Mita Hosali

Mad - about Islamic art, textiles, tiles, chinoiserie, vintage homes, sacred spaces, passionate artists and their quest for meaning. Cannot stomach dilettantes

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Every year, the UN marks this day. Every year we would speak about how this hideous practice still goes unpunished. Increasingly, women who were subjected to female genital mutilation are speaking up and leading the campaign to #EndFGM. We should salute their courage.

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Catherine Mootian was just twelve years old when she underwent female genital mutilation, a moment that changed her life forever.

Today, Ms. Mootian is the founder of AfyAfrika – leading the fight to #EndFGM, and to help survivors heal.

https://t.co/pIcNB6VcJ7

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Venezuela, the latest country to test the mettle of global leadership and the limits of the UN Charter when realpolitik raises its head - selective interventionism or activism in the service of advancing democracy?? https://t.co/3WvFBbjwjg

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1971 December - John Lennon, along with Yoko Ono and Pete Seeger, attended a farewell party for UN Secretary-General U Thant at the Pierre Hotel in New York. Lennon sang a song for the first time in public – “Imagine.” My interview with Thant Myint-U:
https://t.co/1GUJStO3RM

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The people of this territory deserve reconstruction, stability and long-term peace. The plan approved by the #UNSecurityCouncil will hopefully open the door to new beginnings and normalcy. https://t.co/0wgubsQFaE

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Rebuilding infrastructure and shattered lives - hopes spring eternal for a lasting peace.

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Around $70 billion will be needed to reconstruct #Gaza and make it safe after two years of war.

https://t.co/TAvi1e23fh

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Clearly, a conflict that has resisted a solution for decades and a vicious war that has taken over a reported 70,000 lives since October 2023. Let there be lasting peace and a resumption of humanitarian aid. https://t.co/CxAX2IA9y8

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Two years later, the pain and destruction is hard to describe. The father of a Gaza hostage calls for an end to war – and a two-State solution https://t.co/OLwBMnOD3a

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Haiti's new Gang Suppression Force - approved by the Security Council will be 5,500 strong to restore law and order to the Caribbean nation, and allow poverty and development to be addressed. UN News' Daniel Dickinson breaks down what the next steps are. https://t.co/kL6U5JCf2F

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I'm a great supporter of responsible use of AI. There's a lot that needs to happen to create guardrails to ensure ethics and benchmarks in how we draw on AI. The UN needs to do this within and be the standard-setter in how we embrace AI in our work.

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“Humanity’s fate cannot be left to an algorithm.”
UN chief @AntonioGuterres warns the Security Council that #AI without guardrails could fuel war, cyberattacks and disinformation.

https://t.co/EECE6E3hOV

#UNGA

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The stage is set for #UNGA80 🇺🇳

UN News gives you a front row seat to all the action.

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Gaza: Top #HRC60 independent rights probe alleges Israel committed genocide, Tel Aviv rejects report findings https://t.co/AtCsQOs3P1

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AI-powered weapons that can select and strike targets without human control are no longer science fiction.

The technology is moving faster than regulation and urgent action is needed.

The UN is calling for new international rules to deal with this emerging threat.

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“Our job is to prevent sparks bursting into flames”, says Colin Stewart, Special Representative for Cyprus. The UN peacekeeping presence has been on the island for decades - if problems are addressed and trust is built, UN peacekeepers are doing their job. https://t.co/SMNXzKpWtC

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At the UN we celebrate many days. One of the latest to be marked is World Horse Day honourjng the equine member of our animal kingdom. Going back centuries, horses have been companions to humans across the world and through the ages. https://t.co/qVtX7jSc4d

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The #UNOC2025 Ocean Conference is about to get going in Nice, France. Let’s reach deep within our global marine resources and find answers to problems - be it around food policy or pollution or conservation of species, there is green gold below the waves

https://t.co/aEunz2t4HK

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You can follow all the news about the UN in one free App across nine languages. And there is a text to speech option and auto translate possibilities

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From in-depth stories to live broadcasts of UN meetings, get UN News content in nine languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Hindi, Kiswahili, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish.

https://t.co/cdvB97txGj

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I never cease to be amazed at the resilience and hope of amazing human beings caught in conflict. Thank you to all who shine the light on these wonderful beacons of inspiration and to my team @UN_News_Centre and @ UN Video

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Music teacher Ahmed Abu Amsha lives with his family in a tattered tent in #Gaza
Despite the complete lack of basic necessities, he continues on a mission to sow hope through music amid the ruins of war

https://t.co/bnk0THRf28

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Thirty-one years later, we remember the horror of hate speech, hate crimes and death unleashed in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The lessons are there for all to learn in the face of growing intolerance.

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‘As we reflect on how these crimes came about, we must also reflect on resonance with our own times,’ UN Secretary-General #Guterres tells ceremony to commemorate the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

https://t.co/Zgr0nHUwxi

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Delighted to have the opportunity to work on the Hindi project from the earliest days some 7 years ago. We have assembled a crack multimedia team and done some powerful story-telling. U.N. News Hindi and Social Media colleagues, here’s to the future of more achievements.

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#IndiaAtUN

PR @AmbHarishP and USG @UN Department of Global Communications
@MelissaFleming signed the MoU for renewing Hindi@UN project by five years.

The renewal symbolises the continued commitment of 🇮🇳 to strengthen #multilingualism in the working of the UN and giving increased prominence to Hindi, as a non-official UN language.

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An area the size of Egypt, around 100 million hectares, of healthy and productive land is being degraded each year due to drought and desertification, which is being driven mainly by climate change and poor land management. Solutions? https://t.co/lvFe5Fki6B