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- Thirteen more lives lost in Sudan as 1,000th day of war looms
on January 6, 2026Thirteen more lives – including children – were reportedly lost on Tuesday in another drone attack on Sudan’s North Kordofan region.
- Venezuela’s people must be heard, insists UN human rights chief
on January 6, 2026Responding to the seizure of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro by the United States, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday reiterated deep […]
- World News in Brief: Storms in Syria, school attacks in Nigeria, strikes continue in southern Lebanon
on January 6, 2026Thousands of displaced people in northern Syria are struggling to cope with freezing conditions after a severe snowstorm struck dozens of […]
- Security Council LIVE: ‘The power of the law must prevail’ amid Venezuela crisis, says Guterres
on January 5, 2026The Security Council met in emergency session in New York to address the US rendition of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas, a move […]
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- Venezuela’s people must be heard, insists UN human rights chiefon January 6, 2026
Responding to the seizure of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro by the United States, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday reiterated deep […]
- Iran protests: UN warns against further bloodshed
on January 5, 2026As protests in the Iranian capital, Tehran – sparked by increasing economic hardship and a cost-of-living crisis – continued for a ninth day, the […]
- Drop draft proposals on death penalty for Palestinians, UN rights chief urges Israel
on January 2, 2026The UN’s top human rights official on Friday called on Israeli authorities to abandon plans for new legislation that would impose mandatory death […]
- Sexual violence against children ‘entrenched, systemic and widespread’ across DR Congo, UNICEF warns
on December 30, 2025Sexual violence against children has become entrenched, systemic and increasingly widespread across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with […]
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- Synthetic drug market disrupted in Syria after regime change
on December 22, 2025Past geopolitical tensions related to the synthetic drug “captagon” are now being mitigated with the Syrian authorities’ commitment to […]
- Corruption costs lives and livelihoods: Why this week’s UN summit in Doha matters
on December 15, 2025Last year, one in five people who dealt with a public official were asked to pay a bribe, according to a UN report. The world is doing something […]
- Peace proves relative in Gaza with no let-up in deadly airstrikes
on December 10, 2025In Gaza, as airstrikes, shelling and gunfire continued to kill and maim Palestinians, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Wednesday rejected […]
- Social media: Age-related bans won’t keep kids safe, UNICEF warns
on December 10, 2025A social media ban for children under 16 came into effect in Australia on Wednesday, marking a global first.