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Rape, murder and hunger: The legacy of Sudan’s year of war

Rape, murder and hunger: The legacy of Sudan’s year of war

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Suffering is growing too and is likely to get worse, Justin Brady, head of the UN humanitarian relief office, OCHA, in Sudan, warned UN...
Gender therapy review reveals devastating impacts on teens

Gender therapy review reveals devastating impacts on teens

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The development is in line with several western European countries that have reportedly reduced access to similar gender identity treatments whose benefits were...
‘Currently unsafe to return’ to Belarus, Human Rights Council hears

‘Currently unsafe to return’ to Belarus, Human Rights Council hears

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Focusing on developments in 2023, the report builds on previous findings in the aftermath of large public protests which erupted in 2020 following...
Gaza: rights experts condemn AI role in destruction by Israeli military

Gaza: rights experts condemn AI role in destruction by Israeli military

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“Six months into the current military offensive, more housing and civilian infrastructure has now been destroyed in Gaza as a percentage, compared to any...
Gaza: Aid worker killings prompt temporary halt to UN operations after dark

Gaza: Aid worker killings prompt temporary halt to UN operations after...

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UN humanitarians in Gaza have suspended operations at night for at least 48 hours in response to the killing of seven aid workers from the NGO.
First Person: ‘I no longer amount to anything’ – Voices of the displaced in Haiti

First Person: ‘I no longer amount to anything’ – Voices of...

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He and others spoke to Eline Joseph, who works for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Port-au-Prince with a team which provides...
World News in Brief: Rights chief dismay over Uganda anti-LGBT law, Haiti update, aid for Sudan, executions alert in Egypt

World News in Brief: Rights chief dismay over Uganda anti-LGBT law,...

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In a statement, Volker Türk urged authorities in Kampala to repeal it in its entirety, together with other discriminatory legislation passed into law by...
UN leaders galvanize action for reparations for people of African descent

UN leaders galvanize action for reparations for people of African descent

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Experts and UN leaders exchanged views about the best ways forward, centred on this year’s theme, A Decade of Recognition, Justice, and Development:...
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Amid ongoing strife in Gaza and Ukraine, UN chief reiterates peace call

“When we live in a chaotic world it’s very important to stick to principles and the principles are clear: the UN Charter, international law,...

Explainer: Feeding Haiti in times of crisis

Gangs reportedly control up to 90 per cent of Port-au-Prince, raising concerns that hunger is being used as a weapon to coerce local...

‘Extremely alarming’ conditions worsen in Haiti’s capital: UN coordinator

“It’s important we don’t let the violence spill over from the capital into the country,” said Ulrika Richardson, briefing journalists at UN Headquarters via...

From Desperation to Determination: Indonesian Trafficking Survivors Demand Justice

Rokaya needed time to recover after illness forced her to quit as a live-in maid in Malaysia and return home to Indramayu, West...

Syria: Political deadlock and violence fuels humanitarian crisis

Briefing ambassadors at the UN Security Council, Geir Pedersen said that recent spike in violence, including airstrikes, rocket attacks and clashes between armed groups,...

Russia: Rights experts condemn continued imprisonment of Evan Gershkovich

The 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested last March in Yekatarinburg on espionage charges and is being held at the infamous Lefortovo...

Russia and China veto US resolution stating imperative of ‘immediate and sustained ceasefire’ in Gaza

The US-led draft, which took weeks to reach a vote, stated the "imperative" for “an immediate and sustained ceasefire to protect civilians on all...

First Person: ‘Courageous’ 12-year-old reports relative after being raped in Madagascar

UN News spoke to Commissioner Aina Randriambelo, who described what efforts her country is making to promote gender equality and a better understanding...

Gaza: UN aid team reaches stricken north, confirms ‘shocking’ disease and hunger

The UN’s top aid official in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Jamie McGoldrick, reached Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia on Thursday, where children with...

UN report: Credible allegations Ukrainian POWs have been tortured by Russian forces

According to the Monitoring Mission, interviews conducted with 60 recently released Ukrainian POWs painted a harrowing picture of their experiences in Russian captivity.“Almost...
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