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General Secretary of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, gives key note speech aboard an electric boat in Berlin and citicises Alexander Lukashenko's 'regime' for 'using vulnerable people as a tool to put pressure on other countries'. He calls these 'hybrid tactics' 'cynical'. This comes amid a continuing crisis at the border between Poland and Belarus, where Polish border guards are attmepting to clear makeshift camps of migrants. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges the world to prevent a "new Cold War" between the United States and China and halt conflicts so it can focus on solving the Covid-19 pandemic. SOUNDBITE
The UN General Assembly votes to establish an annual day of remembrance for the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, despite furious opposition from Bosnian Serbs and Serbia. The resolution written by Germany and Rwanda -- countries synonymous with genocides in the 20th century -- received 84 votes in favor, 19 against with 68 abstentions. It makes July 11 "International Day of Remembrance of the Srebrenica Genocide." IMAGES
The spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General says that Antonio Guterres extends his condolences to the staff of the World Central Kitchen following an Israeli strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza. SOUNDBITE
Faced with the explosion of artificial intelligence, which is arousing both enthusiasm and concern, the UN General Assembly adopts its first resolution on this sensitive social issue. The text, prepared by the United States and co-sponsored by dozens of countries, was adopted without a vote, by consensus, after several months of negotiations. IMAGES
The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly passes a non-binding resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza -- a call the paralyzed Security Council has so far failed to make, piling pressure on Israel and Washington. The body, which includes all 193 UN member nations, voted 153 in favor of the resolution, exceeding the 140 or so countries that have routinely backed resolutions condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Ten countries, including the United States and Israel, voted against, while 23 abstained. IMAGES
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