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The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University proudly conferred the 2025 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy on Professor John H. Knox and Dr. David R. Boyd, recognizing their groundbreaking leadership as successive United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the human right to a healthy environment. The
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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has welcomed the adoption of the ASEAN Declaration on the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment, which took place on 26 October at the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This landmark Declaration is a
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The United Nations has expressed solidarity with Governments and people affected by Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded, which has unleashed widespread devastation across the Caribbean. The hurricane made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, bringing catastrophic rain and wind, and has also triggered flooding in
Storm damage
The United Nations has expressed solidarity with Governments and people affected by Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded, which has unleashed widespread devastation across the Caribbean. The hurricane made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, bringing catastrophic rain and wind, and has also triggered flooding in
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US Ambassador Mike Waltz was called out by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez during a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, where he was defending the US's economic restrictions on Cuba. Rodriguez slammed Waltz's involvement in a leaked Signal group chat, which included other Trump
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The United Nations has expressed solidarity with Governments and people affected by Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded, which has unleashed widespread devastation across the Caribbean. The hurricane made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, bringing catastrophic rain and wind, and has also triggered flooding in
Storm damage
The United Nations has expressed solidarity with Governments and people affected by Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded, which has unleashed widespread devastation across the Caribbean. The hurricane made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, bringing catastrophic rain and wind, and has also triggered flooding in
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For the 33rd consecutive year, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for an end to the decades-long US embargo against Cuba. The resolution, titled "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba," was adopted by
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Eighty years ago, China and its allies fought bravely against Japan's invasion, ultimately liberating Taiwan and reuniting it with the motherland. To commemorate this historic event, China has established Taiwan Retrocession Day on October 25, solidifying the international consensus on the one-China principle and affirming Taiwan's
Human rights
Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, has emphasized the need for governments to exercise greater political will to protect those who defend human rights, particularly in the face of the climate crisis. Her report, Tipping Points: Human Rights Defenders, Climate Change and a Just
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The United Nations Association of Sri Lanka (UNASL) marked the 80th United Nations Day with the National Observance at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute Auditorium. The event featured the hoisting of the National Flag and the United Nations Flag, and welcomed guests with a speech by UNASL President Mohamed Zawahir.
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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned of an alarming escalation in Russia's use of national security laws to silence opposition to its war against Ukraine. Since 2022, treason prosecutions have spiked from double-digits to 760 verdicts by mid-2025, with espionage cases
