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UN cultural agency UNESCO has launched a global consultation process to inform its Draft Guidance…
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UN cultural agency UNESCO has launched a global consultation process to inform its Draft Guidance on Fair Compensation for News, particularly as online platforms and artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly rely on journalistic content.
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It’s 20 years to the day since the UN Human Rights Council began its work as the world’s principal forum tasked with promoting and defending fundamental rights everywhere, particularly the world’s most vulnerable people.
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The United Nations has welcomed reports of a new ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah on Friday while warning that civilians on the ground are still fleeing amid ongoing insecurity.
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UN cultural agency UNESCO has launched a global consultation process to inform its Draft Guidance on Fair Compensation for News, particularly as online platforms and artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly rely…
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It’s 20 years to the day since the UN Human Rights Council began its work as the world’s principal forum tasked with promoting and defending fundamental rights everywhere, particularly the…
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The United Nations has welcomed reports of a new ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah on Friday while warning that civilians on the ground are still fleeing amid ongoing insecurity.
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The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has called on the international community to strengthen support for the nearly 42 million people worldwide who have fled their home countries to escape…
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Sexual violence is increasingly being used as a weapon of war in conflicts around the world and women and children in particular continue to be targeted facing sometimes long-lasting consequences.
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Tehran 17 January 2026
Tehran 17 January 2026 gnada Wed, 01/21/2026 – 03:24 Tehran Wed, 01/21/2026 – 12:00 17 January 2026 Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei remarked: “The U.S. president openly encouraged the rioters, and behind the scenes, the U.S. and the Zionist regime [ie, Israel] provided them with assistance; therefore, we consider the U.S. president a criminal, both for […]
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Lebanon 17 January 2026
Lebanon 17 January 2026 gnada Wed, 01/21/2026 – 03:23 Lebanon Wed, 01/21/2026 – 12:00 17 January 2026 Hizbollah leader Naim Qassem said “It is time to stop the Americans” and accused President Trump of “trying to exploit power and violate the rights of people and countries”. He also maintained that “the resistance’s weapons are a […]
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Tehran 18 January 2026
Tehran 18 January 2026 gnada Wed, 01/21/2026 – 03:23 Tehran Wed, 01/21/2026 – 12:00 18 January 2026 President Masoud Pezeshkian contended that “if the people of Iran face hardship… one of the main reasons for it is the longstanding enmity and inhumane sanctions impost by the U.S. government. Pezeshkian also warned: “Any aggression against the […]
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Lebanon 19 January 2026
Lebanon 19 January 2026 gnada Wed, 01/21/2026 – 03:22 Lebanon Wed, 01/21/2026 – 12:00 19 January 2026 Israel targeted Hizbollah facilities in southern Lebanon that according to the IDF included “military structures used for Hizbollah drills and training to plan attacks, tunnel shafts used for weapons, [and] launch sites and additional infrastructure”.
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Israel 19 January 2026 #2
Israel 19 January 2026 #2 gnada Wed, 01/21/2026 – 03:21 Israel Wed, 01/21/2026 – 12:00 19 January 2026 Israel targeted Hizbollah facilities in southern Lebanon that according to the IDF included “military structures used for Hizbollah drills and training to plan attacks, tunnel shafts used for weapons, [and] launch sites and additional infrastructure”.
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Israel 19 January 2026 #1
Israel 19 January 2026 #1 gnada Wed, 01/21/2026 – 03:20 Israel Wed, 01/21/2026 – 12:00 19 January 2026 Prime Minister Netanyahu warned: “If Iran makes the mistake of attacking us, we will act with might that Iran has not seen before. No one can predict what tomorrow will bring in Iran, but one thing is […]
Big fishing nations secure last-minute seat to write rules on deep sea conservation
As a treaty to protect the High Seas entered into force this month with backing from more than 80 countries, major fishing nations China, Japan and Brazil secured a last-minute seat at the table to negotiate the procedural rules, funding and other key issues ahead of the treaty’s first COP. The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction […]
Climate at Davos: Energy security in the geopolitical driving seat
The annual World Economic Forum got underway on Tuesday in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, providing a snowy stage for government and business leaders to opine on international affairs. With attention focused on the latest crisis – a potential US-European trade war over Greenland – climate change has slid down the agenda. Despite this, […]
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India: Death of Kuki-Zo survivor exposes systemic impunity for sexual violence in Manipur
Responding to the death of a 20-year-old Kuki-Zo woman, a victim of sexual violence during Manipur’s May 2023 ethnic violence, Aakar Patel, Chair of the Board at Amnesty International India, said: “This woman’s death is a devastating indictment of the Indian state’s continuing failure to deliver timely justice to survivors of sexual violence during the ethnic conflict in Manipur. Abducted and gang-raped at the age of 18, she lived her final years […]
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DR Congo: Civilians in South Kivu City at Serious Risk
Click to expand Image M23 forces patrol the streets of Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 13, 2025. © 2025 Jospin Mwisha / AFP via Getty Images (Kinshasa) – The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group’s sudden withdrawal from the city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on January 17, 2026, has put civilians at […]