The UN deputy chief issued an impassioned plea on Sunday for Afghans to reconcile with the past and put “women at the centre” of all efforts to forge a durable peace, and a truly inclusive political process where women’s voices are truly heard.
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Nelson Mandela was an “extraordinary global advocate for dignity and equality” who anyone in public service should seek to emulate, Secretary-General António Guterres said marking the International Day that honours the iconic anti-apartheid campaigner, and South Africa’s first democratically-elected President.
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The International Court of Justice has ordered Pakistan to review a death sentence handed down in the case of a former Indian Navy officer accused by Pakistan of spying, finding that the country’s authorities acted in breach of the Vienna Convention
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While Trump has been posting tweets for his electorate, the U.S.-led international coalition carried out another air raid on the residential area in Idlib province, apparently against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) units.
India has registered a strong protest regarding the Update with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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The program, viewed with a special equipment, consists of 3D-pictures of the sights of Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva.
The world is facing “a grave climate emergency”, Secretary-General António Guterres told a climate meeting in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital of Abu Dhabi on Sunday, urging all participants to “seize this opportunity to take bold climate action”.
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The Security Council has concluded a first-ever visit to Iraq on Saturday, five years on from the proclamation, by the ISIL terrorist group, of a “caliphate” in the country. The visit also took in a trip to Kuwait.
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The annual G20 summit of leaders from the largest and fastest-growing economies, got underway on Friday in Osaka, Japan, against a backdrop of what UN Secretary-General António Guterres described as “a moment of high political tension”.
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Last year, the India government also passed a law to crack down on fugitive economic offenders who refused to get back to the country to avoid investigation by India authorities.
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