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UN official urges South Sudan to lift taxes halting aid

Since February, authorities have imposed a series of new taxes and charges at border crossings and within the country.These measures have impacted over 60,000 people, particularly in remote areas where…

3 May 2024 · 2 min read

UN rights chief urges Georgia to scrap ‘foreign influence’ bill
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UN rights chief urges Georgia to scrap ‘foreign influence’ bill

Thousands of people have taken to the streets for days to protest the draft Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, which would require media and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) receiving more…

3 May 2024 · 2 min read

Gaza protests: UN rights chief flags ‘disproportionate’ police action on US campuses
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Gaza protests: UN rights chief flags ‘disproportionate’ police action on US campuses

In recent days, demonstrations unfolding through tented encampments on school grounds – sparked by students at New York’s prestigious Columbia University who are demanding authorities divest from Israel due to…

30 April 2024 · 4 min read

Ukraine: Civilians killed and injured as attacks on power and rail systems intensify
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Ukraine: Civilians killed and injured as attacks on power and rail systems intensify

Since 22 March, Ukraine’s energy infrastructure sustained four waves of attacks that killed six people, injured at least 45 and struck at least 20 facilities.  Just this past Saturday alone, missile…

29 April 2024 · 2 min read

Amid campus crackdowns, Gaza war triggers freedom of expression crisis
UN Photo/Evan Schneider - Protesters demonstrate outside the Columbia University campus in New York City.

Human Rights

Amid campus crackdowns, Gaza war triggers freedom of expression crisis

“The Gaza crisis is truly becoming a global crisis of the freedom of expression,” said Ms. Khan, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to…

28 April 2024 · 3 min read

Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa
© WFP/Cheick Omar Bandaogo - A mother gives her 10-month-old daughter porridge in Burkina Faso in the Sahel region, where WFP is providing assistance to prevent malnutrition.

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Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa

Almost 55 million people are facing further food and nutrition insecurity in West and Central Africa during the region’s three-month lean season

27 April 2024 · 4 min read

Burkina Faso: UN rights office deeply alarmed at reported killing of 220 villagers
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Burkina Faso: UN rights office deeply alarmed at reported killing of 220 villagers

According to media reports, over 220 civilians, including 56 children, were killed in attacks reportedly carried out by the military in two villages on a single day in late February.Furthermore,…

27 April 2024 · 2 min read