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UN chief calls on world to make troubled Haiti 'top priority'

PORT-AU-PRINCE: On a visit to spotlight violence and chaos in Haiti, the UN secretary-general on Saturday called for a robust international effort to help the beleaguered national police in fighting rampant criminal gangs.

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UN chief, in Haiti, says 'not the time to forget' troubled nation

PORT-AU-PRINCE - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Haiti on Saturday for a lightning visit, saying "this is not the time to forget" the Caribbean nation mired in overlapping security, political and economic woes.

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UN warns that 90% of Syrians are below the poverty line, while millions face cuts in food aid

The U.N. humanitarian chief is warning that the 12-year conflict in Syria has pushed 90% of its population below the poverty line and millions face a 40% cut in emergency food aid in July because the $5.4 billion U.N. humanitarian appeal for Syria – the world’s largest – is only…

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UN votes to establish independent body to clarify fate of over 130,000 Syrians missing in conflict

The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution that will establish an independent body to determine what happened to more than 130,000 people missing as a result of the conflict in Syria

The Independent UK

India removed from UNSG report on impact of armed conflict on children

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has removed India from his annual report on the impact of armed conflict on children, citing measures taken by the government to better protect them.

The Hindu

Syrian survivors of enforced disappearance call on UN for justice

The UN General Assembly is to vote this week on setting up an independent institution on missing persons in Syria.

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US, UK, France demand UN investigate Russia's sanctions-busting use of Iranian drones in Ukraine

The United States, Britain and France are demanding that the United Nations urgently investigate Russia’s reported use of hundreds of Iranian-provided drones in the war in Ukraine, which would violate U.N. sanctions

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UN report puts Russia on list of offenders over child casualties in Ukraine

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has hit out at Russia for killing 136 children during fighting in Ukraine in 2022 and added its armed forces to a global list of offenders in a report to the UN Security Council.

Radio France Internationale

Russia on UN ‘list of shame’ for killing children, Israel absent

UN chief Antonio Guterres criticised for ‘disservice’ to Palestinian children by leaving Israeli forces off list.

Al Jazeera

UN puts Russian forces on blacklist for killing children and attacking schools in Ukraine

The United Nations has put Russian forces on its annual blacklist of countries that violate children’s rights in conflict for killing boys and girls and attacking schools and hospitals in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Paris climate summit seeks to provoke 'public financial shock'

During a summit aimed at reimagining the global financial system, French President Emmanuel Macron emphasised on Thursday that no nation should be forced to make a decision between addressing poverty and addressing climate change.

Radio France Internationale

UN approves world’s first treaty to protect high seas biodiversity

The UN says the treaty will take effect after 60 countries ratify it in September

Evening Standard

UN chief tells Israel to halt illegal settlements in Palestine

Antonio Guterres says construction of illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian territory is driving violence.

Al Jazeera

'A fighting chance': UN adopts first-ever treaty to protect high seas marine life

Members of the United Nations adopted the first-ever treaty to protect marine life in the high seas on Monday, with the UN's chief hailing the historic agreement as giving the ocean “a fighting chance.”

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UN members adopt first-ever treaty to protect marine life in the high seas

Members of the United Nations have adopted the first-ever treaty to protect marine life in the high seas

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UN chief Guterres warns of conflicts escalating from Sudan

UN supremo Antonio Guterres on Monday painted a grim picture of Sudan's future as the breeding ground for further conflict and strife in Africa during a conference to raise money for humanitarian relief efforts in the country.

Al Jazeera

Donors pledge nearly $1.5bn for Sudan crisis response, UN says

About 25 million people – more than half of Sudan’s population – are in dire need of humanitarian assistance.

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UN steps up criticism of IMF and World Bank, the other pillars of the post-World War II global order

From the ashes of World War II, three institutions were created as linchpins of a new global order

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World breaks average temperature record for June: EU

EU Copernicus Climate Change Service says start of June saw global surface air temper break heat records for the period.

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UN chief launches tirade against ‘planet-wreckers’

United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres has issued one of his most strongly worded reality checks about the climate crisis. Mr Guterres launched

France 24

UN chief says fossil fuels 'incompatible with human survival'

The head of the United Nations launched a tirade against fossil fuel companies Thursday, accusing them of betraying future generations and undermining efforts to phase out a product he called “incompatible with human survival.”

Radio France Internationale

Sudan's conflict enters third month amid escalation of violence

Sudan's devastating war has entered its third month, with the murder of a governor marking a fresh escalation of violence in the western region of Darfur.

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UN chief Guterres backs proposal to form watchdog to monitor AI

Secretary-general says the risks posed by artificial intelligence threatens democracy and human rights.

The Independent UK

UN chief calls for coordinated global action on disinformation, hate and artificial intelligence

The United Nations chief says the proliferation of hate and lies on digital platforms and the threat that artificial intelligence can become an uncontrolled “monster” demand coordinated global action

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Colombian government, ELN guerrillas sign six-month truce

HAVANA - Colombia's government and the ELN guerrilla group agreed to a six-month ceasefire in Havana Friday as they work towards a peace pact to end decades of conflict.

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