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- UN condemns deadly Russian strikes on Ukrainian capital as civilian toll mountson June 17, 2025
At least 14 civilians were reportedly killed and more than 100 injured in Kyiv overnight into Tuesday, as Russian drone and missile strikes struck […]
- More Gazans killed trying to get food, healthcare near to ‘full disaster’on June 17, 2025
Gaza’s health system is at breaking point, overwhelmed time and again by scores of people killed or injured near aid distribution sites, the UN […]
- ‘Syria simply cannot withstand another wave of instability,’ Security Council hearson June 17, 2025
A senior UN official has warned against the impact of regional escalation on Syria as the country continues on the path to political transition […]
- Israeli actions in Palestinian territories constitute war crimes, Human Rights Council hearson June 17, 2025
The ongoing crises in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Sudan are in the spotlight this week at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva.
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- ‘Hate speech is poison in the well of society,’ says Guterreson June 17, 2025
Hate speech is a warning sign and a driver of violence, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said ahead of Wednesday’s International Day for […]
- MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: Live updates for 16 Juneon June 16, 2025
After a weekend of massive strikes and counter-strikes between Tel Aviv and Tehran, the UN's human rights chief, Volker Türk on Monday condemned the […]
- ‘Behind each crisis, people are suffering,’ Türk tells Human Rights Councilon June 16, 2025
Eighty years after the United Nations was established to end war, uphold fundamental human rights and promote justice and international law, those […]
- DR Congo: Human rights violations could amount to war crimes, UN experts sayon June 16, 2025
In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwandan-backed rebels, Congolese troops, and allied militias have all committed human rights […]
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- Societies grappling with a ‘silent but growing’ prison crisison June 13, 2025
Prisons have become a fragile link in many criminal justice systems, weakened by over-incarceration, overcrowding, poor conditions and chronic […]
- US decision to sanction ICC judges ‘deeply corrosive’ to justice: UN rights chiefon June 6, 2025
The US Government’s announcement of sanctions against four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday has been condemned by Volker […]
- Exponential rise in synthetic drug production and trafficking in the Golden Triangleon May 28, 2025
The Golden Triangle – the remote, jungle-covered border region where Thailand, Myanmar, and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic meet – has […]
- New judge elected to the International Court of Justiceon May 27, 2025
A seasoned diplomat and legal scholar from Jordan was elected on Tuesday to serve as a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United […]
COVID-19 AND FIELD MISSIONS
Biweekly Update for Member States | Issue # 3 | 9 June 2020
This is the third edition of the update to Member States that focuses on the efforts of the DPPA-DPO-DOS Field Support Group on COVID-19 to strengthen UN risk management systems globally and across the field missions that we support. This work builds on initial robust measures taken to protect UN personnel and prevent transmission of the disease, while ensuring business continuity and supporting host countries. These preliminary measures were put in place at a time when COVID-19 had only started to take hold in areas where UN missions are deployed.