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US funding cuts threaten global health response, WHO chief warns

In a media briefing on Tuesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the consequences of funding suspensions, including disruptions to HIV treatment, setbacks in polio eradication and limited resources for...

13 February 2025 · 2 min read

UN rights office urges humane treatment of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees
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Human Rights

UN rights office urges humane treatment of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees

“Images of emaciated Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees released as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement have been deeply distressing,” Spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan said in a...

13 February 2025 · 2 min read

Bangladesh protests probe reveals top leaders led brutal repression
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Human Rights

Bangladesh protests probe reveals top leaders led brutal repression

In addition to those killed by the former government’s security and intelligence services alongside Awami League party associates, a report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human...

12 February 2025 · 3 min read

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

Two mass graves of migrants uncovered in Libya
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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

‘We all have someone missing’: Families of the thousands of Syrians ‘disappeared’ by Assad regime share stories of loss
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Human Rights

‘We all have someone missing’: Families of the thousands of Syrians ‘disappeared’ by Assad regime share stories of loss

It has been two months since Bashar al-Assad, the former president of Syria, was forced to flee the country, as rebel forces – now installed as the interim government –...

11 February 2025 · 2 min read