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The Taliban government on Sunday officially announced its intention to send a delegation to the upcoming Doha meeting on the situation in Afghanistan. Taliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told TOLOnews that the group believes their participation in the Qatar talks will benefit Afghanistan when it comes to humanitarian aid and investment. Meanwhile, the Taliban foreign ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi clarified that the Taliban has agreed in principle to participate in the upcoming Doha meeting after reviewing the agenda and attendee list shared by the UN during discussions over the ...
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The Taliban government on Sunday officially announced its intention to send a delegation to the upcoming Doha meeting on the situation in Afghanistan. Taliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told TOLOnews that the group believes their participation in the Qatar talks will benefit Afghanistan when it comes to humanitarian aid and investment. The UN-hosted meeting will be held on June 30 and July 1, with the aim of increasing international engagement with the country as it faces a series of crises. Since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban have rejected calls for the formation of an inclu...
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The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution calling for the end of the siege to the Sudanese city of El Fasher, as well as an end to all violence in the African state that has been gripped by deadly civil war for more than a year. Fourteen of the council's members voted in favour of the resolution brought by the United Kingdom. Russia abstained. The resolution calls on both the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as well as the army, which have been embroiled in a bloody power struggle, to immediately halt all fighting. Rival forces have been fighting for control of El Fasher,...
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A 10-day UN climate conference in the German city of Bonn has failed to achieve a breakthrough when it comes to the issue of funding to help countries cut global warming. Since 2009, industrialized countries have been set the target of providing billions of dollars in aid to assist poorer countries with global warming mitigation measures. This was confirmed in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement and extended to 2025. The targeted amount of $100 billion annually was achieved for the first time in 2022. The question now is how to proceed after 2025, with a concrete decision to be taken at COP 29 in...
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A 10-day UN climate conference in the German city of Bonn has failed to achieve a breakthrough when it comes to the issue of funding to help countries cut global warming. Since 2009, industrialized countries have been set the target of providing billions of dollars in aid to assist poorer countries with global warming mitigation measures. This was confirmed in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement and extended to 2025. The targeted amount of $100 billion annually was achieved for the first time in 2022. The question now is how to proceed after 2025, with a concrete decision to be taken at COP 29 in...
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Both Israel and armed Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip have committed war crimes since the conflict there erupted on October 7 last year, according to a report by the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday. "It is imperative that all those who have committed crimes be held accountable," said the chair of the UN Human Rights Council Commission, Navi Pillay. Pillay called on Israel to end its military action in the Gaza Strip. Israel's war crimes include starving the population as a means of warfare, deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian objects, sexual violence, torture and inhuman or ...
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Both Israel and armed Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip have committed war crimes since the conflict there erupted on October 7 last year, according to a report by the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday. "It is imperative that all those who have committed crimes be held accountable," said the chair of the UN Human Rights Council Commission, Navi Pillay. Pillay called on Israel to end its military action in the Gaza Strip. Israel's war crimes include starving the population as a means of warfare, deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian objects, sexual violence, torture and inhuman or ...
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Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia will be the next non-permanent members on the UN Security Council, for two years starting in 2025. The General Assembly of the United Nations elected the five new members on Thursday. The five countries will replace Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland. The UN Security Council is the only UN body that has the power to pass binding resolutions according to international law. The US, China, Russia, Britain and France are the five permanent council members, all of which have the power to veto any measure. The ten non-permanent council mem...
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The Palestinians plan to join South Africa's genocide lawsuit against Israel currently before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The Palestinian Foreign Ministry in Ramallah has applied to join the case, the court announced in The Hague on Monday evening. The ministry requested this on behalf of Palestine, which is not yet recognized as a state by the United Nations; instead it has observer status at the UN. It is unclear when the court will rule on the Palestinian application. If it were to approve it, the Palestinian authorities would be allowed to actively participate in the proceedi...
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The United States has presented a resolution to the UN Security Council in support of US President Joe Biden's recent proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal. "Numerous leaders and governments, including in the region, have endorsed this plan and we call on the Security Council to join them in calling for implementation of this deal without delay and without further conditions," US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Monday. "Members of the Council have consistently called for the steps outlined in this deal: bringing the hostages home, ensuring a complete ceasefire, enabling a s...
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