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Stolipinovo: Europe’s Invisible Border for Roma
A recent Charlie Hebdo report from Plovdiv spotlights a European reality that rarely makes it into policy slogans: segregation can be “normal” on paper, and brutal in everyday life. In…
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Six peacekeepers buried after deadly drone attack in Sudan
Giving an update at the daily midday press briefing, UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq told correspondents that the "peacekeepers" were killed and nine others injured on Saturday when UNISFAThe Washington…
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Taking action for a clean and competitive automotive sector
The European Commission has presented a new set of measures to support the automotive sector in moving towards clean mobility.The European automotive sector has been key to Europe’s economy for…
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Corruption costs lives and livelihoods: why this week’s UN summit in Doha matters
Heads of state, civil society and private sector leaders will discuss the most pressing issues related to corruption and how to combat it at a meeting UN conference against corruption…
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World news in brief: Türk condemns ‘heinous’ attack in Sydney, UNHCR chief calls for solidarity with refugees, latest in Ukraine
Volker Türk said the “heinous” shootings targeting a Hannukah celebration on Bondi Beach revealed once again that “anti-Semitism is real and heinous”. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the killings…
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Gaza ceasefire remains fragile as cold turns deadly, Security Council says
Ramiz Alakbarov, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, provided an update during his quarterly briefing on Council Resolution 2334 (2016) which calls on Israel to cease its…
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UN rights chief warns of deepening repression in Venezuela, rising toll in Ukraine
The UN’s top human rights official warned on Tuesday that repression is tightening its grip in Venezuela while civilians in Ukraine face an ever-rising toll, as global attention drifts from…
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UN rights chief warns of growing repression in Venezuela and rising damage in Ukraine
Presentation of oral updates to the Geneva-based committee Human Rights CouncilHigh Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the situation in Venezuela had not improved since his last briefing in…
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UN deal facilitates global trade
The United Nations Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents creates, for the first time, a single document that can be used for trains, trucks and planes, allowing logistical changes to be…
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New measures to improve health and the healthcare sector
The European Commission has put forward a raft of new measures that will improve health and the healthcare sector in the EU. Measures include a new biotech act to increase…