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The UN Is Unsure If Hamas Leader’s Death Will Mean a Ceasefire in Gaza
Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces on Oct. 16 in a firefight in southern Gaza, according to the Israeli government. A ...
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An Important UN Election You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Increased transparency in the nomination and election process would not only allow the Fifth Committee to avoid inflaming ...
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Afghan Women Still Have Guns to Their Heads, Says Malala Yousafzai
In September, the Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep said that in Kabul, the female cat has more freedom than a woman, ...
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UNODC Should Stand Against the Use of the Death Penalty for Drug Offenses
The electric chair at Sing Sing prison, now called Ossining, New York State, circa 1900. The essayist argues that the UN Office on Drugs and Crime has “failed to take a public stance against” the ...
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It Happened at the UN: Week Ending Oct. 11
Yvonne Murray, a correspondent for Ireland’s RTE News, asked UN Secretary-General António Guterres about the status of Irish peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, where Israeli tanks were positioned close ...