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United Nations Special Rapporteur Irene Khan has highlighted attacks on freedom of expression in the Philippines in her final report to the UN Human Rights Council.

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The Economic Commission for Africa is scheduled to hold its Second Quarter Accountability and Programme Performance Review Meeting from June 17 to 19 in Addis Ababa.

The United Nations has voiced “grave concern” over a new decree issued by Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities governing judicial separation between spouses, warning that provisions in the text appear to allow child marriage and weaken requirements for free consent to marriage.

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China’s foreign ministry announced that top diplomat Wang Yi will chair a UN Security Council meeting in New York on May 26 before traveling to Ottawa.

China's foreign ministry has warned the United Nations that Japan has mastered the ability to extract weapons-grade plutonium, urging the body to prioritise Tokyo's dangerous tendency to seek nuclear weapons. Beijing stated that allowing Japanese right-wing forces to push for nuclear arms would harm international peace. The warning comes amid escalating regional tensions.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock in Beijing, warning that multilateralism faces severe challenges from powers prioritizing “might over right”. “Certain countries pursue a policy of ‘strength first’, openly challenging the status and role of the United Nations,” Wang said, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement. The talks occurred amid Iran war tensions and a global energy crisis.