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Iran: women hunger strikers entitled to medical care, UN rights experts urge
A group of six independent United Nations rights experts called on Iran Wednesday to urgently provide Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Narges Mohammadi access to appropriate health
Nearly 900 reportedly killed following ‘shocking’ intercommunal attacks in DR Congo
The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said on Wednesday that at least 890 villagers were reportedly killed in the western Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mali: ‘Dire’ humanitarian situation, ‘grave’ security concerns challenge fragile peace
With over 800 schools forced to close due to insecurity, and 2.3 million vulnerable people in need of assistance this year, a top UN official
‘Proving our worth through action’: 5 things Guterres wants the UN to focus on in 2019
Despite countless “headwinds” and “ills”, the United Nations has “made a real difference” in 2018 and will need to achieve even more in 2019, as
Yemen: Security Council backs new mission in support of key port city truce
The Security Council unanimously voted on Wednesday in favour of deploying up to 75 observers to monitor a fragile ceasefire in Yemen’s port city of
More urgency needed to help increasing numbers ‘locked out’, before 2030, says UN’s Bachelet
Many countries are failing to protect and promote the interests of all their people – despite pledging to do so in 2016 – the UN’s High
Advancing multilateralism goes ‘hand-in-hand’ with work of the UN
Revitalizing the United Nations to “strengthen a multilateral rule-based world order” tops a list of priorities the General Assembly President told UN Member States on
Migration surge leaves children stranded, begging on Djibouti’s streets
Begging, scrubbing cars or selling themselves on the street for sex are a way of life for many children in Djibouti, according to a survey