Diplomatic stakes ‘could not be higher’ warns senior UN official

Diplomatic stakes ‘could not be higher’ warns senior UN official

“Today the stakes for preventive diplomacy and dialogue could not be higher,” said Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific, in a meeting organized by the Brazilian presidency.  Referring to the escalating situation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, he warned that in the absence of a negotiated two-State solution,…

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Yemen: High stakes UN operation underway to avert catastrophic oil spill

Yemen: High stakes UN operation underway to avert catastrophic oil spill

The 19-day operation will pump more than one million barrels out of the rusting vessel, the Safer, which was abandoned over eight years ago, to a nearby replacement vessel. Secretary-General António Guterres said the UN has taken on the delicate operation as a spill would spell environmental catastrophe for the region. ‘Ticking time bomb’ “United…

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Background to a crisis: In Sudan, the stakes are high for the whole of Africa 

Background to a crisis: In Sudan, the stakes are high for the whole of Africa 

A turbulent transition to civilian rule has been underway in Sudan since the ouster of former President Omar Hassan El-Bashir in April 2019. The civilian-led transitional Government put in place later that year, through a power-sharing agreement between military and civilian leaders, was toppled by a military coup in October 2021. PNP Deskpnp.com.pk

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