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11 October 2022

SC/15058

Stronger United Nations-African Union Partnership Vital to Tackle Increasing Terrorism, Governance Gaps, Humanitarian Plight in Africa, Speakers Tell Security Council

Amid formidable challenges, including an uptick in terrorist attacks in the Sahel, unconstitutional changes of Government, increasing recourse to use of force to resolve disputes, and a dire humanitarian situation in several regions, all of it exacerbated by climate change, the unique partnership between the United Nations and the African Union remains a cornerstone of multilateralism, which must be adapted to local contexts, with the support of the international community, including the Security Council, the Secretary-General told the 15-member organ today.

11 October 2022

GA/DIS/3687

Military Aggression by Permanent Security Council Member Constrains Arms Control, Threatens to Upend Disarmament Structures, Speakers Warn in First Committee

Military aggression by a Security Council permanent member had all but eliminated prospects for advancing arms control, the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) was told as it continued its general debate.

11 October 2022

GA/SPD/753

Speakers Urge Administrating Powers to Put People’s Interests First as Fourth Committee Spotlights Non-Self-Governing Territories

The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) resumed its general debate on decolonization and related agenda items today, with speakers urging administering Powers to prioritize the interests of those who live in Non-Self-Governing Territories.

11 October 2022

GA/L/3661

Concluding Debate on Crimes against Humanity, Sixth Committee Speakers Highlight Divergent Views on Codifying Draft Articles, Stress Core Issues Still Unresolved

The thorny nature of developing new international law amongst diverging State views again came to the fore in the Sixth Committee (Legal) today, as delegates concluded their debate on the future of the International Law Commission’s draft articles on crimes against humanity.

11 October 2022

GA/EF/3570-ECOSOC/7105

Climate Has Moved to Place Where No One Knows What Will Happen, Expert Warns, at Joint Meeting of Second Committee, Economic and Social Council

Climate change has altered the fundamental structure of poverty, an environmental expert told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) and the Economic and Social Council today as they held a joint meeting on poverty eradication.

11 October 2022

GA/12457

General Assembly Elects 14 Member States to Human Rights Council for Three-Year Terms

The General Assembly today elected 14 Member States to the Human Rights Council, the United Nations body responsible for promoting and protecting all human rights around the globe.

11 October 2022

GA/SHC/4349

Children’s Lives Are Still Threatened by Violence, Discrimination, Conflicts, Third Committee Emphasizes as It Discusses Their Rights

Coinciding with the tenth International Day of the Girl Child, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) continued its debate on the rights of children today, with delegates highlighting the special vulnerability of girls to violence, discrimination and harmful practices like female genital mutilation and child marriage.

10 October 2022

GA/SHC/4348

Young People Suffer Food Insecurity, Increasing Conflicts, Ramped Up Violence, Delegates Stress as Third Committee Discusses Children’s Rights

The world is facing the worst hunger crisis, with an estimate of 149 million children — nearly one in five — chronically malnourished, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) heard today, as delegates continued their general discussion on the rights of children.

10 October 2022

GA/SPD/752

Human Rights, Regional Security under the Magnifying Glass as Fourth Committee Hears Western Sahara Petitioners

The human rights situation in Western Sahara and the Tindouf refugee camps in Algeria, as well as regional security, came under scrutiny today as petitioners on that matter continued to share their divergent views for a third and final day before the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization).

10 October 2022

GA/L/3660

Sixth Committee Speakers Argue Over Codifying Crimes against Humanity Draft Texts, with Some Calling for Forming Ad Hoc Committee to Break Impasse

As the Sixth Committee (Legal) commenced its consideration of crimes against humanity, speakers argued over the need to elaborate a convention based on the International Law Commission’s draft articles, with some pointing to three years of stalled progress, calling for an ad hoc committee that could facilitate a constructive exchange on the matter.