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Failure to Implement Own Decisions Poses ‘Existential’ Question, Briefer Tells Security Council, as Delegates Urge Israel to Cease Illegal Settlements

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Failure to Implement Own Decisions Poses ‘Existential’ Question, Briefer Tells Security Council, as Delegates Urge Israel to Cease Illegal Settlements

The relentless expansion of Israeli settlements and escalating violence in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are deeply alarming, the top United Nations official for the Middle East told the Security Council today, as delegates urged the organ to enforce its own demand for the occupier to cease such illegal activities.

Secretary-General Appoints Susan Brown of Switzerland Assistant Administrator and Director, Bureau for External Relations and Advocacy, UN Development Programme

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Secretary-General Appoints Susan Brown of Switzerland Assistant Administrator and Director, Bureau for External Relations and Advocacy, UN Development Programme

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Susan Brown of Switzerland to the position of Assistant Administrator and Director, Bureau for External Relations and Advocacy of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Amid ‘Atrocious’ Humanitarian Situation in North Darfur, Senior Official, Briefing Security Council, Stresses Need for ‘Rapid De-escalation in Conflict’

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Amid ‘Atrocious’ Humanitarian Situation in North Darfur, Senior Official, Briefing Security Council, Stresses Need for ‘Rapid De-escalation in Conflict’

A new wave of large-scale fighting between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces broke out in the city of El Fasher on 12 September, a senior UN official told the Security Council today, reporting that hundreds of thousands of people trapped in the capital of North Darfur, Sudan, are now “at risk of the consequences of mass violence”.

Sanctions, Travel Bans on Taliban Resulting in Afghanistan Being ‘Ruptured from International Community’, Special Representative Warns Security Council

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Sanctions, Travel Bans on Taliban Resulting in Afghanistan Being ‘Ruptured from International Community’, Special Representative Warns Security Council

The Security Council today examined the impacts of the Taliban’s new morality law on women and girls in Afghanistan, with speakers calling on the de facto authorities to reverse course and strengthen their engagement with the international community.

General Assembly Overwhelmingly Adopts Historic Text Demanding Israel End Its Unlawful Presence, Policies in Occupied Palestinian Territory within One Year

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General Assembly Overwhelmingly Adopts Historic Text Demanding Israel End Its Unlawful Presence, Policies in Occupied Palestinian Territory within One Year

Adopting a historic text demanding that Israel brings to an end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, no later than 12 months from the adoption of the resolution, the General Assembly today heard speakers stake out a range of positions regarding the best way to resolve this enduring crisis.

Security Council 1533 Committee Reiterates Condemnation of Military Support to M23 and Any Other Armed Group Operating in Democratic Republic of Congo

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Security Council 1533 Committee Reiterates Condemnation of Military Support to M23 and Any Other Armed Group Operating in Democratic Republic of Congo

On 31 May 2024, the Group of Experts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo transmitted its final report to the President of the Security Council (document S/2024/432).

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