Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator – Virtual Briefing to Member States on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1 September 2026
As delivered Excellencies, Distinguished Representatives, Thank you, Dr. Tedros [Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)], and thank you for hosting us today and for your leadership alongside the fantastic WHO team. It is also great to welcome Ambassador [Paul
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In 2018, two Christian brothers were sentenced to death over allegations of blasphemy. After about a decade of fighting for their freedom, one brother was acquitted by Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Oct. 7. The other brother, however, is still on death row. According to Section 295-...
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