The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) continued on the fourth consecutive day to hold an in-person meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) in Switzerland at the vicinity of Geneva.
This meeting will represent an opportunity for the members of the LPDF to further develop proposals on the constitutional basis to hold national parliamentary and presidential elections in December 2021.
Ján Kubiš, the UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), addressed a statement to the LPDF participants (via Zoom).
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Ukraine enters fifth year of war: Attacks and displacement deepen human suffering amid mounting recovery challenges
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Human Rights Council and priorities for the remainder of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), including the UN80 reform initiative, the selection and appointment process of the next UN Secretary-General, and defending the UN Charter. Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland - 24 February 2026
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The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops on 24 February 2022 shattered the peaceful aspirations of an entire continent, but war must never be the new normal, UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday.
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A ceremony marking the completion of the construction of the Portail des Nations, a soon-to-open visitors centre for the UN in Geneva, was held today for diplomats from around the world who have gathered in the Swiss city for the opening session of the Human Rights Council.
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Mr. António Guterres, UN Secretary-General addresses the High-Level Segment of the UN Conference on Disarmament.
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A ceremony marking the completion of the construction of the Portail des Nations, a soon-to-open visitors centre for the UN in Geneva
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UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Monday delivered his opening remarks to the 61str session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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In Geneva, delegates from more than 120 countries gathered on Monday to mark 20 years of the UN Human Rights Council and a shared commitment to international law, amid runaway global instability and conflict, amid runaway global instability and conflict.
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61st session of the Human Rights Council - News continuity: Opening statements by Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro, HRC President; António Guterres, UN Secretary-General; Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Annalena Baerbock, UN General Assembly President and Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland.
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The UN Human Rights Office has published a report on the grave human rights abuses suffered by the hundreds of thousands of people trafficked into scam operations mostly in southeast Asia.
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UN Human Rights Spokesperson Marta Hurtado briefed journalists on a UN report detailing child trafficking by gangs and how it is putting Haiti’s future at risk.