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A Ryanair plane at an airport in Italy. (file)
Unsplash/Lucas Davies

5 things you should know about ICAO, the UN aviation agency

26 May 2021
Law and Crime Prevention

In response to the apparent forced landing of a commercial passenger plane in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, the International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, convened an urgent diplomatic meeting on Thursday. What is ICAO saying about the incident, and what powers does the agency have? 

A general view of the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council in session.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

UN’s top human rights forum passes resolutions on Belarus, Myanmar

24 March 2021
Human Rights

The UN’s top rights forum passed resolutions condemning abuses of fundamental freedoms in Belarus and Myanmar on Wednesday, in response to ongoing concerns over the human rights situation in both countries.

A sign reads 'stop hurting us' as protesters take to the streets in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, over the disputed presidential election.
Kseniya Halubovich

Belarus: End ongoing human rights violations, UN rights chief urges

4 December 2020
Human Rights

The human rights situation in Belarus continues to deteriorate, particularly with respect to peaceful assembly, the UN rights chief said on Friday, urging the government to put an end to ongoing violations and “take steps towards a genuine, respectful and inclusive national dialogue”. 

Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei (on screen) of Belarus addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-fifth session.
UN Photo/Manuel Elías

Belarusian Minster denounces Western attempts to sow ‘chaos’, says threats against his country must end

26 September 2020
UN Affairs

Political and economic threats against Belarus “must end” the Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei told the high-level segment of the UN General Assembly on Saturday, accusing Western nations of trying to sow “chaos and anarchy” in the country.