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Human Rights Council hears of ongoing risk of further genocidal violence in Sudan

Human Rights Council hears of ongoing risk of further genocidal violence in Sudan The brutal conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid...

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Over a billion fear losing land and homes within five years

Over a billion fear losing land and homes within five years The finding comes in a UN-backed report that underscores the need for stronger political commitment...

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Organized crime and poor regulation to blame for toxic pollution threat

Organized crime and poor regulation to blame for toxic pollution threat In a new report on the underground global scourge that conservative estimates say...

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World News in Brief: Arab economies rise, rights experts call for police reform in India, Ukraine school closures, Myanmar airstrikes

World News in Brief: Arab economies rise, rights experts call for police reform in India, Ukraine school closures, Myanmar airstrikes The UN Economic and...

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Central African Republic enters ‘decisive’ phase after landmark elections

Central African Republic enters ‘decisive’ phase after landmark elections Briefing the Security Council on Wednesday, Special Representative Valentine Rugwabiza said the 28 December...

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South Sudan: Funding gaps threaten nearly 2 million displaced people

South Sudan: Funding gaps threaten nearly 2 million displaced people The warning comes as the world’s youngest nation remains among the top displacement crises, with nearly 10 million people in need of humanitarian assistance including returnees fleeing the war in neighbouring Sudan.  IOM requires just...

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Ukraine wakes to more violence as Russia’s invasion enters fifth year

Ukraine wakes to more violence as Russia’s invasion enters fifth year “Four years ago, people in Europe woke up in another world because...

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‘I dream of a safe life’: Gaza’s children share the future they want

‘I dream of a safe life’: Gaza’s children share the future they want Through expressing their hopes for peace in art, poetry and...

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LIVE: UN marks fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Global perspective Human stories Result of the General Assembly vote on the draft resolution “Support for lasting peace in Ukraine” adopted during the...

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Somalia: Number of people going hungry nearly doubles in a year

Somalia: Number of people going hungry nearly doubles in a year More than 1.8 million children under five are also at risk of acute malnutrition between now...