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- UN decries ‘truly horrific’ massacres in DR Congo
on November 21, 2025Seventeen civilians, including women in labour and patients receiving care, were slaughtered inside a Catholic Church-run health centre in eastern […]
- Gaza: Two children killed every day during fragile ceasefire, says UNICEF
on November 21, 2025Ongoing attacks and airstrikes attributed to Israeli forces in Gaza continue to kill and maim people of all ages in the shattered enclave despite an […]
- Fleeing the frontline in Ukraine
on November 20, 2025The lives of people living in Ukraine on the frontline of the war with Russia are becoming more tenuous and support is being provided for those who […]
- Security Council’s veto power is ‘poster child’ of global gridlock, says Baerbock
on November 20, 2025General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock warned on Thursday that repeated deadlock in the Security Council has become the “poster child” for […]
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- UN calls for legal safeguards for AI in healthcare
on November 19, 2025Use of artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating in healthcare – but basic legal safety nets that protect patients and health workers are […]
- Ending violence against women ‘a matter of dignity, equality and human rights’
on November 19, 2025When Salma* was just 15, she was forced to get married, even though she wanted to stay in school and become a doctor someday.
- UN opposes death penalty but pushes for justice in Bangladesh
on November 17, 2025A domestic war crimes court in Bangladesh sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan to death on charges […]
- Sudan war: Aid teams plead for access to thousands trapped in El Fasher
on November 14, 2025Just how many people are still trapped in the Sudanese city of El Fasher? That’s the burning question for relatives of the many thousands of people […]
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- AI and anonymity fuel surge in digital violence against women
on November 20, 2025What was once hailed as a vehicle for empowerment has, for millions of women and girls, become a source of fear.
- Flower of Srebrenica takes root at the United Nations
on November 17, 2025A 12-year-old boy and his grandmother cut the ribbon at UN Headquarters on Monday to inaugurate a flower-shaped memorial to the victims of the […]
- Stolen Past: Inside the fight against illicit antiquities trafficking
on November 14, 2025The illicit trade in cultural property is one of the world’s oldest and most profitable forms of criminal activity – but now efforts by the UN […]
- Trapped behind bars: Reforming Haiti’s broken detention system
on November 11, 2025Fifty-two prisoners have died in Haiti’s overcrowded prisons between July and September this year in conditions that have been described by the […]