Archive for June 15th, 2023

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15/06/2023

UN Chief Voices Horror as Scores Die in Migrant Shipwreck Off Greek Coast

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — The UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday [] he was horrified at the news of dozens more deaths in the Mediterranean after an overloaded boat reportedly capsized and sank off the coast of Greece.

Volunteers help refugees arriving on the island of Lesbos, in the North Aegean region of Greece. (file)
© UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson | Volunteers help refugees arriving on the island of Lesbos, in the North Aegean region of Greece. (file)
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Latest news reports said the bodies of at least 79 men, women and children had been recovered, with hundreds more potentially dead or missing. The UN migration agency (IOM) estimated that at least 400 had been on board, adding that 104 survivors had been brought to shore by the middle of the day, local time.

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15/06/2023

Faith Leaders Critical to Combating ‘Groundswell’ of Hatred Globally

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — In the face of rising hatred worldwide, both on and offline, faith leaders are vital allies in the quest for global peace, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday [14 June 2023].

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© Unsplash/Jason Leung | Demonstrators protest in the United States.

The Council met specifically to discuss “the values of human fraternity in promoting and sustaining peace”, building on a 2019 declaration co-authored by Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al Sharif, Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, and also considered the highest authority in Sunni Islamic thought.

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