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Women
Guterres welcomes US decision to restore funding to UNFPA
The United Nations Secretary-General, on Thursday, welcomed the United States administration’s announcement to restore funding to the UN Population Fund…
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Migrants and Refugees
UN welcomes Biden administration commitment to refugee protection
The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday welcomed the “positive steps” announced by the new US administration towards migrants and refugees, while the…
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Climate Change
Secretary-General welcomes US return to Paris Agreement on Climate Change
Following the inauguration of United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday, the UN Secretary-General said he looks forward to an…
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Americas
Violent attempt at US Capitol to ‘overturn’ election, shocking and incendiary: independent UN experts
A group of independent UN rights experts released a statement on Monday condemning the violent storming of the United States…
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Americas
Close ‘disgraceful’ Guantánamo camp – UN experts urge incoming US administration
Exactly 19 years after the Guantánamo Bay detention centre first opened, UN independent human rights experts on Monday urged the…
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Americas
Top UN officials saddened at mob violence during US Capitol breach; Bachelet decries ‘incitement’ by political leaders
Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly have expressed sadness over the violence that…
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Health
Fauci announces US intention to resume major role in global health
The United States’ top medical official said on Thursday that the US will now join the World Health Organization’s global…
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Health
Guterres urges world to ‘work together in solidarity’ as US moves to rejoin WHO
The United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday welcomed the announcement by President Joe Biden that the United States will re-engage with…
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Law and Crime Prevention
US pardons Blackwater guards: An ‘affront to justice’ – UN experts
Five independent UN experts condemned United States President Donald Trump’s pardoning of private security contractors, convicted in 2015 for war…
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Law and Crime Prevention
Iraq: Trump pardons for Baghdad Blackwater guards ‘contributes to impunity’ says UN rights office
The UN human rights office OHCHR, has voiced deep concern over the decision by United States President Donald Trump to grant pardons…
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