Due to the negative Russian vote, the Security Council failed to adopt last month’s text, which received 13 votes in favour, with China abstaining. The draft resolution was introduced by United States and Japan and co-sponsored by over 60 nations. Assembly Vice-President Ahmad Faisal Muhamad opened the debate by reading a message from Dennis Francis,…
Special Rapporteur Margaret Satterthwaite voiced serious concerns that a Supreme Court Justice in the state of North Carolina, Anita Earls, was investigated for comments made regarding the potential role that implicit biases based on race, gender, and political affiliation can play in the Court’s decision-making. “Like other citizens, judges are entitled to freedom of expression, provided they conduct themselves…
Priorities include transporting fuel to the north of the war-torn enclave, so that it can be used to power hospitals, provide clean water and maintain other vital civilian infrastructure. Such services have been massively impacted by weeks of Israeli bombardment in response to Hamas’s 7 October massacres in southern Israel that left some 1,200 dead…
Adopting a milestone political declaration at the first ever summit on pandemic prevention and response, nations also committed to get back on track to reach the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Making us safer “[This] is a historic milestone in the urgent drive to make all people of the world safer, and better protected from…
Over the past ten days, world leaders, policymakers, and key stakeholders gathered to review progress, share experiences, and discuss strategies for advancing sustainable development. The HLPF serves as a central platform for monitoring and reviewing the implementation of the SDGs, which were adopted by all UN Member States in 2015. These goals encompass a wide…
Here are five key things you need to know: 1. Getting back on track The COVID-19 pandemic set back gains made towards realizing the SDGs by decades, and, if present trends persist, by 2030, a staggering 575 million people will remain trapped in extreme poverty, according to the new UN report. Average global temperatures have…
File photo US Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence has criticized former President Donald Trump. Regarding the former president involved in inciting people in the attack on Capitol Hill, Mike Pence said that someone who considers himself unconstitutional should never have the right to be the president of the United States. He further said that this…
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has officially joined the race to become the Republican presidential candidate of the United States. According to American media, Chris Christie has started his election campaign from the state of New Hampshire. Seven years ago, Chris Christie withdrew from the race to become a presidential candidate and endorsed Donald…
File photo Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has joined the race to become the Republican candidate in the presidential election. Forty-four-year-old De Santis announced his candidacy for the presidential election on the social networking site, but during online conversations with Twitter chief Elon Musk, his connection was cut off several times, making it impossible for people…
MEXICO CITY: At least 10 people were killed and nine injured in a shootout at a car racing show in northern Mexico on Saturday. A foreign news agency According to the report The shooting happened in the San Vicente area of Ensonada, Mexico. According to the authorities, during the all-terrain car racing show, unknown gunmen…
