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Two United Nations agencies have together welcomed more than $1 billion in assistance from the United States to support their operations targeting millions of children and hungry families in more than 40 countries.
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The UN’s top human rights official has issued an urgent warning that an imminent offensive against El Obeid, the capital of Sudan’s North Kordofan state, carries the risk of serious international crimes and threatens to deepen an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis.
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The head of the UN’s atomic energy agency on Thursday welcomed the signing of an initial Iran-US memorandum aimed at ending the war, before proposing “to sit down” with both parties to assist with concrete measures such as verification of Iran’s nuclear programme, a key sticking point.
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Two United Nations agencies have together welcomed more than $1 billion in assistance from the United States to support their operations targeting millions of children and hungry families in more…
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The UN’s top human rights official has issued an urgent warning that an imminent offensive against El Obeid, the capital of Sudan’s North Kordofan state, carries the risk of serious…
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The head of the UN’s atomic energy agency on Thursday welcomed the signing of an initial Iran-US memorandum aimed at ending the war, before proposing “to sit down” with both…
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For the first time, soldiers and Government forces were responsible for more grave violations against children in armed conflict than non-State armed groups – and 2025 set a grim new…
Dozens of countries have called out growing “coordinated attacks” by fossil fuel interests aimed at undermining the role of climate science in the UN negotiations at the mid-year talks in…
Six nations at Santa Marta could shape fossil fuel futures
Christopher Wright is the principal analyst at CarbonBridge, a decarbonisation consulting firm. The Santa Marta Conference has rightly been hailed as a pivotal opportunity to re-imagine the world’s relationship with fossil fuels. However, the sixty-odd countries gathered this week represent only 15% of the world’s total fossil fuel production, and a small but critical handful […]
Brazil leads “encouraging” decline in global rainforest destruction in 2025
Forest destruction in the tropics eased by over a third in 2025, thanks in large part to Brazil’s stronger environmental protection which drove forest loss not caused by fires to a record low in the country, an annual survey showed. In 2025, the world lost 4.3 million hectares of tropical primary rainforest – an area […]
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Uganda: Authorities must investigate election-related killings, arbitrary arrests and torture of opposition members, supporters
Ugandan security forces targeted members and supporters of the opposition party National Unity Platform (NUP) with lethal force, arbitrary arrests, torture and other ill-treatment before, during and after the 15 January general elections, Amnesty International said today. The organization received multiple reports indicating that between 15 and 18 January, the Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) […]
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Nigeria: Authorities must investigate deaths of at least 150 Fulani people in military camp
The Nigerian authorities must conduct a prompt, thorough, independent, impartial, transparent and effective investigation into the reported deaths of least 150 members of the Fulani community, most of them children, who have been arbitrarily detained by the Nigerian military in the north-central state of Kwara, Amnesty International said today. An investigation by the human rights […]
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Global: Gianni Infantino must use FIFA congress speech to commit to a World Cup free from deportations, detentions and repression
FIFA President Gianni Infantino must tell member associations gathering tomorrow at the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, Canada, how he will ensure that the world’s biggest sporting tournament does not become a stage for repression and a platform for authoritarian practices, Amnesty International said today. “With just six weeks until the 2026 World Cup kicks […]
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Amnesty International presents alarming report on housing conditions in Indigenous communities and calls on Ottawa to assume its responsibilities
Amnesty International today unveils the findings of two years of research on housing conditions in Indigenous communities. The report, entitled Housing crisis in Indigenous communities in Canada: inequality and discrimination. The case of Manawan, documents an alarming housing crisis that requires an immediate response. According to the findings of this research, Amnesty International considers that the […]
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Trump threatens US troop cuts in Germany
Donald Trump says the US is considering a "possible reduction" of its forces in Germany just days after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the US was being ‘humilitated’ by Iran’s leadership.
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King Charles commemorates 9/11 victims in New York visit
The royal couple laid a bouquet at the September 11 Memorial and met with victim’s families.
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What are the sticking points for the EU’s new budget?
The battle over the next long-term EU budget has begun. The EU’s institutions have staked out their positions and are seeking significantly more funding, but it is the 27 member states that will ultimately decide.
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Teenage bullying increases in Ukrainian schools
The number of teenage victims of bullying is rising in Ukrainian schools. Experts attribute this to war trauma and chronic stress among teenagers.