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Le multilatéralisme, « cœur battant » des Nations Unies
« La solidarité et les solutions mondiales sont plus que jamais nécessaires », a déclaré le Secrétaire général de l’ONU, António Guterres, à l’entame...
Soudan : l’ONU dénonce des violences sexuelles systématiques
Environ 120 incidents de violence sexuelle liée au conflit ont été documentés entre avril 2023 et novembre 2024, concernant au moins 203 victimes, dont...
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Asia-Pacific falling behind on sustainable development and climate targets
The 2025 SDG Progress Report from the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) launched on Tuesday, also revealed persistent...
Syria: Mine casualties persist as UN partners scale up clearance operations
“Mine action partners continue to report casualties due to explosive ordnance, and that is happening sadly on an almost daily basis,” Mr. Dujarric explained...
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How You Like Trump Now?
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Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels
Yes, elections have consequences. A major lesson to be learned from the stunning...
Mary Ellen Pleasant, the Haitian-descended entrepreneur and abolitionist who built a fortune in 19th-century...
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Overview: Originally published on Feb. 3, 2019 in The Haitian Times, this article explores the life of Mary Ellen Pleasant, a...
When They Tell You About Their Own, Believe Them
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(TriceEdneyWire.com) – “I don’t know who you are and I don’t know why you like...
Tonika Lewis Johnson’s Reparations Are Due! exhibit and the National Resource Center for State...
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By FirstRepair —
Join us for an afternoon of creativity, history, and activism as FirstRepair presents Reparations Are Due!, an exhibit by...
The Government Against the People — By Dr. Julianne Malveaux
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
I can’t remember when I met Dr. Olivia Hooker, a Tulsa Massacre survivor, the first African American...
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DR Congo crisis: WFP condemns looting in Bukavu after M23 rebels...
In an online message on Monday, the WFP said that it “condemns the pillage of its warehouses in Bukavu in South Kivu…the food supplies...
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Aid surge into Gaza continues, UN teams prioritize immediate needs
Amid reports that a return to full-scale war at the weekend may have been averted with the announcement by Hamas that it would comply...
US funding cuts threaten global health response, WHO chief warns
In a media briefing on Tuesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the consequences of funding suspensions, including disruptions to HIV treatment, setbacks in...
13 children killed in the West Bank since year began: UNICEF
In a statement issued by Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, the agency called for “the immediate cessation...
Security Council: Syrian leaders urged to prioritise inclusive transition
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Geir Pedersen acknowledged commitments made by interim president Ahmad Al-Sharaa but stressed that Syrians across the country expect...
Guterres calls for probe into death of WFP staff member detained...
“Heartbroken and outraged by the tragic loss of WFP team member, Ahmed, who lost his life while arbitrarily detained in Yemen,” Executive Director Cindy...
UN rights office urges humane treatment of Israeli hostages and Palestinian...
“Images of emaciated Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees released as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement have been deeply distressing,”...
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ONU alerta para execução sumária de crianças na República Democrática do...
Relatos estão relacionados à tomada da cidade de Bukavu pelo grupo armado M23, que matou três menores; Escritório de Direitos Humanos das Nações Unidas...
No Conselho de Segurança, Guterres pede avanços para reforma do órgão
O Conselho de Segurança da ONU realiza nesta terça-feira um debate aberto sobre multilateralismo e reforma da governança global, com a presença de ministros...
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Scaling up or losing steam? Parliamentarians debate the future of the...
Amid deepening global debt, taxation disputes and a widening gap between ambition and action, tensions flared over how (and whether) the SDGs can still...
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UN News Today 18 February 2025 |
DRC crisis: children reportedly killed in summary executions by M23 fightersThe humanitarian emergency in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has deteriorated sharply...
RDC : le M23 a commis des « exécutions sommaires »...
Le Haut-Commissariat de l’ONU aux droits de l’homme (HCDH) indique avoir reçu des confirmations de cas d’exécution sommaire d’enfants par le M23 après son...