“It is clear there is an intent to destroy the Palestinians in Gaza through acts that meet the criteria set forth in the Genocide Convention.” UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry's report shows #Israel has committed #genocide in #Gaza. ohchr.org/sites/default/…

Leaders are making their way to New York for the UN’s 80th anniversary and High-Level week of the General Assembly. Some call it the World Cup of diplomacy. But this cannot be about scoring points, it must be about solving problems. - António Guterres tells reporters

Next week every country will be here – including nearly 150 Heads of State and Government. This is an opportunity we cannot miss. UN week offers every possibility for dialogue and mediation. - António Guterres

.António Guterres is holding a press conference ahead of the General Assembly High-Level week. "I will hold over 150 bilateral meetings myself. I will use every one of them to press leaders to speak directly with each other. To bridge divides." webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16/k…

We are gathering in turbulent – even uncharted – waters. Geo-political divides widening. Conflicts raging.  Impunity escalating. Our planet overheating. New technologies racing ahead without guardrails. António Guterres' full remarks: un.org/sg/en/content/…

"The Commission finds that the Israeli authorities intended to kill as many Palestinians as possible through its military operations in #Gaza since 7 October 2023 and knew that the means and methods of warfare employed would cause mass deaths of Palestinians, including children."

The success of the ozone treaties proves it: when science guides action, the world can solve global crises. Now, we need the same urgent cooperation to tackle climate change. globalgoals.org/goals/13-clima…

It has been nearly 7 months since UNRWA aid was allowed into #Gaza. UNRWA has a committed team of 11,000 on the ground. They are providing healthcare, water, sanitation, psychosocial support and learning. But supplies are desperately needed. The siege must be lifted. Let us do

💔Four Years💔 #LetAfghanGirlsLearn #AfghanGirlsVoices Please retweet if you agree w/this #WednesdayWisdom & that #EducationCannotWait for any child. #KeepHopeAlive @canadadev @fcdogec @bmz_bund @sida @swissdevcoop @canadadev @afd_en #222MillionDreams✨📚

Independent human rights experts condemn the extrajudicial execution by the US of 14 people when it sank civilian vessels in the Caribbean Sea on 2 & 15 September. “International law does not allow governments to simply murder alleged drug traffickers.” buff.ly/gVhH71h

Calling on leaders to “get serious and deliver,” António Guterres said the upcoming UN General Assembly session must be a week of solutions. “People are demanding answers and action,” he said, stressing: “Our times demand more than posturing and promises.”

Ahead of #UNGA80 High-Level Week, António Guterres urges world leaders to “get serious – and deliver” as they begin arriving in New York.

UN Women's Rights Committee #CEDAW finds that #Nigeria 🇳🇬 is responsible for grave & systematic violations of women’s & girls’ rights amid multiple mass abductions. CEDAW highlights that 91 Chibok schoolgirls are still held captive or missing 10 years on. is.gd/hzbyLN

Sudan 🇸🇩 is the world’s largest displacement crisis. Since November 2024, 2+ million people have returned, including 600,000 to Khartoum by mid-August. But displacement continues elsewhere, including Darfur & Kordofan. Mohamed REFAAT of IOM Sudan 🇺🇳 explains: iom.int/why-iom-matter…

.António Guterres welcomes the issuance by Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace of its first restorative sentences, a historic milestone in the implementation of the Final Peace Agreement of 2016. Full statement: un.org/sg/en/content/…

Noon briefing today: updates on Gaza, Sudan, Afghanistan & more. Watch here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16/k…

"We absolutely must do everything to make sure that the 2-state solution prevails. And the question is simple: what is the alternative? It's a one state in which one people is deprived of basic rights, one state in which people are moved out of their land" - António Guterres

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