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“The Security Council resolution is very clear about not calling anything a border or anything else, it is about a territory that needs to be respected in its entirety,” he said, referencing a resolution adopted by the Council on 17 November in support of a comprehensive plan to end the conflict. “We call on all parties […]

Only 16 at the time, she saw armed men attacking her village and killing people – her grandfather and uncle among them. Girls were raped or taken. “Nahed managed to escape but said it was terrifying,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell who described Nahed’s story on Tuesday. “The chilling memories remain.” Sudan is in the […]

Good morning. It’s great to see you all today. The UN’s theme this year – “Human Rights, Our Everyday Essentials” – couldn’t be more timely. And it really resonates with me after my visit to Jamaica to see the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, just five short days ago. We often speak about our basic human […]

  The European Commission has proposed new initiatives to address long-standing issues in the planning and implementation of the EU’s energy infrastructure. They aim to ensure that affordable and clean energy flows more efficiently across the EU. Grid infrastructure is the backbone of the European energy system. The new package proposes to modernise and expand it to unlock its […]

Today, the United States and Liberia have achieved a historic milestone in advancing the America First Global Health Strategy by signing a five-year, bilateral health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Over the next five years and working with Congress, the United States intends to provide up to $125 million in health assistance to Liberia, supporting […]

Yesterday, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division filed a lawsuit against Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) over MPS’ collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with a teachers’ union which preferences teachers who are members of an “underrepresented population” in employment decisions and prioritizes “Black Men Teach Fellows” for certain employment benefits, terms, and conditions. “Discrimination is unacceptable in […]

In 2024, the global art market hit an estimated $57.5 billion (€49.5 billion) in sales, according to the Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report 2025, underscoring art’s significance as an asset class. Art is traditionally associated with noble motivations and heritage. However, the art market, with its high value per unit transactions, subjective and/or manipulated valuations, […]

The U.S. Department of State will host the U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Senior Economic Dialogue (SED) on December 10, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg will meet with ROK Second Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina to discuss ways to advance bilateral economic and industrial cooperation, including cooperation under the U.S.-ROK […]

“There is so much intrusion from all sides and corners,” a Sami reindeer herder tells me, reacting to a government decision to grant a mining permit in Gállok in the Sápmi region in Sweden’s far north. Sápmi is the communal land of the Indigenous Sami people. Their land ranges through northern parts of Norway, Sweden, […]