Peace and Security
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Repression of political opposition surges in post-election Zambia
Following Zambia’s contested presidential and parliamentary elections almost three weeks ago, the crackdown on political opposition has intensified, raising concerns…
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World News in Brief: US-Iran war intensifies, aid for Myanmar, casualties in Ukraine
Fighting between the United States and Iran has sharply escalated after a month-long lull, with the two sides exchanging strikes…
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Decades of war have left ‘depth and breadth’ of trauma across Afghanistan, UN finds
Victims of Afghanistan’s decades-long armed conflict continue to suffer profound physical, psychological, social and economic consequences, often without access to…
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‘Every step towards disarmament matters,’ nuclear testing survivors warn
He was born without arms, a legacy of four decades of nuclear explosions at the Semipalatinsk test site in his…
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Security Council LIVE: Tracking Syria’s transition
As Damascus continues to rebuild after more than a decade of war – from the recent dissolution of the Kurdish-led…
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Red Sea nations step up maritime cooperation as regional threats grow
From piracy and migrant smuggling to disruptions affecting global shipping routes, countries bordering one of the world’s busiest waterways are…
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Explainer: UN peace operations work to create, preserve peace
Supporting the first democratic elections after brutal civil wars in Mozambique and Cambodia. Disarming thousands of child soldiers in Sierra…
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Security Council LIVE: Rising tensions in Gaza, West Bank
Amid illegal Israeli settlement surges, continued attacks in Gaza and the West Bank alongside tensions throughout Occupied Palestinian Territory, the…
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Haiti ramps up the fight against gangs in the capital, but violence spreads elsewhere
The killings in Kenscoff began late Sunday, when armed men descended on the farming community in the hills overlooking Haiti’s…
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An attack on healthcare every six hours, and no one held to account
Across the world, healthcare has suffered more than 10,000 attacks in the past eight years, including during the brutal conflict…
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