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Forgotten conflict in South Sudan at ‘a dangerous point’, Türk warns
- UN News
South Sudan was the focus of debate in the UN Human Rights Council on Friday as escalating violence and political tensions – alongside a massive humanitarian emergency and war in neighbouring Sudan – threaten efforts to achieve lasting peace.
Fears grow for ordinary Afghans after further clashes with Pakistan
- UN News
Reports on Friday that major cities in Afghanistan have been bombed by the Pakistan military in a new escalation between the two countries have raised fears for civilians already struggling under the harsh rule of the de facto Taliban authorities.
Why Ugandan Male Sexual Violence Survivors Suffer In Silence
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, February 26 (IPS) - When people ordinarily think about sexual violence, it’s of the rape of women by men. In Uganda, as in other countries, activists say men are also victims of sexual violence perpetrated by women, though males remain silent.
International Women’s Day & 70th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, February 26 (IPS) - International Women’s Day 2026 comes at a defining moment: Women and girls have never been closer to equality, and never closer to losing it. Legal protection against domestic violence has expanded in many countries. Yet, the rights of women and girls are being rolled back in plain sight, and across the world, women still do not enjoy the same legal rights as men.
Will Palestine Preside Over the Next UN General Assembly?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, February 26 (IPS) - The 193-member General Assembly, the highest-ranking policy-making body at the United Nations, is most likely to elect Palestine as its next President in an unprecedented move voting for a “non-member observer state”—a state deprived of a country to represent.
World News in Brief: Russian strikes on Ukraine condemned, migrant deaths update, devastating floods in southern Brazil
- UN News
The UN on Thursday condemned the latest attacks against civilians in Ukraine by Russian forces, reiterating that they always constitute a violation of international law “and must stop immediately.”
‘The trauma will stay with me for life,’ says survivor of sexual violence in war-torn Ukraine
- UN News
One evening in war-ravaged southern Ukraine, a group of armed men entered Maryna’s home. She had nowhere to hide.
Humanitarian pressures grow as Cuba continues to struggle with energy shortages
- UN News
Cuba’s humanitarian situation is worsening as fuel shortages deepen nearly a month after Washington took measures to block oil supplies from entering the Caribbean nation, a senior UN official warned on Wednesday.
Human Rights Council hears of ongoing risk of further genocidal violence in Sudan
- UN News
Nearly three years of war in Sudan have been marked by killings, rape and other violations, with risk of genocidal violence spreading, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Thursday.
Palestine: UN rights chief highlights suffering, atrocity crimes ‘that remain unpunished’
- UN News
The UN rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday highlighted the “human-made disaster” across the Occupied Palestinian Territory stemming from Israel’s disregard for human rights norms and serious violations also committed by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups.
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