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UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo said, “We cannot afford half measures. The US-led Comprehensive Plan must be implemented fully, alongside urgent action to de-escalate and reverse the dangerous trajectory in the occupied West Bank.” Addressing the Security Council, DiCarlo said, “The Board of Peace meeting in Washington, D.C., tomorrow is an important step. We have a responsibility to work collectively to implement Phase II of the Gaza ceasefire and advance efforts toward a credible political path leading to a negotiated two-State solution.” she also said, “Despite the ceasefire, Gaza is still not at peace. In recent weeks, the Israeli military intensified strikes across Gaza, hitting densely populated areas and killing dozens of Palestinians.” she highlighted, “In the occupied West Bank, meanwhile, the situation is deteriorating rapidly. There, Israeli forces continued large-scale operations across the West Bank, frequently involving live fire and raising serious concerns about the use of lethal force.” She continued, “Attacks by Palestinians against Israelis, and confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli security forces, have also continued. Israeli authorities also expanded operations in areas around Jerusalem and extended their operations in the northern West Bank, exacerbating displacement and access restrictions, and raising concerns about forced transfer. These developments unfolded alongside continued settlement expansion, rising settler violence, and accelerated demolitions and evictions in East Jerusalem. We are witnessing the gradual de facto annexation of the West Bank, as unilateral Israeli steps steadily transform the landscape.” She stressed, “Israel should immediately reverse these measures. All Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and their associated regime and infrastructure, have no legal validity. They violate international law and UN resolutions.” Yvette Cooper, United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, said, “Britain remains steadfast in our support for the security of Israel and its people because a two-state solution can be the gateway to transform the region with normalization, regional integration and peaceful coexistence. But security cannot be achieved by an indefinite and humiliating occupation that denies security and sovereignty to the Palestinian people.” Mike Waltz, US Representative to the United Nations, informed, “The Board will announce tomorrow over 5 billion dollars in pledges for rebuilding. Colleagues, the Board is not talking, it’s doing.” Riyad Mansour, Palestinian ambassador, asked, “Israel had to choose between annexation and peace. It chose annexation. We all reject annexation. So how are we going to stop Israel?” He also said, “Palestine, notably Gaza, is ground zero of the assault on international law. What is accepted there is normalized everywhere. The two-State solution must not become the two-State illusion. If you believe it is the only way forward, then you must end the occupation and save the Palestinian State to save peace.” Gideon Saar, Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated, “There's constant the truth is simple; we are the indigenous people in the land of Israel.” He then raised a map of the British mandate, stressing that the Balfour Declaration reestablished a national home for the Jewish people in their land. He said, "We will not abandon our heritage, security and future to ease other countries' domestic political difficulties." He also said to the Council, “You invented a so-called state of Palestine, as if such a state exists or ever existed. But the truth is simple: there has simply never been a Palestinian state. You speak of occupied territories…how can they be taken from an entity that never existed by a nation that was always there?” Earlier this afternoon, Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs talked to the media and said, “Amazingly so many countries say that Jewish presence in our ancient homeland violates international law. The opposite is true. No other nation in any other place in the world has a stronger right than our historical and documented right to the land of the Bible.”

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Stakeout on Libya by Security Council signatories of Joint Pledges on Climate, Peace and Security

Joint stakeout on Libya led by Ambassador Archie Young, Interim Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations, on behalf of the Security Council signatories of the Joint Pledges on Climate, Peace and Security (CPS) - Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, Liberia, Panama, and the United Kingdom.

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2026 IEA Ministerial Meeting - UN Chief Message | United Nations

Video message by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, for the 2026 IEA Ministerial Meeting. Excellencies, I am pleased to address the International Energy Agency’s Ministerial Meeting. We have entered the age of clean energy. Renewables are now the cheapest, fastest and safest source of new electricity almost everywhere. Investors know it: last year, two trillion US dollars flowed into clean energy – nearly twice as much as into fossil fuels. Those who lead this transition will lead the global economy of the future. Yet some fossil fuel interests remain hell-bent on slowing progress; Spreading disinformation; pretending that a transition is unrealistic or unaffordable. Let’s tell it like it is: The world’s addiction to fossil fuels is one of the greatest threats to global stability and prosperity. Three-fourths of humanity lives in countries that are net importers of fossil fuels; Dependent on energy they do not control – at prices they cannot predict; Watching development budgets siphoned into fuel bills; At the constant mercy of geopolitical turmoil and supply disruptions. This insecurity is baked into the system. We must stop treating the transition away from fossil fuels as taboo. Delay will only breed instability. History is littered with the wreckage of failed transitions – broken economies, scarred communities, and lost opportunities. We face a choice: Design the transition together – or stumble into it through crisis and chaos. That is why today, I am calling for a dedicated global platform for honest dialogue on transitioning away from fossil fuels. This platform must bring together producers and consumers, developed and developing countries, public and private financial institutions and civil society. It must be a space to sequence the decline of fossil fuel investment with the rapid scale-up of clean energy; And to deliver a global transition plan that aligns investment, energy security and climate goals – with concrete milestones and robust finance, particularly for developing countries; This shift must be fair, orderly, affordable, and aligned with 1.5°C – protecting workers and communities, and connecting hundreds of millions of people to modern energy services. I urge you to help us create this platform and move faster, together. This is how we cut emissions, strengthen energy security, power development, and build lasting stability. The IEA has helped make the clean energy transition undeniable. Now let’s make it unstoppable. Thank you.

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British and American Drinking Culture is OUT OF CONTROL

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Gaza: "At the current pace, it will take us 7 years to remove all the rubble" - UNDP Presser | UN

“At the current pace, it will take us seven years to remove all the rubble,” said United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Alexander De Croo, briefing reporters via video link. During a press conference held at UN headquarters in New York De Croo described “extremely painful conditions to live in” and said UNDP is working on a three-part recovery effort focused on rubble removal, temporary housing and restarting the private sector. On debris clearance, he said, “Rubble removal - we have done approximately 0.5 percent of the total. At the current pace, it will take us seven years to remove all the rubble.” He added that “90 percent of the people of Gaza today live in the middle of that rubble, which is extremely dangerous also from a health point of view and unexploded weapons which are there,” underscoring the scale and risks of the task. Turning to shelter, De Croo said, “The second dimension on which we work is recovery housing. As I said, 90 percent of the population lives in what you could even, not even call tents. I mean, this is very, very rudimentary tents.” He stressed that UNDP’s recovery housing units are “definitely not reconstruction, but it's an improvement on what is available for the moment.” “So far, we've been able to build 500 of these. We have 4000 which are ready,” he said, but added that “the needs are gigantic between 200,000 and 300,000 units are necessary to give people a better living. Not the living that they should have, but a better living than what's available for the moment.” The third track, he said, focuses on livelihoods. “And then third dimension which we work on is private sector restarts. Private sector has been in hibernation.” Through “limited investment and limited work for cash programs,” he said UNDP has been able, “for example, in food processing, to get back going.” To scale up assistance, De Croo said the agency has “one big ask to the Israeli authorities and that is to have more access, more access for material to do debris removal, more access with our recovery housing units and more access to help the private sector that we can restart.” He said, “We understand the security concerns of the Israeli authorities, but that would not be a reason to not provide organizations such as UNDP, other UN organizations and international NGOs to provide us the more access that is definitely needed, to be able to help more people.” Answering a question about Board of Peace he said, with 2.2 million people in Gaza, “In the current circumstance, we really need all hands. And it's really all hands on deck and all type of support, being it financial or being it operational is welcome.” He added, “any help in providing more access in a safe way would be to their help.”

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Judge orders the Trump administration to return Philadelphia slavery exhibit to the museum

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Lunar New Year 2026 - Year of the Horse #lunarnewyear

Robotic dancers took centre stage at a New Year gala hosted by the #chinese Book Club at UN headquarters. The theme: Hail the Galloping Globetrotter, Eighty Springs Young, honours the United Nations’ commitment and contributions to global governance over the past eight decades.

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'No More Exploitation'- UN Chief at the 39th African Union Summit | United Nations

Addressing the African Union (AU) Summit Secretary-General António Guterres said, “No more exploitation. No more plundering. The people of Africa must benefit from the resources of Africa.” Speaking at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, amid conflict and tensions in several AU member states, the Secretary-General said, “In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, commitments must be honoured – starting with an immediate ceasefire and the respect of the territorial integrity of the DRC. In the Central African Republic, political and security gains must be consolidated. In Libya, all actors must advance a Libyan-led political process, supported by the United Nations Support Mission. Across West Africa and the Sahel, coordinated efforts are essential to end cycles of violence, terrorism and displacement. And in Somalia, sustained and predictable funding for the AU Support and Stabilization Mission is vital.” In regards to peacekeeping in Somalia he also said, he regretted “the Security Council’s lack of consensus for finance through assessed contributions.” He said, “If the Mission of the AU in Somalia did not warrant global support, what would?” He assured: “More broadly, we are reviewing peace operations to ensure mandates are realistic, sequenced and well-resourced and supported by clear transition strategies.” He also said, “In a world filled with division and mistrust, the African Union is a flagship for multilateralism. My gratitude runs deep. I will carry with me always the unwavering, decisive support of the African Group in the UN on issue after issue – initiative after initiative – in the shared struggle for justice and equality.” Looking back, he noted, “Over the last decade, our cooperation has reached new heights. Joint frameworks on peace and security, sustainable development, and human rights. Collaboration during COVID-19. Important new partnerships. And the landmark adoption of Security Council Resolution 2719, creating a pathway for predictable funding for AU-led peace support operations.” Guterres pointed out, that, “the absence of permanent African seats in the Security Council is indefensible.” He said, “this is 2026 — not 1946. Whenever decisions about Africa and the world are on the table, Africa must be at the table.” The Secretary-General added, “Africa loses more each year in debt repayments and illicit financial flows than it receives in aid. At the same time, African countries pay borrowing rates up to eight times higher than those of advanced economies. We must triple the lending capacity of multilateral development banks. Mobilize more private financing. Reduce borrowing costs and risks, and support countries in situations of over-indebtedness. And reform the international financial architecture to ensure developing countries, particularly African countries, have full voice and participation in financial institutions and decision-making.” He concluded, “Some have described my presence here as a farewell. It’s not true. I can guarantee that until the last moment of my mandate, Africa will be the priority number one of the UN in all its activities.” Full remarks: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statements/2026-02-14/secretary-generals-remarks-the-39th-african-union-summit

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The UK Royal Family LOVED Epstein (and Jimmy Saville)

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ICE & DHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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