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UN chief hails ‘peacemaker, human rights champion’, former President Jimmy Carter

The Democratic Party icon lived longer than any president in US history, serving one term between 1977 and 1981, going on burnish his reputation on the international stage by being...

24 January 2025 · 2 min read

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A decade of conflict: ‘Almost 40 million Yemenis have waited far too long’

Special Envoy Hans Grundberg highlighted the alarming trend of escalation provoked by Yemen’s Houthi forces who began attacking international shipping in the Red Sea last year in support of Hamas...

23 January 2025 · 3 min read

Afghanistan: ICC seeks arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over gender-based persecution

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Afghanistan: ICC seeks arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over gender-based persecution

On Thursday, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan applied for arrest warrants for two senior Taliban officials: Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Supreme Court Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani.They are accused of...

23 January 2025 · 3 min read

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UN stands with Ukrainians for the long-term, insists UN aid chief

In a joint appeal from Kyiv, the UN’s emergency relief chief Tom Fletcher and Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said that millions of civilians inside Ukraine and abroad depend on...

22 January 2025 · 3 min read

WHO launches .5 billion appeal to tackle global health crises

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WHO launches $1.5 billion appeal to tackle global health crises

In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for $1.5 billion through its 2025 Health Emergency Appeal, to deliver life-saving health interventions worldwide.The appeal, unveiled on Thursday by WHO Director-General...

22 January 2025 · 3 min read

UN rights expert calls for end to Russia’s crackdown on lawyers

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UN rights expert calls for end to Russia’s crackdown on lawyers

Mariana Katzarova, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, urged Russian authorities to release lawyers Vadim Kobzev, Alexei Liptser and Igor Sergunin, who were sentenced...

22 January 2025 · 2 min read

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World News in Brief: Security Council Libya resolution, cyclone recovery in Mozambique, Marburg virus in Tanzania, counter-terrorism laws in Türkiye

The resolution authored by the United Kingdom was passed by 14 votes with none against – permanent Council member Russia abstained.It introduces new provisions concerning the arms embargo and assets...

21 January 2025 · 6 min read

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Report details bleak human rights situation in Ukraine nearly three years into Russian invasion

Covering the period of September to November 2024, the report describes intensified Russian attacks on populated areas, deliberate strikes on energy infrastructure, and efforts to restrict fundamental rights.“Behind each of...

21 January 2025 · 3 min read

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‘Enough death and destruction’: Gazans hope for ceasefire and a better future

Around 90 per cent of the population across the Gaza Strip have been displaced from their homes, forced to move to avoid Israeli military operations. Many have been displaced repeatedly, some 10 times...

21 January 2025 · 4 min read

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Gaza ceasefire could boost aid deliveries to 600 trucks per day: WHO

“The target is to get between 500 and 600 trucks in per day over the coming weeks,” said Dr Rik Peeperkorn, WHO representative in the occupied Palestinian territories (OPT).This would...

20 January 2025 · 3 min read