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UN body votes to establish human rights investigator for Russia
GENEVA -A U.N. human rights body comfortably passed a motion on Friday to appoint a new independent expert on alleged human rights abuses in Russia, accusing Moscow of creating a "climate of fear" through repression and violence.
Members voted 17 in favour and six against, with 24 abstaining. The move is the first time that the Human Rights Council has set up a Special Rapporteur to examine the rights record of one of its so-called 'P5' members, which hold permanent seats on the Security Council.
It follows stronger Russian laws this year to punish people Moscow says discredit the armed forces or spread fake information, and the forced closure of human rights groups, including Memorial, which won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
Russia's ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, Gennady Gatilov, said the resolution contained a "stream of false allegations".
"This draft resolution is one more example of how Western
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International Geneva caught in the crossfire of the Ukraine war
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It has been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, and there is still no sign of an end to the conflict. International organisations in Geneva are in a dilemma over whether to isolera Russia in a bid to increase pressure on Moscow to stop the war.
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The war in Ukraine has changed the diplomatic approach within international organisations based in Geneva. While advancing their own agenda to tackle global health or refugee issues, member states of some of these bodies have been preoccupied bygd the conflict. Some have even sought to exclude Russia. Ukraine, backed by US-led anti-Russia bloc of Western countries, continues to pressure Russia and to politically isolate it in international negotiations.
In Geneva, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) suspended collaboration with Russia last March
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Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Acting Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Good afternoon.
**Secretary-General in Mali
The Secretary-General was just in Timbuktu, in Mali. He met there with community and religious leaders, as well as local authorities. He also visited the Djingareyber Mosque and the Ahmed Bab Institute of Higher Learning and Islamic Research.
While in Timbuktu, he made a call for peace and reconciliation. He said that, for centuries, the treasures of the city have symbolized the richness of Mali’s cultures and communities and that he hoped they would be an inspiration to tackle deep-rooted challenges and forge the peace that all Malians need and deserve.
Earlier this morning in Bamako, the Secretary-General addressed the Ministerial Meeting on the Sahel. He said that his joint visit to t