"RELIGION"

General Assembly adopts three resolutions on Culture of Peace, highlighting need to foster interreligious dialogue and moderate social media, at 45th plenary.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Recent Kosovo election marks most significant change to political landscape in 12 years, Special Representative tells Security Council at 8655th meeting.

The people of Indian-Administered Kashmir continue to be deprived of numerous basic freedoms, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Tuesday, before urging the Indian authorities to unlock the situation. UNTV CH

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov told the Security Council that the occupation continues, and no progress has been made in realizing a negotiated two-state solution describing the situation as a “multi-generational tragedy for the peoples of this land.” UNIFEED

“The highest ever number of voters voted my government into power for a second term with an even stronger mandate than before,” India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his speech at the UN General Assembly. Quoting 19-century guru Swami Vivekananda, Modi said “the message from the world’s largest democracy, for the International community is still the same: “Harmony and Peace”.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General, at event on religious freedom, announces initiatives to combat hate speech and ensure safety for places of worship.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres launched the United Nations Plan of Action to Safeguard Religious Sites during an informal briefing to Member States at United Nations Headquarters in New York. UNIFEED

The 68th UN Civil Society Conference got underway Monday (26 Aug) in Salt Lake City, Utah to discuss a wide range of solutions to the challenges of urban life and the modern world. UNIFEED

"State of religious freedom worldwide is alarming,” Poland's Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz told reporters in New York today, following a Security Council meeting on safety and security of religious minorities in armed conflict. UNIFEED