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Koldo Casla, UN special rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, denounces significant shortcomings in Spanish legislation that prevent the guarantee of the right to housing, especially following the eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, and advocates for greater control over rental companies and the implementation of more robust measures to protect the vulnerable. #DerechoAHabitat #Desahucios #ViviendaAdecuada (translated)

No candidate has received the support of the great powers for leading the UN, and currently a woman is at the forefront of the competition, while a new name could emerge in the race, including the current Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres. #ONU #candidatură #AntonioGuterres (translated)

The United States is holding secret talks with the military regime of Myanmar, led by General Min Aung Hlaing, to secure supplies of rare earths such as dysprosium and terbium, despite the ongoing bombardments on civilians and UN denunciations. #Myanmar #Trump #terreRare (translated)

The countries with veto power express their discontent with the seven candidates to lead the UN, where none have managed to avoid the rejection of at least two of the five major powers, while Rebeca Grynspan remains the one who has received the most support. #ONU #SecretarioGeneral #Grynspan (translated)

Oumou Diallo indicated that, during the color ballot voting held today, three of the five permanent members cast a red "unfavorable" vote against Macky Sall, each counting as a veto according to her. She specified that Macky Sall received 10 unfavorable votes against 5 "encouraging" votes, placing him second to last in the voting. She added that a red card indicated a veto, but not the end of the process, and called for continued efforts. #Veto #MackySall #ONU (translated)

The global food crisis is approaching, and the UN warns that rising energy and fertilizer prices will severely affect vulnerable populations' access to healthy food, in the context where the G7 has committed to mobilizing $2.5 billion to help countries at risk of food insecurity. #CrizaAlimentară #SecuritateAlimentară #G7 (translated)

Zdeněk Šarapatka criticized the plan to convene a meeting in the Chamber of Deputies regarding the privacy of President Petr Pavel. He compared it to political processes from the communist era and claimed that its initiators were diverting attention from the problems facing Andrej Babiš's team, including the budget deficit and what he described as a fraud against pensioners. He also mentioned statements from representatives of the European Union regarding Babiš's conflict of interest. Šarapatka stated that Pavel publicly acknowledged a mistake concerning the elections and made his travel expenses public, although he emphasized that this is a private matter. He labeled the meeting in the Chamber as an unsuccessful political action and criticized Rajchl and Vondráček; he added a personal remark towards Rajchl. He described the President as a symbol of the Czech Republic in the West, in NATO, and the European Union, and called for support in the Senate. As a defender of democracy, he named Karel Řehka, Tomáš Třetina, Adéla Sucharda Šípová, Martin Dvořák, Jiří Padevět, and Tomáš Goláň and urged readers to go to the polls. #demokracie #politika #volby (translated)

Impact wrote that 49 countries, including France, had voted against a UN resolution aimed at combating contemporary forms of colonialism. It cited among them Germany, Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, and Belgium. https://t.co/ZNbKFCVkRV #ONU #Colonialisme #Résolution (translated)

The judge of the National Court, Antonio Piña, has provisionally shelved the case regarding the detention of a Spanish blue helmet in Lebanon because the UN is already conducting an investigation into the matter, thus avoiding the duplication of judicial proceedings. #Líbano #ONU #DerechosHumanos (translated)

The National Court has shelved the complaint against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and several military commanders for the detention of a Spanish sergeant in Lebanon in April, citing that there are ongoing investigations before the UN and Israeli authorities. #Netanyahu #AudienciaNacional #España (translated)

Subsidizing fossil fuels amounts to subsidizing suicide. UN chief António Guterres stated on Friday, October 16, that "subsidizing fossil fuels amounts to subsidizing suicide," during a summit of leaders occurring just days before the opening of COP17 on biodiversity in Armenia. #Biodiversité #ÉnergiesFossiles #ONU (translated)