Ahram Online “The Secretary General strongly condemns the recent escalation of the conflict in Yemen”, United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement on Saturday. The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned the attacks and called on all parties to exercise restraint. He also urged the warring parties …
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Ahram Online A new Egyptian initiative supporting the economic empowerment of women in international forums was launched by at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday. The Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United Nations in Geneva, in cooperation with missions of Spain, …
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Ahram Online “Egypt affirms commitment to address climate change and women’s empowerment”, President of the National Council for Women (NCW), Maya Morsy told the 66th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66). The CSW66, running between 14 and 25 March, is held under the theme “Achieving gender equality …
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Egypt Today The Libyan High Council of State announced the setting up of a committee to engage in consultations with the country’s House of Representatives on Monday. “An emergency session was held last night by the council in Tripoli and adopted a mechanism for choosing the committee members who will …
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Egypt Today Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on Monday recalling Ukrainian peacekeepers from the United Nations missions across the world. “President of Ukraine V. Zelensky has decided to recall Ukrainian peacekeepers from all missions around the world, along with their hardware to strengthen our army now in response …
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Ahram Online An arms embargo on the Houthi rebels in Yemen was expanded by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday. The UNSC says the Houthis have threatened the peace, security and stability of the war-torn country.“The rebels are responsible for attacking civilians, commercial shipping in the Red Sea, …
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Egypt Today The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) reiterated on Monday the importance of maintaining the safety and independence of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) to make sure that all Libyans benefit from their country’s oil revenues. “Members of the Berlin working group on Libya (Egypt, the European …
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Ahram Online Amnesty International labelled Israel “an apartheid state that treats Palestinians as an inferior racial group”, according to a new report published on Tuesday. “Israel’s cruel policies of segregation, dispossession and exclusion across all territories under its control clearly amount to apartheid”, said Amnesty’s Secretary General Agnes Callamard. “Whether …
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Ahram Online “The Arab League called on the international community to put serious and real pressure on the Israeli occupation forces to stop the aggression, repressive practices and daily violations of the most basic rights of the Palestinian people within the Green Line and throughout the occupied Arab territories”, a …
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Egypt Today The United Nations’ Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has urged all Libyan parties, Tuesday, to “focus on holding a free, fair, inclusive and credible presidential and parliamentary elections as soon as possible”. “Libyan authorities and institutions must now work together to address the fundamental issues causing the postponement. They …
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