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Reports from the region indicate that violence has escalated between Iran and Israel, resulting in significant humanitarian consequences and calls for diplomatic intervention. The United Nations human rights office has urged both sides to de-escalate and engage in urgent diplomatic negotiations to find a way forward. According to the latest
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The United Nations has called for a de-escalation of the conflict between Iran and Israel, warning that further military action risks triggering new displacement in the region. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has reported significant movements of people from Tehran and other parts of Iran, with some seeking asylum in
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Weary Palestinians are expressing cautious hope as US-led ceasefire efforts appear to gain momentum, with Israel set to send a negotiating team to talks in Qatar. The move comes after nearly 21 months of war, which has devastated Gaza's agriculture and food sources, leaving millions on the brink
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Brenda Reynolds, a Status Treaty member of the Fishing Lake Saulteaux First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada, and Kennedy Odede, a grassroots activist from Kenya's Kibera Slum, have been chosen as the winners of the 2025 Mandela Prize. Established in 2014, the prize is awarded every five years to
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A Pakistani delegate, Rabia Ijaz, has strongly rejected India's claim that Pakistan is failing to safeguard the rights of its religious minorities, labeling it as a "textbook case of the perpetrator posturing as a victim." Ijaz, a second secretary in the Pakistan Mission to the UN,
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Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, emphasized the urgent need to address the Kashmir dispute during his address at the UN Security Council on Tuesday. Speaking as Pakistan assumed the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July, Ambassador Iftikhar stressed that the
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In the wake of two world wars and the devastating losses of the 20th century, the world came together in 1945 to forge a new international organization, the United Nations. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the UN emerged as a beacon of hope for a world in shambles.
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Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, has emphasized the need for resolving the Kashmir dispute, which he believes is causing tensions and frictions between India and Pakistan. As the UNSC president for July, he called on the Security Council and its permanent members to take
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The international community is failing to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of Myanmar, where a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck three months ago, killing 3,800 people and injuring over 5,000. Despite the massive scale of the disaster, only 36 percent of the requested $275 million for the
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The European Union has donated EUR 5 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to support income-generating activities in Uganda's refugee camps. With 1.9 million refugees and asylum seekers, Uganda is the largest refugee-hosting country in Africa. The government's refugee policy allows refugees
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The UN's attempts to cut costs by relocating operations to lower-cost duty stations may inadvertently trigger localized inflation, eroding projected savings, according to recent proposals. The UN's inherent stimulating effect on demand for premium goods and services drives up prices in affluent neighborhoods, creating hyper-inflationary enclaves.
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Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, emphasized the need for resolving the Kashmir dispute, which he said was a major cause of tensions and frictions between India and Pakistan. The dispute has been on the agenda of the UN Security Council for decades, with several
