“Armed conflicts are an offense to human rationality,” Brazil’s Lula da Silva tells UN Assembly

“Armed conflicts are an offense to human rationality,” Brazil’s Lula da Silva tells UN Assembly

Global inequalities The world is becoming increasingly unequal, according to Mr. Silva. Immersed in a world of intersecting crises, including COVID-19, security, racism, intolerance, and stable access to food and clean water, more must be done to ensure that inequalities do not continue to grow.  “The ten richest billionaires have more wealth than the poorest…

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Syria-Türkiye: UN completes 200th cross-border aid mission since February quakes

Syria: UN chief welcomes reopening of life-saving aid corridor

In a statement, UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the resumption of deliveries after agreement was reached with the Syrian Government. The Bab al-Hawa crossing closed in July, after the Security Council failed to reach consensus on two competing resolutions which would have renewed the main aid corridor. Around four million Syrians in the last rebel-held…

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World News in Brief: Reparations for African diaspora, child deaths in Sudan, Libya update

World News in Brief: Reparations for African diaspora, child deaths in Sudan, Libya update

That’s the message from UN human rights chief Volker Türk, who called for strong leadership and political will from States to heed the call of people of African descent for accountability and redress. His comments followed the release of a new UN report which sets out a series of concrete steps for governments to make reparations…

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Press conference should not be held now, Parvez Elahi's speech in the courtroom

Press conference should not be held now, Parvez Elahi’s speech in the courtroom

Lahore: Former Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi had an informal conversation with the journalists in the courtroom, in which he said that the press conference should not be held now. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf President Chaudhry Pervez Elahi further said that Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif are responsible for today’s inflation. Both brothers took loans from…

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