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UN rights office ‘horrified’ by deadly violence at Gaza food distribution sites
- UN News
As the pall of starvation hangs over Gaza, UN agencies have sounded the alarm over deadly violence at food distribution points, where over 400 Palestinians have reportedly been killed in recent weeks while trying to access desperately needed humanitarian aid.
Civilian deaths in conflict are surging, warns UN human rights office
- UN News
Civilian deaths in conflict surged by 40 per cent last year, according to new data released by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) with already marginalised groups facing disproportionate levels of discrimination.
Iran-Israel crisis: UN rights office appeals for urgent de-escalation
- UN News
As the Iran-Israel crisis continued into a sixth day on Wednesday, the UN deputy human rights chief Nada Al-Nashif called for urgent talks to end the ongoing missile attacks between Tehran and Tel-Aviv.
Israeli actions in Palestinian territories constitute war crimes, Human Rights Council hears
- UN News
The ongoing crises in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Sudan are in the spotlight this week at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva.
UN condemns deadly Russian strikes on Ukrainian capital as civilian toll mounts
- UN News
At least 14 civilians were reportedly killed and more than 100 injured in Kyiv overnight into Tuesday, as Russian drone and missile strikes struck multiple Ukrainian cities in one of the heaviest nights of bombing in months.
‘Syria simply cannot withstand another wave of instability,’ Security Council hears
- UN News
A senior UN official has warned against the impact of regional escalation on Syria as the country continues on the path to political transition following the overthrow of the Assad regime last December and nearly 14 years of devastating civil war.
More Gazans killed trying to get food, healthcare near to ‘full disaster’
- UN News
Gaza’s health system is at breaking point, overwhelmed time and again by scores of people killed or injured near aid distribution sites, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
DR Congo: Human rights violations could amount to war crimes, UN experts say
- UN News
In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwandan-backed rebels, Congolese troops, and allied militias have all committed human rights abuses, some possibly amounting to war crimes, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said in Geneva on Monday.
Guterres to launch life-saving campaign strengthening mine action worldwide
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General is set to launch a global campaign to boost support for disarmament and mine action.
‘Behind each crisis, people are suffering,’ Türk tells Human Rights Council
- UN News
Eighty years after the United Nations was established to end war, uphold fundamental human rights and promote justice and international law, those founding principles are increasingly under threat, the UN’s human rights chief warned on Monday.
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