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Cold and dark: UN rights chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid

Cold and dark: UN rights chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid 20 January 2026 Peace and Security Russian attacks on Ukraine’s...

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Prison breaks and renewed clashes raise alarm in northeast Syria

Prison breaks and renewed clashes raise alarm in northeast Syria Secretary-General António Guterres is following the continuing violence “with great concern,” Deputy UN Spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Tuesday...

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Rising hunger and displacement pose growing economic risk, UN tells Davos

Rising hunger and displacement pose growing economic risk, UN tells Davos The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has reported that an estimated 318...

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Yemen: Children are dying and it’s going to get worse, warns aid veteran

Yemen: Children are dying and it’s going to get worse, warns aid veteran “The simple narrative is, children are dying and it’s going...

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Sudan: Atrocities ‘repeated town by town’, ICC prosecutor tells UN Security Council

Sudan: Atrocities ‘repeated town by town’, ICC prosecutor tells UN Security Council Briefing ambassadors, ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan said the situation...

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World News in Brief: Food insecurity in Lebanon, Libya migrants freed, UNHCR tackles multiple emergencies – despite cuts

World News in Brief: Food insecurity in Lebanon, Libya migrants freed, UNHCR tackles multiple emergencies – despite cuts According to the latest UN-backed IPC...

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‘Alarming’ increase in use of death penalty last year, despite global trend towards abolition

‘Alarming’ increase in use of death penalty last year, despite global trend towards abolition 19 January 2026 Human Rights Despite a downward trend...

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UN rights chief bears witness to trauma and resilience in Sudan

UN rights chief bears witness to trauma and resilience in Sudan Volker Türk briefed journalists in the Kenyan capital following a five-day mission...

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Will AI kickstart a new age of nuclear power?

Will AI kickstart a new age of nuclear power? The global demand for electricity is growing at a vertiginous rate. By 2035, it...

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Secretary-General on UN at 80: Humanity strongest when we stand as one

Secretary-General on UN at 80: Humanity strongest when we stand as one Speaking at Methodist Central Hall, the very same venue where the first-ever UN...