"PROMOTION"

Almost 75 percent of Cubans voted yesterday in a referendum to decide on changes which address the diversity and plurality of the Cuban families, promote affection and solidarity as key social values and strengthen the protection of rights for children, adolescents, victims of violence, the elderly, people with disabilities, LGTBQI +, and other vulnerable groups, a United Nations spokesperson said. UNIFEED

Speaking to the High-Level Debate of the General Assembly, Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, said, “We refuse to be a pawn in a new Cold War.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres said nuclear weapons “offer no security — just carnage and chaos,” and their elimination “would be the greatest gift we could bestow on future generations.” UNIFEED

The high-level meeting aims to raise awareness about the threat posed to humanity by nuclear weapons and the necessity for their elimination in order to mobilize international efforts towards achieving the common goal of a nuclear-weapon-free world.

The high-level meeting aims to raise awareness about the threat posed to humanity by nuclear weapons and the necessity for their elimination in order to mobilize international efforts towards achieving the common goal of a nuclear-weapon-free world.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the world leaders that by “firmly upholding the One China Principle, China is not only upholding its sovereignty and territorial integrity, but also truly safeguarding peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.” UNIFEED

Asked about protests in the Islamic Republic of Iran, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said, “We call on security forces to refrain from using unnecessary and disproportionate force and appeal to all to exercise restraint to avoid further escalation.” UNIFEED

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “the security crisis in the Sahel poses a global threat,” adding that “a coordinated international breakthrough is urgently needed.” UNIFEED

With COVID-19 exposing the fault-lines of education systems globally, more than 130 countries committed to rebooting their education systems and accelerating action to end the learning crisis, at the UN Transforming Education Summit. UNIFEED

Counting down to the 2022 World Cup, the State of Qatar launched the Scoring for the Goals campaign, stressing the value of football for promoting sustainable development, peace, tolerance, inclusion, and climate action. UNIFEED