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Lebanon: Israeli strikes ‘could amount to international crimes,’ warns Türk
- UN News
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk expressed concern about ongoing displacement and destruction caused by Israeli strikes against Lebanon as he concluded a two-day visit to the country on Monday.
High prices and funding cuts stall HIV prevention revolution
- UN News
The AIDS epidemic could stage a comeback amid unequal access to breakthrough prevention medicines and a sharp decline in global funding, according to a UN report released on Monday ahead of the opening of the 26th International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Conflict and crisis put six World Heritage sites at risk
- UN News
Armed conflict, insecurity and environmental pressures are threatening ancient cities, historic castles and one of the world's greatest wildlife migrations.
Cyberattacks and the digital divide are creating new barriers to HIV services
- UN News
Cyberattacks, data breaches, online harassment and other forms of technology-facilitated violence are becoming significant obstacles to HIV prevention and treatment, according to a UNAIDS specialist who says digital security has become inseparable from the fight against the epidemic itself.
Security Council LIVE: Briefing on Ukraine as deadly Russian strikes hit cities and ports
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The UN Security Council met on Monday at Ukraine’s request, following recent large-scale Russian attacks on Kyiv and elsewhere. At least one civilian was killed and more than a dozen wounded in an overnight strike on the capital on 19 July that also damaged homes and civilian infrastructure. Ukrainian authorities described it as one of the largest and most intense attacks since the invasion began. Follow live updates below.
Syria’s hopes for renewal hinge on rebuilding trust, lives and livelihoods
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A country long known as a meeting point of civilizations, Syria stands once again at a crossroads
Gaza: Dialysis patients face grueling hospital journey by donkey cart
- UN News
Shortly before sunrise, Palestinian Fathi Hajji begins an arduous thrice weekly journey to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.
After war took her leg, this Ukrainian gymnast refused to give up
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When 10-year-old Ukrainian gymnast Sasha Paskal stepped onto the stage in New York's Times Square this week, she carried a message far bigger than her performance.
‘I am somebody’: Street-smart youth take their declaration to the UN
- UN News
When Samantha Richards and Angela Hifume walked into the Hall of Flags at United Nations Headquarters last week, they carried more than a folder of paper. They carried the voices of hundreds of street-connected children who had never expected anyone to listen.
UN chief hails Syria’s ‘moment of possibility’ on first visit since fall of Assad regime
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Syria has an opportunity not only to recover from conflict but to build “a future that is more stable, more inclusive and more prosperous for all Syrians”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in Damascus on Saturday as he began a landmark visit to the country.
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