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Human Rights

Short-range drones: The deadliest threat to civilians in Ukraine

With increasing reports of these drones striking civilians in cars, on buses and on public streets, UN monitors have raised serious concerns about potential violations of international humanitarian law.According to…

12 February 2025 · 3 min read

Human Rights

Two mass graves of migrants uncovered in Libya

Nineteen bodies were discovered in Jakharrah, around 400 km south of the coastal city of Benghazi, while at least 30 more were found in a mass grave in the Alkufra…

11 February 2025 · 2 min read

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What the UN is doing in DR Congo

Despite security challenges, UN agencies and peacekeepers have pledged to stay and deliver amid rising deaths and injuries alongside an alarming spread of highly contagious mpox and other endemic diseases as the…

8 February 2025 · 6 min read