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Iran expelled from UN commission on women

United Nations member states have removed Iran from a key UN women’s rights group just months after it joined. The unusual reversal comes as Iran is rattled by an ongoing protest movement sparked by the death of a young woman in the custody of the country’s so-called...

Global Leaders to Ethiopian PM: End Atrocities in Tigray

Read on Newsweek The seven-month conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region has devolved into a humanitarian crisis, with ominous signs that atrocities there could escalate. The U.S. and other countries are finally raising the alarm, but Tigray needs action now. Ethiopian...

UNSG: “To silence the guns, we must raise the voices for peace”

Statement of António Guterres, ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, who took office on 1st January 2017. Ten days ago, I issued an appeal for an immediate ceasefire in all corners of the globe to reinforce diplomatic action, help create conditions for the...

UN Secretary-General’s Appeal for Global Ceasefire

UN Secretary General's statement calling for a global ceasefire, on March 23, 2020: Our world faces a common enemy: COVID-19. The virus does not care about nationality or ethnicity, faction or faith. It attacks all, relentlessly. Meanwhile, armed conflict rages on...