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Marking 80 Years Since End of Holocaust, UN Chief Urges World to 'Never Waver in Fight' for Human Rights

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Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message to International Holocaust Remembrance Service at Park East Synagogue, delivered by Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé, High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, in New York today:

Briefing Security Council on Worsening Situation in Democratic Republic of Congo, Senior Official Says Actions Endangering Civilians, UN ‘Will Not Be Tolerated’

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Holding an emergency meeting following advances by the 23 March Movement, or M23, towards the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and concurrent attacks on United Nations peacekeepers there, the Security Council heard today that urgent action is needed to address a rapidly deteriorating situation while time remains to do so.

Security Council Adopts Presidential Statement Reaffirming that Acts of Terrorism Constitute among Most Serious Threats to International Peace, Security

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The Security Council today unanimously adopted a presidential statement reaffirming that acts of international terrorism constitute one of the most serious threats to international peace and security in the twenty-first century, calling on all Member States to summon the requisite political will to denounce all acts of terrorism.