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

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

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Thousands of people have taken to the streets for days to protest the draft Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, which would require...
Children’s shoes left behind illustrate chaos of fleeing Khan Younis: UN humanitarians

Children’s shoes left behind illustrate chaos of fleeing Khan Younis: UN...

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“They used to shelter inside the school yard here, inside the classrooms, using all the external space. Now, there’s nothing left. Everybody evacuated very...
Humanitarians locked in aid delivery ‘dance’ to avert famine in Gaza

Humanitarians locked in aid delivery ‘dance’ to avert famine in Gaza

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Andrea de Domenico was speaking via videoconference to journalists in New York, briefing them on developments in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. He said...
Myanmar: Rohingyas in firing line as Rakhine conflict intensifies

Myanmar: Rohingyas in firing line as Rakhine conflict intensifies

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Rakhine was the site of a brutal crackdown on the Rohingyas by the military in 2017, leading to the killing of some 10,000...
$2.8 billion appeal for three million people in Gaza, West Bank

$2.8 billion appeal for three million people in Gaza, West Bank

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The UN and partner agencies insisted that "critical changes" were needed to provide urgent aid to Gaza and launched an appeal for $2.8 billion
Transform landmark Indigenous rights declaration into reality: UN General Assembly President

Transform landmark Indigenous rights declaration into reality: UN General Assembly President

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“In these trying times – where peace is under severe threat, and dialogue and diplomacy are in dire need – let us be...
UPDATING LIVE: Head of Palestine relief agency due to brief Security Council on Gaza crisis

UPDATING LIVE: Head of Palestine relief agency due to brief Security...

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1:40 PM - Philippe Lazzarini has said the agency is facing a “deliberate and concerted campaign” to undermine its operations at a time when...
UN leaders call for more action to end racism and discrimination

UN leaders call for more action to end racism and discrimination

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres celebrated the achievements and contributions of people of African descent from across the world, while addressing the forum via...
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Libya: Rights experts denounce discriminatory travel policy

Under the policy, all women and girls are mandated to fill out a detailed form providing personal information, reasons and previous history of traveling...

Winners of 2023 UN Human Rights Prize Announced

Established by the General Assembly in 1966, the Prize was awarded for the first time in 1968 on what is now Human Rights Day, 10 December,...

Don’t play ‘geopolitical games’ with vulnerable lives, urges UN Assembly President

“The lives of those in need should never be reduced to the tactics of geopolitical games,” Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of...

Unitaid: Close to a million deaths by 2035 if TB prevention is not acted on

The UN agency insisted that implementing a combined strategy of identifying household contacts and providing TB preventive treatment is cost-effective.Unitaid said it could cut...

Ukraine: Do not play with nuclear Armageddon, warns UN Assembly President

Since the outbreak of the conflict, tens of thousands have lost their lives, many more have been wounded, and millions displaced within Ukraine and...

Sudan: Conflict displaces nearly 200,000 alone in the past week

Overall, more than 2.6 million people have been internally displaced since the start of the conflict on 15 April.Meanwhile, more than 730,000 people have...

Health risks on the rise as heatwave intensifies across Europe: WMO

In an alert, the agency emphasized that heatwaves are amongst the deadliest natural hazards and WMO Senior Heat Advisor, John Nairn, told reporters that...

UK Bill ‘significantly erodes’ human rights and refugee protections, UN agencies warn

Concerns over legislationThe Illegal Immigration Bill eliminates access to asylum for anyone who arrives “irregularly” in the UK, meaning they passed through a country...

UN celebrates Nelson Mandela, ‘a colossus of courage and conviction’

The annual celebration pays tribute to Mr. Mandela’s 67 years of service to humanity as a human rights lawyer, prisoner of conscience, international peacemaker...

Tunisia: UN experts urge swift action to uphold migrants’ rights

“Collective expulsions are prohibited under international law,” the UN experts warned in a statement.They emphasized that it is prohibition under international human rights law...
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