Politics

Team from UN Mission in Colombia attacked, vehicles torched

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The UN Verification Mission in Colombia's key task is to verify the reintegration into society of former FARC-EP members.

January 28, 2022   Peace and Security

‘Urgent, renewed effort’ needed to restore civilian rule in Myanmar: Bachelet

Unsplash/Pyae Sone Htun       Protesters attend a march against the military coup in Myanmar.

January 28, 2022    Human Rights

(Seoul) – South Korean presidential candidates have an important opportunity to explain their positions on key human rights issues and reach the broader public

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Jan., 27, 2022

 

‘We cannot abandon the people of Afghanistan’ Guterres tells Security Council

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January 26, 2022  Peace and Security

Pledge to ‘never forget’ the Holocaust, Guterres tells synagogue ceremony

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Bachelet deplores military coup in Burkina Faso

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January 25, 2022  Peace and Security

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet deeply deplores this week’s military takeover in Burkina Faso, her office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.

China Flies Dozens of Warplanes Toward Taiwan in Latest Incursions

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January 24, 2022

More than 50 Chinese aircraft have flown into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in recent days, marking the sharpest escalation in military sorties since the year began. 

Lone Gunman Opens Fire at Germany's Heidelberg University

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January 24, 2022

A gunman at a German university on Monday killed one and wounded three during a lecture in the school's auditorium before fatally shooting himself. 

UN chief calls for Olympic Truce to build ‘culture of peace’ through sport

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Beijing 2022 - Handover Ceremony of the Olympic Flame in Athens, Greece.
 

January 24, 2022  Peace and Security

Brussels Police Clash with Anti-Vaccination Protesters

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January 23, 2022