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We are five women, carrying five different experiences, shaped by three countries, distinct encounters of oppression, and different journeys of resistance shaped by our feminist activism. Our histories might be very different but in our daily realities, we find ourselves bound together. There is a thread running through us, a shared struggle and a shared […]
Benito Müller, Anju Sharma, Jen Allan, Matthias Roesti and Luis Gomez-Echeverri. Every November, tens of thousands of people descend on the world’s annual UN climate conference. Presidents and prime ministers, negotiators, business executives, campaigners, journalists, celebrities and lobbyists converge on one city for two frenetic weeks, all convinced they need to be there. Everyone with […]
As governments at the UN seek ways to prevent the US from unilaterally mining the deep ocean floor for critical minerals, the latest UN seabed talks launched “long” processes that would seek to challenge Washington’s approach. The International Seabed Authority (ISA), the UN body regulating the deep ocean floor, held annual three-week talks ending on […]
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We are five women, carrying five different experiences, shaped by three countries, distinct encounters of oppression, and different journeys of resistance shaped by our feminist activism. Our histories might be…
Benito Müller, Anju Sharma, Jen Allan, Matthias Roesti and Luis Gomez-Echeverri. Every November, tens of thousands of people descend on the world’s annual UN climate conference. Presidents and prime ministers,…
As governments at the UN seek ways to prevent the US from unilaterally mining the deep ocean floor for critical minerals, the latest UN seabed talks launched “long” processes that…
Filipino domestic workers reveal the abuses they faced in Saudi Arabia A number of Filipino women working in private households in Saudi Arabia are being overworked, exploited and subjected to…
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Twenty years after 17 aid workers from the French humanitarian association Action contre la Faim (ACF) were killed in Muttur, eastern Sri Lanka, the authorities must finally deliver truth, justice and reparations, Amnesty…
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Security Council LIVE: Emergency meeting on Ukraine amid spike in civilian war casualties
The Security Council has called an emergency meeting Thursday morning on Ukraine amid escalating deadly Russian drone and missile attacks that are causing multiple civilian casualties and widespread damage to homes and other critical infrastructure in the more than four-year-old war. Stay tuned for live updates.
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Srebrenica survivors warn of genocide denial while safeguarding memory of the dead
Three survivors of a genocide which took place in Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina in July 1995 have told UN News how they are keeping alive the memory of the more than 8,300 men and boys who were killed in the town while combating the rising current of denial about the massacre.
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US-Iran war: Renewed attacks in Strait of Hormuz prompt another global energy alert
Renewed attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz unsettled energy markets on Wednesday and prompted calls from the UN maritime agency, IMO, for “maximum restraint and de-escalation”.
As blue economy gathers pace, communities must benefit from ocean boom, activists say
As governments and institutions pledged billions for offshore wind, cleaner shipping and marine protection at last month’s Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, countries are increasingly turning to the ocean as a source of jobs and climate action. But civil society groups warn that the push to expand the “blue economy” may reproduce familiar inequalities unless coastal communities have a […]
AI governance debate silent on risks to nature, campaigners warn
As countries gathered in Geneva this week for the first UN dialogue on the governance of artificial intelligence, campaigners said the debate around the fast-evolving technology has overlooked the potential harm it could cause to nature and biodiversity. Not only has nature been absent from discussions on the environmental impacts of AI data centres, which […]
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Iran: Lack of international justice six months after January protest massacres risks further atrocity crimes
On the six-month anniversary of the January 2026 popular uprising in Iran when security forces carried out mass unlawful killings on an unprecedented scale to crush protests calling for dignity, freedom and an end to the Islamic Republic system, killing thousands of protesters and bystanders between 8-9 January 2026, Diana Eltahawy, Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International said: “Six months after Iran’s security forces unlawfully killed thousands of men, women and children across the country over a […]
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Trump’s support for Venezuela opposition head Machado wanes
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace laureate María Corina Machado says she wants to return to her earthquake-ravaged homeland. Yet neither Venezuela’s government nor the United States thinks that’s a good idea.
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Hungary public media reform begins with black screen apology
People tuning in to public service media in Hungary on Tuesday were greeted by a black screen and an apology. Peter Magyar has begun dismantling one of Viktor Orban’s most potent tools of power.
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US birthright citizenship ruling eases fears among Indians
The recent US Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship has eased concerns and reduced uncertainty for Indian families living in the United States.
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Renewed US-Iran war would hit Gulf countries hard
After US strikes on Iran, Iran targeted US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait. Even if Iran isn’t targeting the governments or populations of its neighbors, Gulf countries have much to lose as fighting escalates.