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@BTS_bighit
deliver message of hope to youth coping with
#Covid19
world. Add that all 7 of them have been vaccinated.
#unga
#SDGMoment
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As Prince
#Harry
& Meghan arrive for
#MandelaDay
at
#UNGA
, no response to my question about Tom Bowers new book
@MajestyMagazine
@RE_DailyMail
@katienicholl
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#US
ambo Nikki Haley invites the 64 countries who voted ‘no’, abstained or didn’t show up for
#UNGA
#Jerusalem
resolution to “friendship” party.
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2nd incident of
@WFP
aid trucks being commandeered in N.
#Ethiopia
:
#UN
says Dec 10, armed actors believed from either the
#Ethiopian
military or an affiliated allied military force – took 18 trucks "by force" from Disaster Risk Management Committee compound in
#Kombolcha
.
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@antonioguterres
"I am deeply concerned about the situation in
#Tigray
,
#Ethiopia
, where the harvest season has been disrupted by insecurity & violence, & hundreds of thousands of people could be experiencing hunger."
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@DrTedros
says
@WHO
has been trying to send medications to
#Tigray
but not allowed by federal govt. Has approached
@AbiyAhmedAli
office &
@mfaethiopia
but no permission.
#WHO
has had access to
#Amhara
&
#Afar
.
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@UN_Spokesperson
says extremely concerned about continued escalation of hostilities & violence in northern
#Ethiopia
, including 2 airstrikes reportedly carried out Thursday in a residential area of
#Mekelle
. Initial rpts of 6 people killed & 22 injured, houses damaged/destroyed.
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#UN
#Genocide
Prevention Advisor warns that
#Ethiopia
says risk of atrocity crimes is rising. Cites arrests of ethnic
#Tigrayans
; mobilization to violence on community level; weaponization of food/medicine via state of emergency; hate speech.
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On deadly airstrike in
#Tigray
's
#Togoga
,
@UN_Spokesperson
says "we have still not yet received permission and not been able to access the area."
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.
@antonioguterres
says
#UN
& humanitarian partners are mobilizing emergency aid to dozens of victims of air strike in N.
#Ethiopia
's
#Tigray
on Jan 7. SG calling for immediate cessation of hostilities, including airstrikes, protection of civilians & aid access.
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Macron, speaking in English: Paris Agreement irreversible; will be implemented by all other nations; Make Our Planet Great Again
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.
@UN_Spokesperson
says fuel for humanitarian operations has not entered
#Ethiopia
's
#Tigray
region since August. Currently 16 fuel tankers remain idle in
#Semera
. Severe fuel shortages have forced reduction/suspension of aid activities, including food deliveries & water trucking.
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.
@UN_Spokesperson
says
@WFP_Ethiopia
warehouse looted in
#Mekelle
by
#Tigray
Forces who took 12 full fuel tankers with 570K liters of fuel which was for humanitarian supply distribution. UN says will impact humanitarian operations supporting communities in all of N.
#Ethiopia
.
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I don't recall ever seeing the
#UNSG
do a right of reply situation in a
#UNSC
meeting.
@antonioguterres
just did one to
#Ethiopian
amb
@TayeAtske
saying:
#Ethiopia
does not have the right to expel the
#UN
staffers & the UN believes it is a violation of intl law.
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#UNSG
@antonioguterres
will update the
#UNSC
Wednesday at 3pm NY time on the situation in
#Ethiopia
/
#Tigray
. Seven senior
#UN
aid officials were expelled Thursday by
@AbiyAhmedAli
govt & are no longer in the country. 2nd UNSC mtg in 6 days on the subject.
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#Russia
called a
#UNSC
meeting Tuesday to persuade council members that the
#UN
should investigate the Sept 2022
#NordStream
explosion. Here’s one of their briefers:
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@UN_Spokesperson
says 147 trucks of humanitarian aid arrived in
#Tigray
#Ethiopia
from
#Afar
between Sept 5-7. Before that, no trucks had been able to go into Tigray since August 22.
But 100 trucks are needed daily to meet the scale of the needs on the ground.
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@UN_Spokesperson
says 100 trucks of food & other aid needed daily in
#Tigray
,
#Ethiopia
.
#UN
& partners haven’t been able to bring any trucks into Tigray since August 20. Food stocks depleted. New distribution has stopped.
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@UN_Spokesperson
says
#UN
was advised Monday that a
@UNICEF
colleague has been detained in
#Ethiopia
. That brings to 7 staff and 3 dependents currently in "unexplained and unacceptable" detention.
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State Dept's Robert Godec tells
@HouseForeign
if
#Ethiopian
govt’s ceasefire announcement doesn't result in improvements & situation continues to worsen,
#Ethiopia
&
#Eritrea
"should anticipate further actions. We will not stand by in the face of horrors in
#Tigray
."
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#UNSC
president, Amb Dinh Quy Dang of
@VietNam_UN
, says council will discuss situation in
#Tigray
#Ethiopia
on Thursday under 'any other business'.
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In call with
#Ethiopian
PM
@AbiyAhmedAli
,
#US
@SecBlinken
expressed "grave concern" about humanitarian & HRs situation, including growing risk of famine in
#Tigray
. Stressed need for all parties to end hostilities immed; Special Envoy Jeff Feltman to
#Ethiopia
in the coming days
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.
@StateDept
says
#US
Special Envoy for the Horn of
#Africa
Jeff Feltman traveling to
#Qatar
,
#SaudiArabia
,
#UAE
&
#Kenya
May 31-June 6. Will discuss "cooperative approaches to supporting a stable & prosperous" Horn (
#Ethiopia
), including
#GERD
resolution acceptable to all parties
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New
#US
#HornofAfrica
Envoy D. Satterfield going to
#Ethiopia
this week w/ Asst Sec Phee to encourage govt officials to end airstrikes/other hostilities, negotiate ceasefire, release political prisoners, restore humanitarian access & lay foundation for inclusive national dialogue
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.
@UNReliefChief
visited
#Mekelle
,
#Tigray
Sunday.
@UN_Spokesperson
says he met women affected by the conflict; humanitarian partners; & engaged de facto authorities on need for aid access &protection of civilians in all areas under their control &respect 4 humanitarian principles
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UPDATE:
@UN_Spokesperson
says 9
#UN
staff currently detained in
#Ethiopia
. Additionally, 70 truckers contracted to drive aid into
#Tigray
have been detained in north at various police stations. UN still hasn't received an explanation for detentions. No call yet between SG & Abiy
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Myanmar's UN Envoy Urges World to Stop Military Takeover in His Country
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.
@USAmbUN
tells
#UNSC
'humanitarian workers report it's more difficult to reach
#Tigrayan
people now than a week ago. If verified, not an indication of a humanitarian ceasefire, but of a siege.' Says
#Ethiopian
govt must show truly intends to use CF to address humanit catastrophe
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.
@irishmissionun
ambo calling for open
#UNSC
meeting this week to discuss situation of 7 expelled
#UN
aid workers from
#Ethiopia
. Says council hasn't seen any credible evidence re: expulsion. Wants statement of support for
#UNSG
& his concerns re: expulsions.
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In October 2020 we had the privilege to meet President Zelenskyy and the First Lady to learn of their hope and optimism for Ukraine’s future.
Today we stand with the President and all of Ukraine’s people as they bravely fight for that future 🇺🇦 W & C
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Some 3.3 million people in parts of
#Ethiopia
's
#Tigray
region are in crisis levels of food insecurity. About 660,000 of them are one step away from
#famine
.
@UNReliefChief
urges
#UNSC
to take any possible steps to prevent it:
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Following closed informal
#UNSC
meeting on
#Ethiopia
#Tigray
, ambassador
@TayeAtske
"vehemently disagreed" with famine/hunger assessment. says Tigray situation does not warrant Security Council attention.
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#Belarus
opposition leader
@Tsihanouskaya
:
#Lukashenko
media crackdown part of larger repression: 32k+ detained, abt 900 suspects in politically-motivated criminal cases, 400 torture cases, 8 activists dead. No accountability. Daily protests continue despite it.
#MediaFreedomBY
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On Sept. 21 there will be a
#Youth
#Climate
summit at the
#UN
.
@GretaThunberg
@AlexandriaV2005
&
@xiyebastida
got a preview of the
#UNGA
podium.
#FridaysForFuture
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At
#UNSC
,
@UNReliefChief
says
#Rohingya
reports of rape by men in uniform in front of families & kids in 2017, very similar to today in
#Tigray
. "They [rapes] are deliberately & systematically organized, targeted, ethnically-based & intended to terrorize, humiliate & brutalize."
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.
@UNReliefChief
expected in
#Ethiopia
Friday,
@UN_Spokesperson
says. He will meet with 'relevant stakeholders to make sure humanitarian aid reaches those who need it.'
#Tigray
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#UN
:
@antonioguterres
in coordination w/
#AU
mediator Obasanjo & w/
President Uhuru
#Kenyatta
, spoke separately w/
#Ethiopian
@AbiyAhmedAli
& with
#TPLF
Chairman Debretsion Gebremicheal, to appeal for an end to fighting & start of comprehensive negotiations to solve the crisis.
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.
@SecBlinken
says if
@TeamPelosi
visits
#Taiwan
"and
#China
tries to create some kind of crisis or otherwise escalate tensions, that would be entirely on
#Beijing
." Says US looking to China to "act responsibly & not to engage in any escalation going forward."
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#Ukraine
's
#UN
envoy
@SergiyKyslytsya
spoke in
#Russian
to Amb Nebenzia: Says there are always choices in life: "One can remain a human being, a person, or they can continue to defend evil. And this is a choice which lies with every individual, always."
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.
@StateDept
adds its condemnation & says
#Ethiopian
government “ultimately bears full responsibility” for ensuring safety of aid workers & unhindered access to aid.
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#Pakistan
's
#UN
ambo
@LodhiMaleeha
tells
@voanews
that
@ImranKhanPTI
has renewed dialogue offer to
#Indian
govt. But India's 'no talks' posture "is hugely irresponsible. We think dialogue is the only way to resolve our differences".
#Kashmir
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#UNSG
@antonioguterres
spoke with
#Ethiopia
PM
@AbiyAhmedAli
Thursday. Spx says Guterres "reiterated his call for an immediate cessation of hostilities as well as the resumption of an inclusive political dialogue. The
#UN
stands ready to support the
#AU
-led mediation efforts."
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Best wishes🍀 to
@irishmissionun
Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason as she heads to Washington to take up her new post. She’s been an important
#UNSC
player negotiating the
#Syria
aid file among others& champion for women’s voices. And she’s always willing to engage with the press!
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.
@SecBlinken
announces
#US
resumption of assistance for the
#Palestinians
cut by Trump in 2018:
$150m for
@UNRWA
; $10m for peacebuilding programs via
@USAID
; & $75m for economic/development assistance for WB &Gaza. This in addition to $15m
#COVID
help announced in March.
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.
@GretaThunberg
came for a short visit to the
#UN
to meet
@UN_PGA
. Her first words upon entering the building, “There’s a lot of air conditioning” 😬
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@BorisJohnson
takes
#UNGA
podium at 9:51pm (2:51am In London), thanks sparsely populated GA hall’s “faithful late night audience” then gives oratory on the prospects & perils of the digital age. Only one mention of
#Brexit
-compares it to Prometheus’ having his liver pecked out.
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UN: Famine Hits 350,000 in Ethiopia’s Tigray
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🚨
@UN_Spokesperson
says almost 40 trucks with aid & supplies departed
#Semera
for
#Tigray
today. It's the first convoy since Oct 18. Fuel & medical supplies still waiting to enter pending permissions.
#UN
aid flights suspended Oct 22 due to airstrikes also resumed to
#Mekelle
.
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.
@UNOCHA
@UNReliefChief
Lowcock warned Tuesday that the 1984 famine that killed more than 1 million
#Ethiopians
could occur again if aid access to that country's northern
#Tigray
region is not quickly improved, scaled up and properly funded.
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"I can confirm the Credentials Committee had its meeting to consider credentials of
#UN
member states, including
#Afghanistan
&
#Myanmar
. “ The committee has decided to defer its decision of the credentials in these two situations,” said committee head
@SwedenUN
Enestrom.
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#UK
's
@KarenPierceUN
says it is "hard to believe that it is in line with the UN Charter to use/condone use of CW: "It cannot be illegal to use force to prevent killing of such numbers of innocent people. I will take no lessons, Mr. President, on international law from Russia."
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Kurds to Vote on Statehood Unless Given Guarantees on Future, Official Says via
@VOANews
@FalahMustafa
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Day made ☺️
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#UN
@antonioguterres
working phones to deescalate
#Sudan
situation. Spoke with
#RSF
commander Lt. General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemeti); trying to speak w/
Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan. Also spoke to
@_AfricanUnion
&
#Egypt
’s Sisi.
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