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ICAN statement to the 79th session of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly
Statement by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) to the 79th session of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly Delivered by Seth Shelden, General Counsel and United Nations Liaison, ICAN 16 October 2024 Excellencies, distinguished delegates,…
World’s Top 1% Own More Wealth than 95% of Humanity, as “the Shadow of Global Oligarchy Hangs over UN General Assembly – Oxfam
The richest 1 percent have more wealth than the bottom 95 percent of the world’s population put together, new Oxfam analysis of UBS data reveals today ahead of the annual UN High-Level General Debate. Billionaires are exerting new levels of…
ICAN statement to the UN event on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 2023
On September 26th 2023, Melissa Parke, the new Executive Director for the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons delivered the following statement to the High-level plenary meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons:…
Russia-Ukraine Crisis: United Nations and the African Votes
Russia’s military invasion into the territory pf the former Soviet republic of Ukraine was the main theme on the agenda for deliberation held on March 3 at the United Nations General Assembly. By Kester Kenn Klomegah Russia launched a large-scale…
Rally Against Human Rights Abuse in Poland
As President Andrzej Duda addressed the 76th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, activists rallied outside in Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza for human rights in Poland. The activist coalition held Pride flags and stark images of the victims…
‘How dare you’: Greta Thunberg’s powerful speech to the UN
By Countercurrents Collective Greta Thunberg, the young climate crisis activist on Monday opened the United Nations Climate Action Summit with an angry condemnation of world leaders for failing to take strong measures to combat climate crisis – “How dare you,” she…
UN: Victory for LGBT Rights
A close vote on November 21, 2016, by a United Nations General Assembly committee affirming that the newly appointed UN expert to address violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity should continue his work is a victory…
Civil society concerned that migration policies of developed countries risk worsening the problem
On this day, the UN General Assembly will host a high-level summit to address large movements of refugees and migrants, with the aim of bringing countries together behind a more humane and coordinated approach. It is a defining moment to…
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