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UN80: Our Achievements Should Give Us Hope for a Better Future
Opinion by President of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, Philemon Yang on 80th anniversary of the signing of the UN Charter.
Kenya¡¯s Pivotal Role in Advancing Peacekeeping: A Decade of Partnership with the Triangular Partnership Programme
In 2025, the United Nations (UN) Department of Operational Support (DOS) celebrates the 10th anniversary of its flagship Triangular Partnership Programme (TPP). Since its inception, Kenya has stood out as one of its most consistent partners.
Dozens of civilians ¨C including children and school staff ¨C were killed or wounded in Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities this week, in what UN human rights monitors described as a ¡°foreseeable¡± tragedy caused by strikes on populated areas.
The UN Secretary-General has warned that the world today is failing to protect civilians from mass atrocity crimes, calling for a renewed global commitment to the Responsibility to Protect ¨C a principle adopted two decades ago that remains, in his words, ¡°a moral imperative¡± and ¡°an unfulfilled promise.¡±
The worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip has reached ¡°unprecedented levels of despair,¡± the UN said on Monday, amid more reports of people being killed and injured near newly-established distribution sites.
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The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set a new universal standard for development which aims to ensure that no one is left behind.
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