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With Gaza on the brink, hostage talks must resume, Security Council hears

With Gaza on the brink, hostage talks must resume, Security Council...

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Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, underscored the need for continuing the vital discussions, which have been supported by...
India’s LGBTQIA+ community notches legal wins but still faces societal hurdles to acceptance, equal rights

India’s LGBTQIA+ community notches legal wins but still faces societal hurdles...

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UNAIDS, the main advocate for coordinated global action on the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and the UN Development Progarmme (UNDP) offices in India have been...
UN pledges to stand with Gazans in Rafah; Guterres says ceasefire opportunity ‘cannot be missed’

UN pledges to stand with Gazans in Rafah; Guterres says ceasefire opportunity ‘cannot be missed’

UN rights chief, independent experts denounce Georgia’s new ‘foreign agents’ law

UN rights chief, independent experts denounce Georgia’s new ‘foreign agents’ law

UN and partners issue urgent funding appeal for Yemen

UN and partners issue urgent funding appeal for Yemen

UN rights office urges Sri Lanka to reveal fate of the disappeared

UN rights office urges Sri Lanka to reveal fate of the disappeared

World News in Brief: Human rights in Haiti, 750,000 hit by East Africa floods, Namibia health milestone

World News in Brief: Human rights in Haiti, 750,000 hit by East Africa floods, Namibia health milestone

Rights expert condemns death of Palestinian doctor in Israeli custody, urges independent inquiry

Rights expert condemns death of Palestinian doctor in Israeli custody, urges independent inquiry

Uncertainty in Gaza amplified by closure of key border crossings

Uncertainty in Gaza amplified by closure of key border crossings

Patients in Rafah ‘afraid to seek services’, WHO reports

Patients in Rafah ‘afraid to seek services’, WHO reports

World News in Brief: Children in eastern DR Congo, Iran death sentence, support for Haiti

World News in Brief: Children in eastern DR Congo, Iran death sentence, support for Haiti

No aid getting into Gaza, says UN aid agency

No aid getting into Gaza, says UN aid agency

Dealing with ‘unknowns’ flying in high-conflict Haiti

Dealing with ‘unknowns’ flying in high-conflict Haiti

Gaza: 80,000 displaced from Rafah as Israeli bombardment intensifies, say UN aid teams

Gaza: 80,000 displaced from Rafah as Israeli bombardment intensifies, say UN aid teams

Haiti: UNICEF ensures thousands have safe drinking water

Haiti: UNICEF ensures thousands have safe drinking water

Somalia urged to take ‘concrete action’ against officials who violate citizens’ rights

Somalia urged to take ‘concrete action’ against officials who violate citizens’ rights

Gaza: As exodus from Rafah continues, UN urges reopening of aid lines

Gaza: As exodus from Rafah continues, UN urges reopening of aid lines

UN expert raises alarm over unfair treatment of pro-Palestinian student protesters in US

UN expert raises alarm over unfair treatment of pro-Palestinian student protesters in US

In Nairobi, Guterres reiterates appeal for end to Gaza war

In Nairobi, Guterres reiterates appeal for end to Gaza war

World News in Brief: Vaccine ‘patches’ trial shows promise, lowering catheter infection risk, Guantanamo detainee facing revictimisation

World News in Brief: Vaccine ‘patches’ trial shows promise, lowering catheter infection risk, Guantanamo detainee facing revictimisation

Stories from the UN Archive: Stevie Wonder sounds a note against apartheid

Stories from the UN Archive: Stevie Wonder sounds a note against...

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Senior UN aid official urges comprehensive response to Haiti crisis

Senior UN aid official urges comprehensive response to Haiti crisis

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Haitians have been facing a multitude of challenges over the years, encompassing political, security, social and economic issues. The protracted crisis has been further...
Rights chief urges Russia to end crackdown as journalist detentions reach all-time high

Rights chief urges Russia to end crackdown as journalist detentions reach...

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Volker Türk said he was concerned by the increasing number of journalists charged, convicted and jailed for their independent reporting, in what appears to be an...
Sudan catastrophe must not be allowed to continue: UN rights chief Türk

World News in Brief: ‘Barbaric’ sexual violence in Sudan, Haiti’s transitional...

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Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten together with Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya said that more than a year into...
Gaza’s unexploded ordnance could take 14 years to clear

Gaza’s unexploded ordnance could take 14 years to clear

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Making Gaza safe again from unexploded bombs could take 14 years, UN demining experts said on Friday.
Ukraine war: UNICEF highlights 40 per cent rise in children killed this year

Ukraine war: UNICEF highlights 40 per cent rise in children killed...

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Attacks that occurred between January and March left 25 children dead, including a two-month-old, said the agency. During the first three weeks of April,...
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First Person: A month in a Mariupol basement 

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Invading Russian forces have almost completely destroyed Mariupol, a port city in southern Ukraine. Former resident Alina Beskrovna recalled to UN News, a month-long ordeal sheltering in a basement there as she witnessed fierce fighting and obliteration, before her eventual escape. 
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30,000 Ukrainians returning home every day, say relief agencies

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More than 870,000 people who fled abroad since the Russian invasion on 24 February, have now returned to Ukraine, UN humanitarians said in their latest emergency update, amid concerns about deteriorating food security inside the country.
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UNHCR ‘firmly’ opposing UK-Rwanda offshore migration processing deal

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A deal reportedly made by the United Kingdom to send some migrants for processing and relocation to the Central African nation of Rwanda, are at...
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First Person: Giving birth during the Ukraine crisis

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Mariia Shostak, a 25-year-old woman living in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, started having contractions on 24 February, the day the Russian Federation launched a military offensive in Ukraine, and gave birth amid the sounds of air raid sirens.
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Cyprus: Rights experts call for urgent solutions for missing persons tragedy

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A top UN-appointed human rights panel issued an appeal on Tuesday for faster progress towards finding the remains of those who disappeared during deadly violence that split the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, decades ago.
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Rights expert concerned about erosion of democracy in Brazil

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Decrying the erosion of democracy in Brazil, a UN expert has called for authorities to create and maintain a safe environment conducive to the exercise of the rights to peaceful assembly and association. 
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Protection of older persons’ rights needed now ‘more than ever’: Bachelet

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The basic rights of older persons need to be protected today, more than ever before, said the UN human rights chief on Monday, but existing legal safeguards render them, in effect, “invisible”.
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Thousands of people missing in Syria, with a range of human rights violations and abuses

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“The scale of this tragedy is daunting, with people going missing in different contexts, such as during hostilities, displacement or in detention. All too often, this is connected with a range of human rights violations and abuses,”
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‘Decisive steps’ needed to keep boys in school – UNESCO report

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The report highlights a global phenomenon: Harsh discipline, corporal punishment, and other forms of violence at school; "we need to take decisive steps to keep boys in school and support them throughout their education”
Europe

UN General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council

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The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday calling for Russia to be suspended from the Human Rights Council. 
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