Human Rights
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World News in Brief: Deaths on the Mediterranean, rights in Venezuela, new Security Council members take their seats
Governments must do more to address the root causes of mass migration, UN Children’s Fund UNICEF’s Special Coordinator for the…
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Gaza: ‘Every day without a ceasefire will bring more tragedy’
The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA again underlined the need for a ceasefire in Gaza in a statement…
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‘Racial justice demands collective action’, says UN rights chief, ushering in new decade for African diaspora
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Tuesday welcomed the proclamation of the Second International Decade for People of African Descent…
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Syria crisis: ‘Key priority’ is preserving evidence of crimes, say UN investigators
The historic shift of power in Syria and the possibility of finally accessing evidence of horrific human rights violations could…
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Middle East crisis: Live updates as Security Council meets on Syria
Senior UN officials have been meeting representatives of the new caretaker authorities in Damascus in the past few days, following…
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