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Gaza: UN rights chief calls for probe into killings of medical workers
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Gaza: UN rights chief calls for probe into killings of medical workers

Ambassadors met for an emergency session to discuss the escalation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.Rights chief Volker Türk said he was pained to brief the Council once again on the...

3 April 2025 · 3 min read

Myanmar: UN chief calls for urgent access as quake toll mounts

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Myanmar: UN chief calls for urgent access as quake toll mounts

Speaking to reporters at UN Headquarters in New York, Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the earthquake has “supercharged the suffering”.“Myanmar today is the scene of utter devastation and desperation,” he...

3 April 2025 · 4 min read

Sudan crisis: UN rights chief condemns extrajudicial killings in Khartoum
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Sudan crisis: UN rights chief condemns extrajudicial killings in Khartoum

Citing credible reports of extrajudicial killings in several areas of the capital, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said that the victims were suspected of collaborating with rival Rapid...

3 April 2025 · 4 min read

Sudan on brink of famine as fighting ravages Darfur, UN warns

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Sudan on brink of famine as fighting ravages Darfur, UN warns

Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric warned that “the humanitarian and security situation in Sudan remains dire and is worsening.”He highlighted intense fighting around El Fasher, noting, “we are gravely alarmed by reports...

3 April 2025 · 2 min read

World is ‘failing’ people with disabilities: UN deputy chief
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World is ‘failing’ people with disabilities: UN deputy chief

Although persons with disabilities represent a sizeable 16 per cent of the world’s population, they still experience a range of health inequities, including premature deaths, poorer health outcomes, and higher...

3 April 2025 · 3 min read

‘Attacks on aid workers must end,’ Security Council told

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‘Attacks on aid workers must end,’ Security Council told

Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General with UN aid coordination office OCHA, and Gilles Michaud, head of the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) were speaking during a meeting on the protection...

3 April 2025 · 5 min read

Accountability for missing persons is ‘crucial’: UN human rights chief
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Accountability for missing persons is ‘crucial’: UN human rights chief

That’s one of the alarming updates shared by Volker Türk during a General Assembly briefing on Wednesday, the first informal meeting dedicated to the issue of the thousands who go...

2 April 2025 · 4 min read