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Yemen’s warring parties agree to free more than 1,000 prisoners 09/27/2020
Inclusion and more public participation, will help forge better government policies: Guterres 09/25/2020
Belarus must release opposition leader Maria Kalesnikava, stress independent rights experts 09/25/2020
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Yemen’s warring parties agree to free more than 1,000 prisoners 09/27/2020
At the end of a week-long meeting in Switzerland, the parties to the conflict in Yemen reached what the UN envoy there called “a very important milestone”, in agreeing to release a first group of detainees.
Inclusion and more public participation, will help forge better government policies: Guterres 09/25/2020
Not only COVID-19, but climate protests, struggles for more inclusive politics, human rights and waning public trust, have put a magnifying glass to the social and economic injustices plaguing societies, the UN Secretary-General said on Friday.
Belarus must release opposition leader Maria Kalesnikava, stress independent rights experts 09/25/2020
A group of UN independent human rights experts have called on Belarus to release prominent opposition leader Maria Kalesnikava, voicing serious concern over targeting and persecution of opposition politicians by the State.
Impact on workers of COVID-19 is ‘catastrophic’: ILO 09/23/2020
COVID-19 has had a “catastrophic” impact on workers, the head of the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday, with lost working hours higher than originally forecast, and equivalent to 495 million full-time jobs globally in the second quarter of the year.

UN News – General

Fresh Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes over disputed region – UN chief urges ‘stop fighting’ 09/27/2020
The UN chief is “extremely concerned” over hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone that erupted on Sunday.
Yemen’s warring parties agree to free more than 1,000 prisoners 09/27/2020
At the end of a week-long meeting in Switzerland, the parties to the conflict in Yemen reached what the UN envoy there called “a very important milestone”, in agreeing to release a first group of detainees.
Belarusian Minster denounces Western attempts to sow ‘chaos’, says threats against his country must end 09/27/2020
Political and economic threats against Belarus “must end” the Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei told the high-level segment of the UN General Assembly on Saturday, accusing Western nations of trying to sow “chaos and anarchy” in the country.
New ‘COVID-19 reality’ should compel some to put aside narrow interests and seek multilateral solutions, Syrian Minister says 09/27/2020
As some States continue to pursue their own narrow agendas above all else, the world is straying further from the principles that underpin international norms and the work of the United Nations, the Foreign Minister of Syria told the high-level General Assembly plenary on Saturday.

UN News – Peace & Security

Fresh Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes over disputed region – UN chief urges ‘stop fighting’ 09/27/2020
The UN chief is “extremely concerned” over hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone that erupted on Sunday.
Yemen’s warring parties agree to free more than 1,000 prisoners 09/27/2020
At the end of a week-long meeting in Switzerland, the parties to the conflict in Yemen reached what the UN envoy there called “a very important milestone”, in agreeing to release a first group of detainees.
‘Reverse course’ towards full nuclear disarmament – UN chief 09/26/2020
On the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons marked on Saturday, the UN chief has underscored the need to “reverse course and return to a common path to nuclear disarmament”.
Progress on Sudan political transition, but challenges remain, Security Council hears 09/25/2020
Political developments in Sudan continue to move along a positive trajectory, while planning for a UN mission to assist the transitional government is progressing, the UN Security Council heard on Friday.

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