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Fate unknown of many returned to DPR Korea from China: UN independent experts

Three years on from the reported resumption of large-scale forcible returns of nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) from China, serious concerns persist about their fate, according to a group of Human Rights Council-appointed independent experts.

‘Ominous start’ to West Bank olive harvest amid settler attacks

The use of live ammunition, arson and the destruction of centuries-old olive trees have marked the opening weeks of this year’s harvest in the occupied West Bank.

World News in Brief: Aid for Ethiopia, Abyei drone strikes condemned, extreme heat and newborn health

The World Health Organization (WHO) is scaling up emergency health response operations across Afar, Amhara and Tigray in Ethiopia to address growing humanitarian and health needs resulting from ongoing hostilities.

Migrants paid up to $500 million in smuggling fees on European sea routes

The price tag for smuggling on European sea routes reached up to half a billion dollars last year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the UN migration office, IOM, reported on Wednesday.

Summit in Samarkand, a boon for child wellbeing and health

Representatives from across the international community are meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to ensure that children everywhere can thrive in a world marred by war, climate chaos and other fundamental challenges.

UN agencies appeal for help to protect weakest from unprecedented El Niño

Two UN agencies issued a powerful appeal on Wednesday for immediate assistance to help communities already being impacted by the strongest El Niño weather pattern on record.