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Iran: UN human rights chief ‘deeply disturbed’ by protest-related violence

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World News in Brief: Repression in Uganda, fighting in Syria’s Aleppo continues, Gaza and West Bank updates

World News in Brief: Repression in Uganda, fighting in Syria’s Aleppo continues, Gaza and West Bank updates In a new report released on...

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Human Rights Council elects Indonesian candidate President for 2026

Human Rights Council elects Indonesian candidate President for 2026 8 January 2026 Human Rights The UN Human Rights Council – the world’s principal...

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Aid continues despite winter hardship in Gaza and West Bank, UN says

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Global economy shows signs of steady but subdued growth

Global economy shows signs of steady but subdued growth The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026 predicts that global economic output will grow by 2.7 per cent this...

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UN’s ‘responsibility to deliver’ will not waver, after US announces withdrawal from dozens of international organizations

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Syria signals renewed cooperation on chemical weapons destruction

Syria signals renewed cooperation on chemical weapons destruction Adedeji Ebo, Officer-in-Charge of the UN’s Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA), welcomed a commitment by the new authorities...

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Ukraine: New strikes disrupt basic services for millions

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World News in Brief: Fighting intensifies in Syria’s Aleppo and South Sudan’s Jonglei state, acute hunger in Niger

World News in Brief: Fighting intensifies in Syria’s Aleppo and South Sudan’s Jonglei state, acute hunger in Niger Clashes between government troops and Kurdish forces...

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Myanmar vote a ‘facade’ to entrench military rule, independent rights expert says

Myanmar vote a ‘facade’ to entrench military rule, independent rights expert says Thursday’s statement from Tom Andrews, the UN Human Rights Council-appointed Special...