Peace and Security
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Sudan: 14 million displaced; hunger and attacks on health continue as war enters fourth year
As Sudan approaches the third anniversary of a brutal civil war, millions remain displaced and hungry while the health system…
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‘We watched them die before our eyes’: Sudan health workers helpless amid medical shortages
As violence forces tens of thousands to flee Sudan’s South Kordofan state, doctors in a key maternity hospital are facing…
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Deminers race to keep up with military technology
In conflict zones where new technologies are making landmines more dangerous, deminers must innovate at the same pace to avoid…
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World News in Brief: South Sudan rights, opioid guidelines update, DR Congo crisis continues
South Sudan is evolving into a catastrophic human rights and humanitarian crisis, UN Human Rights Council-appointed independent experts warned on…
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Guterres warns of ‘wider war’ as Middle East conflict enters second month
The Middle East crisis has lurched into its second month, prompting UN Secretary-General António Guterres to issue a stark warning…
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Middle East crisis exposes global energy fault line as UN urges shift to renewables
The ongoing crisis in the Middle East is exposing a central vulnerability in the global economy: the dependence on fossil…
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Persian Gulf crisis impacting food security, FAO warns
The intensifying conflict in the Persian Gulf “has triggered one of the most rapid and severe disruptions to global commodity…
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DR Congo: violence intensifies as UN mission pledges continued support
The security and political situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains “extremely tense”, a senior UN official…
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World News in Brief, Cuba blockade hits healthcare, Haiti’s ‘vortex of violence’, deadly Djibouti shipwreck
Hospitals are just the latest vital public services to be hit in Cuba, more than a month since Washington took…
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Ukraine: danger is only increasing, warns UN human rights office
More than four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the “danger is only increasing”, particularly from attack drones, a…
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