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‘Entire families brutally erased’: Remembering the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

‘Entire families brutally erased’: Remembering the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda By Conor Lennon 7 April 2026 Peace...

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MIDDLE EAST LIVE 7 April: Humanitarian and economic pressures grow; Russia and China veto resolution on Strait of Hormuz

Global perspective Human stories A child’s toy lies in the debris of a building in the residential neighbourhood of Bashura in the Lebanese...

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From misdiagnosis to medical bias: Why women are living longer but not better

From misdiagnosis to medical bias: Why women are living longer but not better Across the world, UN data shows, women are still less...

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World News in Brief: Death on the Mediterranean, displacement in Afghanistan, ‘One Health’ summit

World News in Brief: Death on the Mediterranean, displacement in Afghanistan, ‘One Health’ summit It brings the total number of migrants and refugees...

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Cuba energy crisis: Humanitarian needs remain despite fuel supplies

Cuba energy crisis: Humanitarian needs remain despite fuel supplies Fuel shortages in the nation have deepened after Washington took measures at the end...

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MIDDLE EAST LIVE 6 April: Strikes persist across region as humanitarian needs rise

Global perspective Human stories Smoke and debris from a building in the Bashura neighbourhood of Beirut, Lebanon, after an airstrike. MIDDLE EAST LIVE...

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UN80 Initiative enters ‘delivery phase’, as Member States review progress on key work areas

UN80 Initiative enters ‘delivery phase’, as Member States review progress on key work areas Guy Ryder, Under-Secretary-General for Policy, said the broader reform...

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World News in Brief: ‘Skyrocketing’ needs outpace Sudan funding, Ukraine strikes update, global water security

World News in Brief: ‘Skyrocketing’ needs outpace Sudan funding, Ukraine strikes update, global water security UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown has...

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As World Cup kick-off nears, a reminder of the power of sport to build bridges and break barriers

Elite footballers will make the headlines this summer, but sport can have a transformative effect in every society, connecting communities across borders and...

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UN nuclear agency chief ‘deeply concerned’ by reports of latest attack on Iran power plant

Global perspective Human stories The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran. UN nuclear agency chief ‘deeply concerned’ by reports of latest attack on...