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UN rights chief warns of ‘widespread and systematic’ torture of Ukrainian POWs
In a briefing to the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday, UN rights chief Volker Türk highlighted the widespread devastation and violations of international law […]
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Gang attack in Haiti’s Pont Sondé leaves 70 dead
Among the victims at the hands of the so-called Gran Grif gang were 10 women and three infants. “As the attacks unfolded, gang members reportedly […]
The week the world comes to Manhattan: Looking back at UNGA79
Let’s try to unscramble those 10 days for you. This year, some 235 events and hundreds of speakers later, the spotlight was shone on what […]
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Nepal: Hundreds killed as ‘unprecedented’ flash floods strike capital Kathmandu
Many of the deaths have occurred in the capital, Kathmandu, which witnessed the most intense rains in over half a century. Hundreds of houses along […]
Syrian Minister denounces Israel for its ‘seven-decade-long criminal record’
All of these, he told the UN General Assembly, are exacerbated by failures of multilateral diplomacy and the failure of the United Nations to achieve […]
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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 […]
Attempt to defeat Russia a ‘suicidal escapade’, Lavrov warns Ukraine and the West
Sergey Lavrov said criticism of Russia’s “special operation” based on the UN Charter and Ukraine’s territorial integrity, ignored the fact that the UN’s founding document […]
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 […]
