Day: October 8, 2022

States Must Uphold Rule of Law, Fundamental Freedoms When Responding to Global Emergencies, Speakers Stress, as Sixth Committee Continues Debate on Principle

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Underscoring the need to uphold the rule of law when introducing measures to respond to global emergencies or incorporating new technology into justice systems, speakers warned of the potential to erode human rights and fundamental freedoms, as the Sixth Committee continued its debate on the rule of law at the national and international levels today.(For background, see Press Release GA/L/3658.) The representative of Argentina, noting that the COVID-19 pandemic led to tensions in legal systems throughout the world, stressed that the rule of law must inform the response to such…

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Delegates Highlight Unacceptable Burden Economic Crises, Conflicts Place on Young People, as Third Committee Discusses Children’s Rights

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Briefing the committee, Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, said that 24,000 grave violations committed against children were recorded in 2021 and that the abduction of girls has increased by 40 per cent. She highlighted her Office’s proposal to integrate all existing initiatives related to children and armed conflict into a comprehensive international framework, underlining the importance of reintegrating child soldiers into society. In the ensuing interactive dialogue, many delegates condemned the aggression of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, while the representative of…

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CAF African Schools Football Championship: UNAF zonal phase enters day two with exciting activities and results

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Tunisia’s Ecole Hedi Ayadi Sfax (boys), and Ecole Omar ibn Khattab Rabat (girls) from Morocco secured victories in their first games in the ongoing CAF African Schools Football Championship, UNAF zonal phase taking place in Cairo, Egypt. Ecole Mohamed El Maghraoui beat Ecole Sewada 5-1 in the first game of the day before Ecole Hedi Ayadi Sfax humbled them 10-0 in the second boy’s game of the day at the 30 June Sports Complex. In the girl’s category, Ecole Omar ibn Khattab Rabat from Morocco beat their Egyptian counterparts, Ecole…

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