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As climate change reshapes Indigenous territories across Brazil, a new generation is turning to culture and digital platforms to defend their lands and their future.
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More than 2,500 years after Homer’s epic was first told, Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster retelling of The Odyssey has brought the journey back to big screens worldwide. But, behind the sweeping plot is another character facing an odyssey of its own: the Mediterranean Sea.
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More than 1,000 days of war in Sudan have left millions of children out of school, displaced or exposed to grave violations, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Friday, calling for renewed action to end the conflict.
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As climate change reshapes Indigenous territories across Brazil, a new generation is turning to culture and digital platforms to defend their lands and their future.
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More than 2,500 years after Homer’s epic was first told, Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster retelling of The Odyssey has brought the journey back to big screens worldwide. But, behind the sweeping…
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More than 1,000 days of war in Sudan have left millions of children out of school, displaced or exposed to grave violations, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Friday, calling…
Steven Stone is acting director of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Office of Science In 1934, American economist Simon Kuznets presented a paper to Congress advocating for a new way…
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Reacting to the acting Venezuelan government’s decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), as confirmed on 6 August, Ana Piquer, Amnesty International’s Americas Director,…
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Marking historic progress on rights for persons with disabilities, UN conference tackles critical gaps
Historical gains have been hard-won, but much more needs to be done to advance progress in realising promises made two decades ago, said the UN chief at the opening on Tuesday of the 19th global meeting on the rights of persons with disabilities at UN Headquarters.
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Palestinians face systematic abuse by Israeli settlers and Hamas alike: Independent investigators
Palestinian civilians are trapped between escalating settler violence in the occupied West Bank and fear-based Hamas rule in the Gaza Strip, investigators appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Tuesday in a new report.
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Security Council LIVE: Members discuss Central Africa and fight against LRA
The Security Council meets this morning to discuss the situation in Central Africa, including efforts to combat the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), one of the region’s longest-running security threats. Ambassadors are expected to hear an update on the work of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) and the implementation of a regional strategy […]
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Security Council LIVE: Central Africa in the spotlight, including outlawed Lord’s Resistance Army
The Security Council meets this morning to discuss the situation in Central Africa, including efforts to combat the so-called Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), one of the region’s longest-running security threats, responsible for over 100,000 deaths, the UN estimates. Ambassadors have been briefed by the regional office (UNOCA) and its strategy for improving civilian protection, humanitarian […]
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Building trust and lab testing at the heart of DRC Ebola response: WHO
In Ebola-stricken eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a massive push for early testing and contact tracing is helping to contain the virus, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Bonn Bulletin: Tackling climate crisis is “hardest” challenge ever, Stiell says
Kicking off proceedings at the mid-year climate talks in Bonn amid fraught global geopolitics, UN climate chief Simon Stiell told delegates that tackling the global climate crisis is “the hardest, but most important, thing humanity has ever tried to do together”. Perhaps hoping to forestall the usual diplomatic wrangling that routinely bogs down the talks, […]
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Mexico: Women searchers planning World Cup protest over disappeared loved ones must be protected and heard
Women searcher collectives, who are planning a peaceful protest to coincide with the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the Mexico City Stadium, must be protected and heard, said Amnesty International ahead of the tournament’s curtain-raiser on 11 June. Thousands of people are expected to attend a march in the country’s capital […]
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Ebola outbreak: WHO’s Tedros visits Uganda, bordering the DRC Ituri province epicenter
The World Health Organization head is visiting Uganda, praising its "prompt and capable response" to the Ebola outbreak just across the border in DRC’s Ituri province. Uganda has logged just a few cases, mainly imported.
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Xi calls China–North Korea ties “unbreakable,” but Pyongyang’s Russia pivot is testing Beijing’s leverage.
The Chinese leader’s first trip to North Korea in 7 years comes as Pyongyang has moved closer to Russia. Kim Jong Un is likely to seek more access to China’s economic power, analysts say.
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‘Rare, untreatable strain’: Ebola toll mounts in eastern DR Congo
The top UN aid official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is in Ituri province – the epicentre of the country’s Ebola outbreak – for a three-day assessment visit, as the confirmed case count reaches 515 across three eastern provinces.