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Russian attacks on Ukraine energy set to push 500,000 people out of country
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Russian attacks on Ukraine energy set to push 500,000 people out of country

The alert from the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine follows significant destruction to power plants and the worsening energy crisis that has affected access to electricity, clean water...

19 September 2024 · 4 min read

Gaza: ‘Frightening increase’ in Hepatitis A cases

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Gaza: ‘Frightening increase’ in Hepatitis A cases

“People in Gaza are facing yet another peril: Hepatitis A is spreading including among children,” Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, wrote on social...

16 September 2024 · 3 min read

Iran: Repression of women ‘intensifying’, two years on from mass protests
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Iran: Repression of women ‘intensifying’, two years on from mass protests

“The Islamic Republic of Iran relies on a system, both in law and in practice, that fundamentally discriminates on the grounds of gender,” the update noted, highlighting the far-reaching impacts...

15 September 2024 · 3 min read

UN rights chief calls for global ‘zero tolerance’ against antisemitism
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UN rights chief calls for global ‘zero tolerance’ against antisemitism

This comes just a day after the UN human rights office (OHCHR) issued a statement expressing horror over the reported summary execution of six Israeli hostages who were among those abducted...

5 September 2024 · 3 min read

Stories from the UN Archive: 1960s roots of ‘no justice, no peace’
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Stories from the UN Archive: 1960s roots of ‘no justice, no peace’

On 15 April 1967, a delegation led by Dr. King met with the legendary Ralph Bunche and other top UN officials. Mr. Bunche was the first African American to receive the...

3 September 2024 · 4 min read

Nurturing hope and leadership among Gaza’s young people

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Nurturing hope and leadership among Gaza’s young people

A volunteer with Sharek Youth Forum, a local non-governmental organization (NGO) in war-torn Gaza, Ms. Al Shamali has currently been displaced for the ninth time and lives in a crowded...

31 August 2024 · 5 min read

China: UN rights office reiterates need to review national security framework
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China: UN rights office reiterates need to review national security framework

The 31 August 2022 report stated that violations had taken place in the context of the Government’s assertion that it was targeting terrorists among the Uyghur minority with a counter-extremism...

30 August 2024 · 3 min read