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Guterres makes a statement at SC stakeout

U.N. - 6 Gennaio

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on US-Iran Risk of War: “Stop escalation”

Guterres never mentioned the United States or Iran: "Let us not forget the terrible human suffering caused by war. As always, ordinary people pay the highest price. It is our common duty to avoid it".

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U.N. - 31 Dicembre 2019

Guterres to Young People for 2020: “The UN Stands with You – and Belongs to You”

“From climate action to gender equality to social justice and human rights, your generation is on the frontlines and in the headlines”, he said. “I am inspired by your passion and determination”.

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U.N. - 8 Dicembre 2019

Ambassador Kelly Craft Says UN Security Council to Focus on Credibility

On December 6th at the United Nations, UN Ambassador Kelly Craft held a press conference to unveil the UN Security Council’s December agenda. As this month’s president, she said her tenure would focus on a “credible Council.” She was accompanied by her “two co-anchors” Senior Advisor Michael Barkin and Communications Advisor Mark Schlachter. Confirmed in […]

The situation in Libya

U.N. - 8 Novembre 2019

U.N. ICC is Analyzing Evidence on Crimes Against Migrants in Libya

During the UN Security Council Meeting on the Libyan Situation on Nov 5th, Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bom Bensouda said her office at the International Criminal Court is analyzing evidence on alleged crimes against migrants in Libya. It’s been nearly 10 years since the International Criminal Court opened its investigation into the war crimes and crimes […]

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U.N. - 30 Settembre 2019

The Performance of Trump at the UN and the Manifest Destiny of US Decline

The thunderbolt burst, of all places, in the Technicolor gold and ochre setting of the United Nations in New York. The annual ritual of the General Assembly had just begun with a highly ambitious urgent agenda: how to cope with climate change and how to move the planet – as the world community had agreed […]

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Onu - 9 Agosto 2019

UN Calls on the World to Protect Indigenous Culture and Languages

On the occasion of the International Day of Indigenous Peoples, the United Nations expresses its concerns over the loss of indigenous languages and cultures due to a lack of state support

SG speaks at stakeout

U.N. - 1 Agosto 2019

Climate Change: Guterres Thinks About his Youth’s Summers and Warns the World

António Guterres declares: “If we do not take action on climate change now, these extreme weather events are just the tip of the iceberg, and the iceberg is also rapidly melting.”

Israel and Palestine: surreal times at the UN Security Council

U.N. - 26 Luglio 2019

Israel and Palestine: Surreal Times at the UN Security Council

While discussing the recent incursion of Israeli troops in the Palestinian territories of Sur Bahir and Wadi Hummus in which Israeli troops destroyed a number of Palestinian homes, the Israeli delegation at the UN Security Council used its time to talk about Iran without even mentioning the topic at hand. A new level in the de-humanization of the on-going Middle-East crisis

Press Briefing by President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) re heatwaves guidelines.

U.N. - 18 Luglio 2019

A Survival Guide for the Heat Waves That Will Affect Cities Ever More Often

Climate change is a real global emergency and is affecting all countries. The consequences of such change, if unaddressed, will be devastating. In Rocca’s words, “too many will face food insecurity, forced migration, health diseases and new armed conflicts. This climate emergency will be a trigger for too many crises.”

Rifugiati Venezuela

U.N. - 21 Giugno 2019

People on the Run, UNCHR: Worldwide Refugees Hit 70 Million

During the presentation of the report at the United Nations headquarters, La Voce asked how the UN included the Venezuelans leaving their country as refugees, while almost always considering people who flee Africa as economic migrants

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