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It’s 20 years to the day since the UN Human Rights Council began its work…
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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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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 conflict, violence or persecution.
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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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The spread of Ebola is accelerating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) amid continued armed violence, posing a grave and growing risk to the region, UN agencies…
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Uganda’s President Museveni Declared Winner in Elections Amid Repression
Click to expand Image President Yowerei Museveni speaks during a news conference in Entebbe, Uganda, July 26, 2022. © 2022 Hajarah Nalwadda/AP Photo Uganda’s electoral commission has declared President Yoweri Museveni as the winner of the January 15 elections, securing his seventh term in office with 71 percent of the vote. The weeks leading up […]
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Germany sees thousands join pro-Kurdish protests
German cities saw large pro-Kurdish demonstrations on Tuesday as government troops in Syria clash with Kurdish forces.
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Spain: Driver killed, passengers injured in new train crash
A commuter train has crashed near Barcelona in northeastern Spain. The accident comes days after a deadly high-speed train collision in Andalusia killed 42.
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Venezuela receives $300M in proceeds from first US oil sale
Interim president Delcy Rodriguez said the money from US sales of Venezuelan oil will be used to prop up the currency.
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Kurds vs Syrian government troops: What you need to know
Syria’s government is trying to forcefully absorb a Syrian Kurdish paramilitary group that once controlled much of the country’s northeast. The fight ultimately comes down to a clash about Syria’s future governance.
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Syria: Kurdish forces leave IS camp as army advances
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said they had to withdraw from al-Hol camp, which holds thousands of relatives of Islamic State fighters, to redeploy elsewhere. It’s the second such pullout in as many days.
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Prison breaks and renewed clashes raise alarm in northeast Syria
The United Nations continues to monitor developments in northeast Syria following clashes between government troops and the Kurdish-led SDF militia during which scores of detained ISIL militants reportedly escaped from prison.
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Cold and dark: UN rights chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid
Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have cut heat, electricity and water to hundreds of thousands of civilians in freezing winter conditions, prompting the UN human rights chief to denounce the strikes as “cruel” and a clear violation of international law.
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Human trafficking depends on corruption at every step
In 2011, a trafficker in Chile was convicted for recruiting economically vulnerable Peruvian citizens and arranging for them to be brought into the country – destined to become victims of sexual exploitation.
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Mozambique floods heighten disease, malnutrition risks – UN agencies
Catastrophic flooding across Mozambique is devastating lives and livelihoods, sharply increasing the risk of disease outbreaks and malnutrition, while also forcing dangerous wildlife – including crocodiles – into flooded urban areas, the UN warned on Tuesday.