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“The unmistakable smell of death is everywhere a grisly reminder that the ruins lining the streets hide the remains of mothers, fathers, children.” ... #NZ “When Gaza burned, and children starved, and hospitals collapsed – did you act?” @MFATNZ @NewZealandMFA @chrisluxonmp
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At least 25 women are killed every day in conflict settings. Women and girls accounted for 1 in 4 of over 37,000 civilians killed in armed conflict last year – double their share in 2021, @UN_Women reports. news.un.org/en/story/2026/10…
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The world's military expenditure has reached $2.9 trillion. At a time of increasing challenges to security worldwide, disarmament is essential to prevent, mitigate and end conflicts. To launch Disarmament Week, @INakamitsu explains why disarmament is key to a safer future.
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“Our histories aren’t identical, but our experiences provide important grounds for solidarity. This is why the question of Palestine is also a question about the kind of Pacific we wish to become.” — Nāsili Vaka‘uta e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-…
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Since 1997, the Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention has helped destroy over 55 million stockpiled mines. Supporting mine action, and States’ commitment to humanitarian disarmament norms, is essential for a safer world. #MineAction #DisarmamentWeek @UNMAS
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30 years ago, the🇺🇳made a promise to protect children affected by armed conflict. The #CAAC mandate has delivered real results. Yet grave violations are at record levels. We have the tools to help end and prevent violations. What is needed is the political will to use them.
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Israeli forces have killed at least 18 Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip during October alone, an average of at least one child every 36 hours. Despite the ceasefire agreement, Palestinian children continue to be killed, underscoring Israel’s ongoing violations of their fundamental rights to life, safety, and protection. A ceasefire cannot be meaningful without the protection of civilians, accountability for unlawful killings, and an end to impunity.
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#PreCOP31 🌊| "For us, climate change is not a warning about the future. It is already at our door. Still, we are not giving up." Lavenia Naivalu, Fiji's first female Mata ni Tikina, says her communities' knowledge and solutions must be recognised. #COP31 – at Fiji
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#Election2026 Let's get disarmament on the agenda! Questions for candidates Q3. Will your party increase disarmament diplomacy?👉🏼facebook.com/PeaceMovementAo… #WelfareNotWarfare #ClimateJustice #NuclearJustice 🧵3/4
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#Election2026 Let's get disarmament on the agenda! Questions for candidates Q.4 Will your party promote welfare, not warfare👉🏼facebook.com/PeaceMovementAo… #BudgetForPeace #WelfareNotWarfare #ClimateJustice #NuclearJustice @DemilitarizeDay @afsc_org 🧵4 /4
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Award-winning investigative reporter Rob Perez will present "Degrading the Land: How Military Operations Impact Guam's Environment and People" at our Developments in Micronesian Security event, 23 October (ChST)
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So we've graduated from neighbours to close friends, and now we're "close friends". At what point do we become "family"? When Papua New Guineans have visa-free access to Australia? 😜
Australia and Papua New Guinea are more than neighbours. We are close friends and now Alliance partners. At today’s Ministerial Forum, our focus has been on delivering practical outcomes for our people and building an even stronger partnership for the future.
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On October 5, Palau, speaking on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) during the General Debate of the UN General Assembly’s Second Committee, called for urgent action to address the growing financing challenges facing Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
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Today in Khan Younis #Gaza, we visited low-lying displacement sites at risk of being flooded when heavy rains begin. We're helping some relocate voluntarily and securing proper drainage for those staying. But to respond at scale, more funding and fewer restrictions are critical.
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