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Despite Resource Constraints, Human Rights Council Advanced Its Work Through Dialogue, Inclusivity, President Tells Third Committee

GA/SHC/4427

Despite Resource Constraints, Human Rights Council Advanced Its Work Through Dialogue, Inclusivity, President Tells Third Committee

Amid mounting geopolitical tensions and a surge in serious violations, it is “more important than ever” for the Human Rights Council to effectively fulfil its mandate, speakers told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, urging sustainable financing to support the organ’s expanding tasks.

Humanity Paying Price for Torching Planet, Secretary-General Says at UN Environment Programme Adaptation Gap Report Launch, Urging Action to Address Climate Calamity

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Humanity Paying Price for Torching Planet, Secretary-General Says at UN Environment Programme Adaptation Gap Report Launch, Urging Action to Address Climate Calamity

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the launch of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Adaptation Gap Report, in Nairobi today:

Concluding Its Information Debate, Fourth Committee Emphasizes Need to Fight Misinformation, Protect Independent Media, Increase Access to Conflicts

GA/SPD/818

Concluding Its Information Debate, Fourth Committee Emphasizes Need to Fight Misinformation, Protect Independent Media, Increase Access to Conflicts

The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) today approved two draft resolutions relating to the global media landscape as well as United Nations communications, as speakers concluded the debate on this topic while highlighting information wars that are intensifying many current crises.

‘Building Walls, Stopping Boats Doesn’t Work’, United Nations Official Tells Third Committee, Calling for Integrating Refugees in Host Communities

GA/SHC/4426

‘Building Walls, Stopping Boats Doesn’t Work’, United Nations Official Tells Third Committee, Calling for Integrating Refugees in Host Communities

Amid “non-stop humanitarian emergencies” that have displaced 123 million people globally, States must include refugees in their societies instead of using illegal methods to prevent migration, a United Nations official told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today.

Fourteen New Drafts, Including on Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Military Domain, Approved in First Committee by 34 Votes

GA/DIS/3757

Fourteen New Drafts, Including on Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Military Domain, Approved in First Committee by 34 Votes

Mindful of the possible international security implications of artificial intelligence in the military domain, including the risks of an arms race, miscalculation, lowering the threshold for conflict and escalation of conflict, and proliferation to non-State actors, States would be encouraged to pursue efforts at all levels to address related opportunities and challenges, including from humanitarian, legal, security, technological and ethical perspectives, by one of 14 drafts passed today in the First Committee.

Geneva Conventions’ Additional Protocols Key to Protecting Civilians in Armed Conflicts, Sixth Committee Speakers Say, Urging Greater Compliance Despite Changing Nature of Wars

GA/L/3736

Geneva Conventions’ Additional Protocols Key to Protecting Civilians in Armed Conflicts, Sixth Committee Speakers Say, Urging Greater Compliance Despite Changing Nature of Wars

The Sixth Committee (Legal) completed its debate this morning on the status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, with speakers underscoring the key role of these instruments in protecting victims of armed conflicts, while some pointed to an ‘international silence’ amidst the ongoing international humanitarian law violations and others urging greater compliance to the Protocol’s tenets.  (For background, see Press Release GA/L/3735.)

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