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Security Council urges ‘maximum restraint’ around Gulf region as Iran and United States trade diplomatic blows in New York
There is a need for “genuine regional dialogue” to address rising tensions in the Gulf, Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations said on Monday, calling
Monday’s Daily Brief: human rights in the Near East and a Forum for Refugees
Monday’s top stories include: human rights issues in Syria, Iraq and the Occupied Palestinian Territory; a global forum to find coordinated solutions to the plight
‘Wanton destruction’ in Sudan’s Darfur region, ‘blatant violation’ of international law
The looting and destruction of UN food relief agency premises and property in Sudan, has prompted the UN-African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and UN
Don’t take African generosity towards refugees for granted, says UN refugee chief
The international community must not take the generosity of Africans for granted, UN refugee chief, Filippo Grandi, told an informal meeting of Security Council members
Government internet ban leaves parts of Myanmar ‘in a blackout’, UN expert calls for immediate lifting
With “no media access” in parts of the country and “serious restrictions” on humanitarian organizations, the United Nations expert on the situation of human rights
FROM THE FIELD: Children in warzones denied right to education
Millions of children around the world are being denied a “safe place to learn”, due to ongoing conflicts according to the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF.
Statelessness for terrorists’ families, never an acceptable option, urges UN rights chief
Thousands of suspected foreign ISIL terrorist fighters and their families who are being held in detention in Syria and Iraq, must be treated fairly by
Assassinations in Ethiopia amidst regional ‘coup’ attempt, condemned by UN chief
The assassination of the chief of staff of the Ethiopian army and killing of a regional governor in what the Government has described as a