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# UN

Yesterday
29th March 2023
# Climate
UN adopts ‘historic’ resolution on legal obligations to fight climate change
The resolution now goes to the International Court of Justice to clarify climate obligations and then begin proceedings.
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26th March 2023 - 30th March 2023
# Matiullah Wesa
Founder of girls' education project in Afghanistan arrested by Taliban authorities in Kabul
The Taliban government last year barred girls from attending secondary school.
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Tue 8:26 AM
# Crimes Against Humanity
UN investigation finds migrants stuck in Libya are being tortured and forced into sex slavery
Nearly all the survivors interviewed did not lodge official complaints out of fear of reprisals, arrest, and extortion.
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19th March 2023 - 25th March 2023
# Ukraine War
United Nations accuses both Russian and Ukrainian forces of 'summary executions' of prisoners
The head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said her organisation had recently recorded killings by both sides.
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Sat 12:37 PM
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March 2023
# War in Ukraine
UN-backed inquiry accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine
The report marked a highly unusual condemnation of a member of the Security Council.
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Mar 16th 2023, 9:15 PM
# Climate Change
UN talks on agreement to protect the high seas continue into the early morning
The high seas comprise more than 60% of the world’s oceans and nearly half the planet’s surface.
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Mar 4th 2023, 10:56 AM
# Climate Change
Over 100 nations, including Ireland, back Vanuatu plan to tackle climate change
Vanuatu, a nation made up of around 80 islands, has spearheaded a drive to define what legal responsibility countries have for the impact of climate change.
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Mar 2nd 2023, 10:56 AM
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2023
# rights of the child
UN rights committee 'seriously concerned' over children in Ireland experiencing homelessness
The UN Rights of the Child Committee published observations on Ireland today.
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Feb 9th 2023, 2:28 PM
# UN
United Nations chief fears world is heading toward a wider war
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said experts who surveyed the state of the world in 2023 set the Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight.
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Feb 7th 2023, 7:01 AM
# Ukraine
UN chief says prospects for peace in Ukraine 'keep diminishing' as anniversary nears
It comes after Ukrainian officials said Russian forces are preparing for a large-scale offensive in the coming weeks.
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Feb 6th 2023, 4:00 PM
# West Bank
Israel forces kill five Palestinians in Jericho raid according to official
The Israeli official told AFP the army was holding the bodies of the Palestinians killed.
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Feb 6th 2023, 9:07 AM
# Climate
Past eight years were hottest since records began, UN scientists confirm
The World Meteorological Organisation found the average global temperature in 2022 was about 1.15C above 1850-1900 levels.
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Jan 12th 2023, 4:26 PM
# Burkina Faso
UN urges 'impartial' probe after 28 killed in Burkina Faso
The country has been grappling with an insurgency led by jihadists since 2015.
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Jan 7th 2023, 10:43 AM
# Lebanon
Seven people charged in Lebanon over attack that killed Private Seán Rooney last month
UNIFIL had urged Beirut to ensure a swift investigation, the incident being the first violent death of one of its peacekeepers in nearly eight years.
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Jan 5th 2023, 2:01 PM
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2022
# Afghanistan
UN won't halt aid to Afghanistan despite ban on women working in the country's aid sector
‘Aid is never conditional,’ the UN Resident Coordinator in Afghanistan told reporters.
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Dec 29th 2022, 9:42 PM
# Afghanistan
UN urges Taliban to end 'terrible' university ban on women
The Taliban have suspended university education for women and secondary schooling for girls.
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Dec 27th 2022, 1:18 PM
# Aung San Suu Kyi
UN Security Council adopts first ever Myanmar resolution and calls for release of Aung San Suu Kyi
Suu Kyi has been a prisoner since the army toppled her government almost two years ago.
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Dec 21st 2022, 9:37 PM
# Tehran
Iran ousted from UN women's rights body over protest crackdown
The US led the campaign for Iran’s removal.
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Dec 14th 2022, 8:20 PM
# United Nations
Russian invasion of Ukraine and veto undermines UN Security Council, Coveney says
Coveney believes Ireland has had a “sustained and positive impact” during its two-year term on the council.
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Dec 6th 2022, 6:59 PM
# UN
UN launches record €49 billion emergency funding appeal amid Ukraine war and climate emergencies
An estimated 339 million people worldwide will need some form of emergency assistance next year.
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Dec 1st 2022, 6:49 AM
# Ooh la la
UN puts French baguette on cultural heritage list
The simple French flute has been recognised on the Unesco list.
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Nov 30th 2022, 11:08 PM
# COP27
COP27 summit strikes historic deal to fund climate damages
The two-week talks delivered a major breakthrough on a fund for climate loss and damage’.
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Nov 20th 2022, 6:08 PM
# one in eight billion
World population set to reach eight billion today
The UN attributes the growth to human development, with people living longer thanks to improvements in public health and medicine.
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Nov 15th 2022, 6:51 AM
Warming weather and rising seas getting worse, UN meteorological report warns
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the latest report was a chronicle of climate chaos and a distress signal from the planet.
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Nov 6th 2022, 1:28 PM
# Takeover
Twitter starts rolling out paid subscriptions as UN calls for human rights to be respected
Musk’s takeover of Twitter has caused controversy in recent days.
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Nov 6th 2022, 8:06 AM
# Ukraine
G7 discuss winter aid package for Ukraine as grain shipments resume
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the G7 will help Ukraine with items including generators and heaters to survive the winter.
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Nov 3rd 2022, 7:39 PM
# Glaciers
Yellowstone, Kilimanjaro glaciers among those set to vanish by 2050, UNESCO warns
The warning follows a study of 18,600 glaciers at 50 World Heritage sites.
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Nov 3rd 2022, 7:45 AM
# Race Against Time
UN report finds current climate pledges 'nowhere near' enough to prevent 1.5C warming
Experts say the world is failing to act with sufficient urgency to curb greenhouse gas emissions
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Oct 26th 2022, 7:35 PM
# United Nations
US asks UN Human Rights Council to debate rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region
A UN report on Xinjiang published last month cited possible crimes against humanity against Uyghur Muslims in the region.
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Sep 26th 2022, 11:40 AM
# United Nations
Ireland 'deeply frustrated' at Security Council’s failure to act on Russia, Palestine and climate change
Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney addressed the UN Security Council in New York earlier today.
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Sep 23rd 2022, 7:00 AM
# United Nations
Zelenskyy urges 'just punishment' against Russia in address to United Nations
World leaders are gathered in New York for the 77th UN General Assembly.
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Sep 21st 2022, 10:45 PM
# UN General Assembly
Taoiseach's flight from Dublin to New York forced to return to Ireland due to a bird strike
The Taoiseach was able to catch a later flight to New York following the incident.
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Sep 21st 2022, 9:36 PM
# Taliban
Exclusion of Afghan girls from high schools ‘shameful’, says UN
Teenage girls are still barred from school and women are required to cover themselves from head to toe in public, with only their eyes showing.
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Sep 18th 2022, 12:43 PM
# Ukraine
Chance for peace in Ukraine is 'minimal' at present, UN chief says after call with Putin
“I have the feeling we are still far away from peace,” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
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Sep 14th 2022, 8:45 PM
# Afghanistan
UN accuses Taliban of harassing female staff in Afghanistan
The United Nations claimed three women were detained for questioning today.
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Sep 12th 2022, 7:54 PM
# Humanitarian Crisis
Malnutrition and disease after Pakistan flood will get worse says UN
Mortality among newborn babies and severe acute malnutrition are at risk of increasing due to disruption of services.
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Sep 6th 2022, 2:40 PM
# Report
China denounces UN report citing possible crimes against humanity in Xinjiang
Some countries, including the United States, have accused Beijing of committing genocide in Xinjiang.
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Sep 1st 2022, 9:04 AM
# United Nations
Fresh shelling at Ukraine power plant as operator warns of radiation risk
The Zaporizhzhia facility was seized by Russian troops in the opening weeks of the February invasion and has remained on the front line ever since.
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Aug 27th 2022, 1:20 PM
# marine biodiversity
UN session on high seas biodiversity ends without agreement
After 15 years, negotiators have yet to reach a legally binding text to address the multitude of issues facing international waters.
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Aug 27th 2022, 10:20 AM
# Ukraine
UN chief to meet Ukraine, Turkey leaders in Lviv
The meeting will discuss ‘the need for a political solution to this conflict’, the UN said.
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Aug 17th 2022, 11:12 AM
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