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SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Emergency meeting on rising tensions in Syria
The Security Council met on Thursday afternoon for an emergency session on Syria after deadly violence in the…
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Humanitarians report more deaths, displacement and desperation in Gaza
“Every day brings more preventable deaths, displacement and desperation,” the agency said in a humanitarian update. On Friday, Israeli…
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UN envoy urges Colombia to ‘stay the course’ as peace faces new strains
Briefing the Security Council for the last time as head of the UN Verification Mission, Special Representative Carlos…
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UN chief reports progress in Cyprus talks, urges swift implementation of trust measures
Mr. Guterres was speaking to reporters after hosting Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin…
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On the road in war-torn Gaza
Moving around Gaza has become ever more difficult amid the ongoing 21-month-long war. Mr. Saad, who was displaced…
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‘You have to be able to rule your life’: The care revolution in Latin America
The workers we don’t pay or see are grandmothers, mothers, daughters — the women who take care of…
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As war rages on in Ukraine, organised crime is taking new forms
Since February 2022, both legal and illegal economies in Ukraine have been severely disrupted by the war. The…
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Aid cuts leave refugee agency unable to shelter six in 10 fleeing war in Sudan
Globally, $1.4 billion of the agency’s programmes are being shuttered or put on hold, UNHCR said in a…
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Syria crisis: Hundreds killed in ongoing violence, hospitals overwhelmed
Briefing reporters in Geneva, UN human rights office, OHCHR, spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani highlighted “credible” reports of “widespread violations…
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Pakistan reels under monsoon deluge as death toll climbs
Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, reported at least 63 casualties and 290 injuries in the past 24 hours,…