What would your city look like with half a million fewer cars on the road every day? Increased walking, wheeling, and cycling in #…
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Russia using ârule of fearâ to silence anti-war dissent, says UN independent human rights expert
Mariana Katzarova said in a new report to the UN General Assembly that over the past three years âthousands have been imprisoned on politically motivated charges, including treason, espionage, extremism and terrorism, often on fabricated evidence and in closed trials, with detainees ranging from children to the elderly.â
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Israel responsible for four genocidal acts in Gaza, inquiry chair tells General Assembly
Presenting the Commission of Inquiryâs latest report, Navi Pillay said the findings were based on a legal analysis conducted under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
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Gaza: Humanitarian response scaled up amid faltering ceasefire
In a press briefing on Tuesday, UN Spokesperson StĂŠphane Dujarric described reports of Israeli military action as âextremely concerning,â stressing that âwe donât want civilians to be bombed againâ or humanitarian operations âderailed again.â
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World enters ânew eraâ of climate action â but progress must accelerate
The new report details the latest round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted by governments, assessing both the progress achieved and the major challenges that remain.
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âCatastrophicâ Hurricane Melissa hours from landfall in Jamaica
Briefing reporters hours before Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica,  a representative ofâŻthe International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), said that the category 5 system âwill be the strongest on the planet this yearâ putting a million people at direct risk, âincluding families which are still recovering from Hurricane Berylâ which hit the island nation only 16 months ago. Â
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âHorrificâ violence as thousands flee Sudan’s El Fasher
Senior UN refugee agency (UNHCR) official in Sudan, Jacqueline Wilma Parlevliet, said there had been âsignificant outflow out of El Fasher into Tawilaâ â around 60 kilometres west of the city â which is already hosting around 650,000 displaced.
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At the III Financing Summit for Africaâs Infrastructure Development, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union C…
H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), highlights the importance of African-led development and partnerships aligned with the continentâs priorities.
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Goodwill Statement delivered by H.E. Amb. Selma Malika Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, at the Afrexim…
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