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Venezuela continues crackdown on dissenters, UN rights experts warn

Venezuela continues crackdown on dissenters, UN rights experts warn

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Marta Valiñas, Chair of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela, presented its latest report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva,...
Ukraine: Rape and torture by Russian forces continuing, rights experts report

Ukraine: Rape and torture by Russian forces continuing, rights experts report

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Members of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva that they have documented attacks with explosive...
Palestine: Rights experts call for stronger torture prevention measures

Palestine: Rights experts call for stronger torture prevention measures

World News in Brief: Ukraine nuclear plant update, Sudan health crisis, reproductive rights

World News in Brief: Ukraine nuclear plant update, Sudan health crisis, reproductive rights

Human rights experts: Humanity facing ‘unprecedented global toxic emergency’

Human rights experts: Humanity facing ‘unprecedented global toxic emergency’

World News in Brief: Healthcare crisis in DRC, Türk slams Iran hijab law, welcomes new India bill boosting women

World News in Brief: Healthcare crisis in DRC, Türk slams Iran hijab law, welcomes new India bill boosting women

Human rights in Russia: ‘Significant deterioration’

Human rights in Russia: ‘Significant deterioration’

Survivors of Libya floods grapple with trauma

Survivors of Libya floods grapple with trauma

Funding woes continue to plague UN Palestine refugee agency

Funding woes continue to plague UN Palestine refugee agency

Yemen: Unsung heroes unite for lasting peace

Yemen: Unsung heroes unite for lasting peace

War in Sudan: ‘Brutal fight’ must end as civilian suffering intensifies

War in Sudan: ‘Brutal fight’ must end as civilian suffering intensifies

World News in Brief: Afghan rights, Armenia-Azerbaijan ceasefire, road safety campaign

World News in Brief: Afghan rights, Armenia-Azerbaijan ceasefire, road safety campaign

UN rights experts condemn Iran’s protest crackdown

UN rights experts condemn Iran’s protest crackdown

Sudan: Children dying amid healthcare system collapse

Sudan: Children dying amid healthcare system collapse

World News in Brief: Reparations for African diaspora, child deaths in Sudan, Libya update

World News in Brief: Reparations for African diaspora, child deaths in Sudan, Libya update

Syria: UN chief welcomes reopening of life-saving aid corridor

Syria: UN chief welcomes reopening of life-saving aid corridor

South Sudan: Key electoral questions ‘remain unanswered’

South Sudan: Key electoral questions ‘remain unanswered’

Libya floods aftermath: Response continues amid the wreckage

Libya floods aftermath: Response continues amid the wreckage

Over-compliance with unilateral sanctions hurts human rights

Over-compliance with unilateral sanctions hurts human rights

Rights expert appeals for action to tackle elder abuse

Rights expert appeals for action to tackle elder abuse

UN experts urge Saudi Arabia to revoke death penalty for dissent on social media

UN experts urge Saudi Arabia to revoke death penalty for dissent...

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Saudi Arabia must immediately revoke the death sentence handed down to Mohammed Al Ghamdi for posting critical views online
Morocco and Libya: UN scales up support for disaster relief

Morocco and Libya: UN scales up support for disaster relief

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Morocco and Libya, two very different catastrophes united by the “unimaginable trauma” of bereaved families, are mobilizing the UN’s relief efforts
Iran: Harassment, reprisals continue for Mahsa Amini’s family

Iran: Harassment, reprisals continue for Mahsa Amini’s family

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Twenty-two-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini was arrested and forced into a van by Iran’s so called “morality police” in the capital Tehran on 13...
‘Thriving economies’ critical to eradicating hunger and poverty: McCain

‘Thriving economies’ critical to eradicating hunger and poverty: McCain

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Addressing the Security Council on Thursday, the head of the World Food Programme (WFP), Cindy McCain, highlighted the growing need for humanitarian aid worldwide...
UN launches flash appeal to aid 250,000 Libyans hit by devastating floods

UN launches flash appeal to aid 250,000 Libyans hit by devastating...

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UN humanitarians are working flat out on the ground in Libya, providing desperately needed aid to thousands of survivors of the flood disaster that...
Libya floods: UN providing aid as disaster response team deploys

Libya floods: UN providing aid as disaster response team deploys

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More than 5,000 people have reportedly died, many of them residents of Derna, which was struck by a torrent of water from two...
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Survival of wildlife reserves under threat in Namibia

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After six months of lockdown, the Namibian government ended travel restrictions and curfews on Friday, in light of a drop in new COVID-19 cases. But Namibia’s economy, which depends heavily on wildlife tourism, has taken a major hit during the period, and the future of the country’s wildlife reserves, otherwise known as conservancies, is far from certain.
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Leveraging youth to shape a better future, UN announces 17 Young Leaders for SDGs

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The United Nations, on Friday, recognized 17 young advocates for sustainable development, who are leading efforts to combat some of the world’s most pressing challenges and inspiring the younger generation for a better future for all. 
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COVID pushes millions more children deeper into poverty, new study finds

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The coronavirus pandemic has pushed an additional 150 million children into multidimensional poverty – deprived of education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation or water – a new UN study has found. 
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More research needed into COVID-19 effects on children, says WHO head

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COVID-19 effects on children - Joining the heads of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), at a...
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WHO warns against potential Ebola spread in DR Congo and beyond

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Ebola is spreading in a western province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising fears that the disease could reach neighbouring Republic of Congo and even the capital, Kinshasa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.   
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Serious knowledge gaps must be bridged to battle deadly sepsis infections

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Efforts to tackle sepsis, which can damage multiple organs and result in death, are hampered by “serious gaps in knowledge”, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, according to a report launch on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO). 
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‘Essential lessons’ from HIV fight can help coronavirus response, says UNAIDS

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HIV fight - The study by UNAIDS, the UN agency working to stamp out HIV and AIDS, outlines how the world can leverage and...
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Greece: compounds overcrowding and COVID-19 challenges in refugee camp

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Greece: Devasting fire compounds overcrowding and COVID-19 challenges in refugee camp Within a short span of time, three separate fires broke out at the Moria...
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Build a better future with blue skies for all, UN urges

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The first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies is being commemorated around the world, on Monday, following the recognition by the United Nations General Assembly of the importance of clean air for the health and day-to-day lives of people. 
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Quiet corridors but a full programme at virtual UNGA75: five things you need to know

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The 75th UN General Assembly (UNGA) session, begins on 15 September and this year, due to the ongoing global pandemic, it will be unlike any other in the organization’s three quarters of a century of existence. 
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