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Central African Republic: Said trial opens at International Criminal Court
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Central African Republic: Said trial opens at International Criminal Court

Mahamat Said Abdel Kani - a top-ranking leader of the mostly-Muslim Séléka militia - pleaded not guilty to all charges, which relate to atrocities carried out in 2013, in the…

10 April 2024 · 3 min read

Haitians ‘cannot wait’ for reign of terror by gangs to end: Rights chief
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Haitians ‘cannot wait’ for reign of terror by gangs to end: Rights chief

"The scale of human rights violations is unprecedented in Haiti's modern history," Volker Türk said in a video statement to the UN Human Rights Council, part of an interactive dialogue…

9 April 2024 · 6 min read

Mother makes 200km emergency trip across rural Madagascar to save baby
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Mother makes 200km emergency trip across rural Madagascar to save baby

“I thought I was going to lose my baby and die on the journey to hospital.”The chilling words of Samueline Razafindravao, who had to make the harrowing hours-long trip to…

8 April 2024 · 5 min read

Unravelling the legacies of slavery
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Unravelling the legacies of slavery

“You’re speaking about the greatest crime against humanity ever committed,” said renowned historian Sir Hilary Beckles, who also chairs the Caribbean Community’s Reparations Commission, reflecting on the transatlantic trade that…

7 April 2024 · 8 min read

Stories from the UN Archive: Greatest of All Time fights for peace
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Stories from the UN Archive: Greatest of All Time fights for peace

“Here’s a little Black boy from Louisville, Kentucky, sitting in the United Nations talking to presidents of the world, why? Because I’m a good boxer,” he said at a press…

6 April 2024 · 3 min read

International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, 6 April
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International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, 6 April

The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace presents an opportunity to recognize the positive role sport and physical activity play in communities and in people’s lives across the…

5 April 2024 · 3 min read