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‘Darkest chapter’: Record child violations in 2025, with national forces leading the way
- UN News
For the first time, soldiers and Government forces were responsible for more grave violations against children in armed conflict than non-State armed groups – and 2025 set a grim new record for the total number of child victims.
Rights defender killings hit record high as UN pushes to shore up humanitarian action
- UN News
Attacks against human right defenders have reached record levels over the past year, according to a new report issued on Wednesday by the UN human rights office, OHCHR.
Hate speech is ‘first step down the path of dehumanisation’
- UN News
As online platforms continue to fuel a surge in real-world violence against vulnerable communities, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is warning that freedom of expression must never be used to justify hate speech.
Worsening hunger could push millions closer to famine in 13 global hotspots
- UN News
Millions of people across some of the world’s most vulnerable regions are expected to face worsening hunger in the months ahead, as conflict, economic pressures and shrinking aid budgets exacerbate long-running crises.
Ebola treatment capacity expands in DR Congo as WHO issues new guidelines
- UN News
Treatment capacity for the rare and deadly Bundibugyo species of Ebola is expanding in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that community mistrust remains a major challenge to ending the outbreak.
Lebanon: 12 children killed, maimed daily despite truce between Hezbollah and Israel
- UN News
More than 100 days of war reveals a shattering snapshot of life for civilians in Lebanon amid Israeli strikes and forced displacement, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Wednesday.
Security Council LIVE: Open debate on women, peace and security
- UN News
The UN Security Council will convene at 10 a.m. in New York for its annual open debate on women, peace and security, in line with a 25-year-old resolution on the issue. The Secretary-General’s most recent report shows that in 2024, women made up only seven percent of negotiators on average worldwide, and nearly nine out of 10 negotiation tracks included no women negotiators at all. Follow live coverage below, and for daily coverage, check out our full meetings coverage here.
UNICEF: Overlapping Climate Hazards Threaten Children’s Quality of Life
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, June 16 (IPS) - A new report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) highlights the vast, overlapping climate threats affecting children worldwide, which is leaving them increasingly vulnerable to escalating risks across health, security, and education.
Systematic Vilification of Russian LGBTQ+ Community Pushes Them Underground
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, June 16 (IPS) - LGBTQ+ people in Russia are being forced to increasingly use self-censoring strategies in their daily lives as they struggle with systemic vulnerability, one of the largest surveys of the LGBTQ+ community in the country has shown.
This Is Not Just Ukraine: The Global Danger of Normalising Russia’s Occupation Crimes
- Inter Press Service
KYIV, June 16 (IPS) - People often discuss Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine in terms of drones, missiles, shifting front lines, and territorial borders. But this war has another dimension — the human one.
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