The Nobel committee honored ICAN for its efforts to achieve a prohibition of nuclear weapons under international law through the U.N.
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Religious minorities need protection, says top Vatican official
The “revolting reality” of recent wars shows just how urgent it is that the international community act to protect religious minorities in situations of conflict, a top Vatican official told the U.N. General Assembly.
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U.N. human rights chief: Rohingya face ‘textbook example of ethnic cleansing’
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, spoke about human rights concerns around the world, highlighting in particular the targeting of Myanmar’s Rohingya minority.
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Pope Francis offers 4 points to guide the world’s response to refugees
The pope’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees message marks a break from past years.
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Three questions about the future of nuclear weapons
The U.N. has voted to ban the bomb. What comes next?
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In its first-ever U.N. vote, the Holy See says ‘No’ to nuclear weapons
122 states—but none of the world’s nine nuclear powers—voted to ban the bomb.
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Migration should be a choice, not ‘forced,’ Archbishop says
Migration should be “a choice rather than something forced or involuntary,” said Philippine Archbishop Bernardito Auza.
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We can, and must, defeat famine in Africa
Famine has already been declared in parts of South Sudan; Nigeria, Yemen and Somalia are on the brink of it.
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Global peace demands an end to nuclear weapons, Pope Francis tells U.N.
A number of nations—many of which already possess nuclear arms—were boycotting the negotiations to ban such weapons.
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Ensure human rights in trade and investment treaty, Guatemalan bishop urges UN
Bishop Alvaro Ramazzini Imeri is urging governments to ensure human rights are given priority in trade and investment by big companies when a U.N. treaty is developed this fall.