Research conducted by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, revealed that 67 nuclear tests performed between 1946 and 1958 by the United States Government in […]
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Rights expert urges universities to respect pro-Palestinian protests
Gina Romero, Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of assembly and association, warned that “the brutal repression of the university-based protest movement is a […]
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Ukraine: Top UN aid official condemns deadly marketplace strike in Kherson
“Yet again, another unfathomable attack of the Russian Armed Forces killed and injured civilians, this time at the start of their day at a busy […]
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UN agencies urge Security Council to stop ‘mass graves for migrants’
“The scale of this tragedy, its impact on survivors, families and communities and the frequency with which we witness deaths in transit constitute an intolerable […]
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Security Council renews Haiti mission mandate, calls for more action against gangs
The mission was authorized last October to assist Haiti’s beleaguered police force. Led by Kenya, it currently has around 410 police officers on the ground […]
As challenges mount across the globe, ‘the world needs the UN’, Egypt says
At the same time, Israel’s brutal aggression against Gaza and its current attacks on the West Bank place shame on international institutions, which are unable […]
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Violations of UN Charter and international law now ‘facts of life’, Cuban Foreign Minister says
Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla said the Israeli army has “massacred” over 40,000 civilians in Gaza over the past 11 months. He also paid tribute to […]
At UN, Muhammad Yunus urges world leaders to ‘invest in your young citizens’
“I stand in this parliament of nations thanks to an epochal transformation that Bangladesh witnessed this July and August,” said Mr. Yunus, Chief Adviser of […]
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UN rights office calls for more action to combat ‘senseless criminality’ in Haiti
Tackling insecurity in the Caribbean country must be the utmost priority, the report said, urging the authorities and the international community to do more to […]
‘At this very moment the future of Lebanon’s people is imperiled’, Foreign Minister tells UN
“Today, we desperately need the United Nations to play its role as a refuge for small countries victimized by aggression, including my homeland, Lebanon,” said […]
