in Gaza City, sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians families, with scores of fatalities, amidst continued horror, displacement, and suffering in Gaza,” said UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq. The incident occurred on Aug. 3 and at least 100 people were
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- 2024-08-13 14:40
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UN headquarters UN Secretary-General Guterres says, “There is no alternative to UNRWA”
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo UN Secretary-General António Guterres, standing alongside top officials in New York on Friday, underscored the essential need to bolster the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) across the Middle East amid continued attacks on its mandate, staff, premises and operations. Speaking at a pledging conference for the agency, the UN chief outlined the countless challenges facing Palestinian civilians in Gaza who are “forced to move like human pinballs across a landscape of destruction and death”. “Hopelessness is the greatest ally of instability,” he warned, stres
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- 2024-07-18 14:38
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UN headquarters UN rights chief calls for end to war on Ukraine following latest airstrikes
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo The UN human rights chief Volker Türk expressed his outrage on July 9 at Russia’s latest airstrikes on Ukrainian cities which killed dozens and hit the country’s biggest children’s hospital in the capital Kyiv, the UN News reported. Mr. Türk said these “relentless” attacks were deepening the humanitarian crisis in the country, tearing apart infrastructure, and creating a host of socioeconomic challenges. Between March and May, 436 civilians were killed and 1,760 injured, High Commissioner Türk said. “These high civilian casualties are largely the result of the ground
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- 2024-07-10 16:07
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UN headquarters Global leaders address security challenges at UN Police summit
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo Police chiefs and government leaders convened at UN Headquarters on June 27 for the opening session of UNCOPS 2024, the UN News reported. The summit, themed Advancing our Common Security: UN Policing for a New Era, began with a video highlighting the UN Police’s (UNPOL) mission to promote security, protect human rights, and support Member States. UNPOL’s true mission is to “enhance international peace and security by supporting Member States in conflict, post-conflict and other crisis situations”, all while standing at the forefront of preventing and addressing intern
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- 2024-06-28 15:35
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UN headquarters ‘World cannot afford Lebanon to become another Gaza’
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo The UN Secretary-General on June 21 voiced profound concern over escalating violence and “bellicose rhetoric” between Israel and Hezbollah militants across the frontier with Lebanon, warning that one false move could trigger a catastrophe for the whole region and beyond, the UN News reported. The situation along the Blue Line, the demarcation between Israeli and Lebanese armed forces, has been deteriorating since Israel launched its offensive in the Gaza Strip following the brutal 7 October attack by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups against communities in the
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- 2024-06-27 17:25
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UN headquarters UN officials condemn Israeli airstrikes on camp for displaced in Rafah
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo Senior UN officials have condemned Israeli air strikes on May 26 that hit a camp for displaced people in Rafah, southern Gaza, reportedly claiming over 35 Palestinian lives, including women and children, the UN News reported. Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, voiced his horror at further loss of civilian lives in the war-ravaged enclave. “The images from the camp are horrific and point to no apparent change in the methods and means of warfare used by Israel that have already led to so many civilian deaths,” he said in a news release on May 26. On 26
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- 2024-05-28 15:38
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UN headquarters UN rights chief urges Russia to end crackdown on journalists
By UN Journal Kayla Lee The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged Russia to end its crackdown on journalists in a statement issued on May 7 shortly after President Vladmir Putin began a fifth term in office., the UN News reported. Volker Türk said he was concerned by the increasing number of journalists charged, convicted and jailed for their independent reporting, in what appears to be an intensification of a crackdown on dissenting voices. He described the continuous attacks on free speech and the criminalization of independent journalism in Russia as “very troubling”. “The
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- 2024-05-08 15:13
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UN headquarters UN calls for restraint following Iran consulate attack in Syria
By UN Journal Lee Jon-young A senior UN official on April 2 urged the Security Council to work to avert further escalation in the Middle East following the deadly airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria’s capital, Damascus. Briefing ambassadors a day after the attack, Assistant-Secretary-General Khaled Khiari stressed the need for restraint, the UN News reported. “We appeal to the Council today, as we do every month, to continue to actively engage all concerned parties to prevent further escalation and the worsening of tensions that undermine regional peace and security,” he said. UN Secre
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- 2024-04-03 14:43
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UN headquarters UN Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an immediate ceasefire’
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo The UN Security Council on Monday passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan, the immediate and unconditional release of hostages and "the urgent need to expand the flow" of aid into Gaza, the UN News reported. There were 14 votes in favour with the United States abstaining. This was the Council’s first explicit call for an immediate ceasefire since Israel began a military offensive in the Gaza Strip following last October’s brutal attack by Hamas and other Palestinian groups against settlements in southern Israel, in which over 1,20
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- 2024-03-26 14:47
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