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- Security Council LIVE: Spotlight on Israeli settler violence in West Bank
on August 11, 2026The Security Council holds an open debate on Tuesday which is expected to address escalating Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank as […]
- Myanmar: UN investigators document deliberate military attacks on civilians
on August 11, 2026Myanmar's military has carried out a sustained campaign of deliberate attacks on civilians – including airstrikes on homes, schools and camps for […]
- Humanitarian aid warehouses come under attack in Ukraine
on August 10, 2026Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine has left civilians vulnerable to repeated deadly attacks and humanitarian workers and key […]
- Lebanon: UN peacekeepers count hundreds of Israeli strikes and incursions in a single weekend
on August 10, 2026Israeli forces fired 455 projectiles into south Lebanon and breached Lebanese airspace 97 times between Friday and Sunday, the UN's peacekeeping […]
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- Myanmar: UN investigators document deliberate military attacks on civilianson August 11, 2026
Myanmar's military has carried out a sustained campaign of deliberate attacks on civilians – including airstrikes on homes, schools and camps for […]
- For Brazil’s Indigenous youth, visibility is resistance
on August 8, 2026As climate change reshapes Indigenous territories across Brazil, a new generation is turning to culture and digital platforms to defend their lands […]
- ‘Wanton, intentional infliction of incredible pain’ by gangs in Haiti
on August 6, 2026Gangs in Haiti continue to terrorise communities with the “wanton, intentional infliction of incredible pain” on people who often are just in the […]
- Cuba: Independent experts condemn new US sanctions as humanitarian crisis deepens
on August 6, 2026Independent UN human rights experts on Thursday condemned a fresh round of US sanctions against Cuba, calling them an attempt to force change on “a […]
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- Afghanistan: UN tells Taliban to open up on abuses committed by security forces
on August 10, 2026Five years into Taliban rule, Afghans still have almost no way of knowing whether soldiers, police and morality officers who abuse their power ever […]
- Trapped by a Facebook job advert, freed by a stranger in a taxi
on August 2, 2026Sofia* was 27, raising her seven-year-old son alone in Venezuela, and running out of options. For years she had distributed personal hygiene products […]
- Returning Afghans face growing risk of trafficking as crises deepen
on July 30, 2026Afghans returning from neighbouring countries are facing growing risks of human trafficking and exploitation as overlapping humanitarian and economic […]
- Forced online scams: IOM warns trafficking networks are booming
on July 28, 2026A job advert can hide a criminal network, and a single click can lead to a nightmare. Hundreds of thousands of people are trafficked every year on […]