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- UN chief lauds ‘strong’ new recommendations to limit proliferation of light weaponson June 29, 2024
The UN Secretary-General on Saturday praised the adoption of a “strong outcome document” at the end of a conference dedicated to combatting […]
- Top UN official calls for strict compliance with sanctions on DPR Koreaon June 28, 2024
Any relationship that any country has with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), including Russia, “must entirely abide” by […]
- Going back into ‘hell’: An aid worker’s journey through shattered Gazaon June 28, 2024
Over and above the difficulty of actually getting into Gaza, aid teams now face the crushing realization that with a shortage of fuel and dwindling […]
- ‘Fragility of peace’ depicted in giant new mural on UN tower in Viennaon June 27, 2024
In a landmark art project for the Austrian capital Vienna, the UN building there has become a giant canvas representing the challenges of forging […]
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- Haiti: Longing to live again, amid trauma of displacementon June 29, 2024
Two women from the troubled Carrefour-Feuilles neighborhood in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince have shared their traumatic experiences of rape, […]
- UN rights chief calls time on ‘economic violence’ against women and girlson June 28, 2024
On Friday, at the UN Human Rights Council's (OHCHR) first panel for the annual full-day discussion on women's rights, The UN human rights chief […]
- World News in Brief: Trafficking victims need more support, deadly risks of inactivity, executions in Iraqon June 27, 2024
Victims of people-trafficking need more countries to respect international law and protect them, but thousands continue to die along land and sea […]
- Rights expert urges banks to stop financing Myanmar junta weapons tradeon June 26, 2024
Foreign banks are allegedly helping Myanmar’s military junta acquire weapons and military supplies, facilitating a “campaign of violence and […]
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- Haiti: Longing to live again, amid trauma of displacementon June 29, 2024
Two women from the troubled Carrefour-Feuilles neighborhood in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince have shared their traumatic experiences of rape, […]
- Haitian capital’s crippled health system ‘on the brink’on June 28, 2024
The health system in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is “on the brink” and “crippled by escalating violence” according to the UN Pan […]
- Road safety gets a boost with new UN fix for ‘pedal error’on June 27, 2024
Have you ever been driving in your car and pressed the accelerator instead of the brake? It happens more than you might think and it’s a cause of […]
- World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased traffickingon June 26, 2024
The UN agency tackling crime and drug abuse (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report on Wednesday warning that there are now nearly 300 million […]