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- First Person: ‘We had to avoid stepping on the bodies in the streets’ in Darfuron March 27, 2024
A former UN staff member who worked for a decade in Sudan’s Darfur region for the African Union-United Nations mission, UNAMID, has told UN News […]
- Gaza war: ‘Direct hits’ on more than 200 schools since Israeli bombing began on March 27, 2024
The intense Israeli bombardment of Gaza in response to Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel has included “direct hits” on 212 schools in the […]
- DR Congo mission chief says humanitarian disaster ‘unfolding before our very eyes’on March 27, 2024
Insecurity in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has worsened since the end of recent elections, UN Special Representative […]
- World News in Brief: Civilian deaths in Ukraine, refugees in Cameroon at risk, older women facing abuse, cholera in Somaliaon March 27, 2024
The UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine said on Wednesday that she was “shocked and appalled by the horrifying reports” of civilians, […]
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- Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gazaon March 26, 2024
There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation […]
- UN report: Credible allegations Ukrainian POWs have been tortured by Russian forceson March 26, 2024
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) issued a new report on Tuesday, revealing a surge in credible allegations of torture and […]
- UN pays tribute to victims of the Transatlantic Slave Tradeon March 25, 2024
Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly on Monday paid tribute to the millions of men, women and […]
- World News in Brief: Sex trafficking and child recruitment in Sudan, new mass grave in Libya, children at risk in DR Congoon March 22, 2024
Independent UN human rights experts on Friday expressed alarm over increased reports of sexual slavery and trafficking in Sudan, especially of women […]
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- Hong Kong: Rushed adoption of new security law a ‘regressive step’ - UN rights chiefon March 19, 2024
The accelerated adoption of a national security bill in Hong Kong represents “a regressive step” for human rights there, the UN High Commissioner […]
- UN chief calls for people-centered approach to combat drug stigmaon March 14, 2024
The UN Secretary-General on Thursday called for “putting people first” by ending the stigma and discrimination around those who use drugs and the […]
- Drugs online: UN-backed body offers solutions to counter narcotics surgeon March 5, 2024
Drug dealers have continued to use cutting-edge digital technology, social media platforms and disinformation to sell their illegal produce, fuelling […]
- UN crime prevention chief pledges enhanced cooperation in Somaliaon March 4, 2024
The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly has highlighted the threats of transnational organized crime, terrorism […]