Journalist, author and moderator. Based in Oslo, Norway. Bluesky account: @tovegravdal.bsky.social
Joined August 2014
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“Hell is breaking loose in Lebanon” – UN Secretary-General António Guterres tells #SecurityCouncil, 25 Sep '24
We should all be alarmed by the escalation. #Lebanon is at the brink.
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#BREAKING
UN General Assembly ADOPTS by consensus the Pact of the Future, and its annexes Global Digital Compact and Declaration on Future Generations
#OurCommonFuture
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#UPDATE EU leaders representing the three main political groups in the bloc have agreed to put current European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen forward for a second term, a source close to the talks told AFP on Tuesday.
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Hamas accepts a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution and is ready to negotiate over the details, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told @Reuters, adding that it was up to Washington to ensure that Israel abides by it reut.rs/4bSCg9D
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#EUelections
Sweden
SVT exit poll
Surprise:
Green Party, not Sweden Democrats, third biggest
#euval #euvalet
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Who were the top 5 military spenders in 2023?
1 United States 🇺🇸
2 China 🇨🇳
3 Russia 🇷🇺
4 India 🇮🇳
5 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
Together, they accounted for 61% of world military spending.
Explore the database ➡️doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685
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Analyse: – Det er bare et tidsspørsmål før palestinerne neste gang søker om å bli fullverdig medlem av FN. En selvstendig palestinsk stat på bakken, er det imidlertid mye vanskeligere å se konturene av nå, skriver Tove Gravdal (@ToGravdal).panoramanyheter.no/fn-tove-g…
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Norway regrets that the Security Council did not agree on admitting #Palestine as a full member of the UN.
We would have voted in favour.
Norway is a staunch supporter of Palestine’s right to statehood. The #TwoStateSolution is the only way to durable peace between 🇵🇸 & 🇮🇱.
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The United States will on Thursday vote against a Palestinian request for full United Nations membership, a U.S. official told Reuters, blocking the world body from effectively recognizing a Palestinian state.
The U.N. Security Council is due to vote on Thursday on a Palestinian bid for full U.N. membership, a move that Israel ally the United States is expected to block because it would effectively recognize a Palestinian state.
Vote at 5 pm EDT (2100 GMT).
reuters.com/world/middle-eas…
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#Israel has requested an urgent #UNSC meeting seeking a council condemnation of #Iran attack and to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organization:
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No consensus in #UNSC new members committee on whether to recommend #Palestine for full membership to the Council. Chair @MaltaUNMission @_VanessaFrazier said 2/3 of members favored it. Diplos say @AlgeriaUN still expected to put forward a resolution in #UNSC on 4/18 for a vote.
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Krise på Gaza – hva gjør FN? Kom på viktig frokostseminar på Deichman Tøyen i morgen torsdag 4.4 kl. 08.30. Vår politiske rådgiver @bondo_sara i panel. @UNDPNorway @HaraldThoerud @ToGravdal
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BREAKING: Israeli PM Netanyahu has cancelled a planned visit to the US by a delegation following the UN's ceasefire vote.
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#BREAKING
Security Council ADOPTS resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the month of Ramadan leading to a lasting sustainable ceasefire, and the immediate, unconditional release of all hostages
IN FAVOR: 14
AGAINST: 0
ABSTAIN: 1 (US)
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news.un.org/en/story/2024/03…
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With #Finland decision today to resume funding to @UNRWA, all Nordic countries are now supporting the Agency & its lifeline activities for #Palestine Refugees in #Gaza & across the region.
🇩🇰🇫🇮 🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪 thank you for standing by UNRWA at this extremely critical time.
@DanishMFA
@Ulkoministerio
@MFAIceland
@NorwayMFA
@SweMFA
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🔴UPDATING LIVE: UN Security Council will meet at 9AM (New York time) to vote on a US-sponsored draft resolution that would "determine the imperative of an immediate and sustained ceasefire" in Gaza and Israel.
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news.un.org/en/story/2024/03…
