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Humanitarian Aid
World News in Brief: Arrivals surge in South Sudan, the rise of digital media, Haiti crisis update
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has issued an alert after a surge in the number of displaced people fleeing war-torn…
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Human Rights
World News in Brief: Haiti gang massacre, Taliban crackdown continues, Ukraine’s civilian death toll rises
At least 184 people, including 127 elderly men and women, were killed in Haiti’s Wharf Jérémie neighbourhood of Cité Soleil…
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Economic Development
World News in Brief: Human rights in Ukraine, multilateralism gets airborne, enforced disappearances in Colombia
The UN human rights chief on Thursday told a conference in the Ukrainian capital that in the face of Russia’s…
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UN Affairs
World News in Brief: Humanitarians still held in Yemen, mystery illness in DR Congo, dire needs in Haiti
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has renewed his call for the immediate and unconditional release of humanitarian personnel who have been…
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Peace and Security
World News in Brief: Mpox update, Haiti violence, deadly strikes in Ukraine, Pakistan attack condemned
The mpox outbreak continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in…
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Humanitarian Aid
World News in Brief: Haiti crisis, measles surge, global torture accord turns 40
Insecurity and overlapping crises afflicting Haiti are continuing to fuel a dire humanitarian situation across the Caribbean nation, the UN…
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Law and Crime Prevention
World News in Brief: UN Commission of Inquiry accepts ICJ opinion, continued attacks in Ukraine, improved neurological medicines access
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Monday welcomed the International Court of Justice’s…
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Law and Crime Prevention
World News In Brief: UN rights chief on Bangladesh protests, alarm over Gershkovich sentence, Afghanistan floods latest, decriminalising LGBT laws
As student protests continue to rage in Bangladesh, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is urging authorities to…
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Peace and Security
World News in Brief: UN-US cooperation, an ‘essential pillar’, DR Congo update, another major storm to hit Cuba
The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday commended voters across the United States for their “active participation in the democratic process”, which…
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Humanitarian Aid
World News in Brief: Sudan food crisis update, justice in Thailand, UN can solve global problems
Sudan’s humanitarian crisis continues to deepen, with ongoing fighting between rival militaries displacing millions. The World Food Programme (WFP) has…
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