2025 marks a year of important anniversaries in the global effort to achieve gender equality. The UNODA Vienna Office celebrated the 25th anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325 and the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda with an…
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Secretary-General’s remarks to the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the 65th Anniversary of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples | Secretary-General
We gather today to mark a historic milestone: the 65th anniversary of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.
And, for the first time, we also observe the International Day against Colonialism…
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Hope comes alive when we take action – 8 Good News stories 2025
We are approaching the end of 2025 – once a distant marker used for environmental milestones and future promises of a cleaner, greener world to come. Now we are ten years after the Paris Agreement for climate action and…
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Treasury Increases Pressure on Iran’s Sanctions-Evading Shadow Fleet
WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is placing further pressure on the Iranian shadow fleet, which exports Iranian petroleum and petroleum products through deceptive shipping…
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Sanctioning ICC Judges Directly Engaged in the Illegitimate Targeting of Israel
Today, I am designating two International Criminal Court (ICC) judges, Gocha Lordkipanidze of Georgia and Erdenebalsuren Damdin of Mongolia, pursuant to Executive Order 14203, “Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court.” These…
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UK cracks down on Russian oil sector as revenues plummet
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UK announces 24 new sanctions relentlessly targeting Russia’s reeling war economy and oil industry.
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Four of Russia’s largest oil companies, with revenues over $20 billion are hit as UK doubles…
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Scoop: Witkoff to meet Qatari, Egyptian and Turkish officials in Miami on Gaza deal – Axios
- Scoop: Witkoff to meet Qatari, Egyptian and Turkish officials in Miami on Gaza deal Axios
- LIVE: Israeli attack on school-turned-shelter in Gaza City kills six people Al Jazeera
- Türkiye’s Fidan to attend Gaza-focused meeting in Miami TRT World
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Former Tory donor hit with UK sanctions over alleged Russian energy role
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The UK has imposed sanctions on former Conservative party donor Murtaza Lakhani for his alleged involvement in Russia’s…
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Our Year in Review 2025
We are delighted to share the highlights of a remarkable year at the Royal Commonwealth Society. Over the past twelve months, our global community has come together with energy, generosity, and a shared commitment to advancing equality,…
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Beyond Cost Metrics: Recognize Value of Nuclear Energy
Executive Summary
Rising electricity demand, growing reliability pressures and deeper renewable penetration are exposing the limitations of cost-only metrics such as Levelized Cost of Energy (“LCOE”). This paper introduces a…
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