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Iran attacks and retaliatory strikes ‘undermine international peace and security’
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the heads of UN agencies have condemned Saturday’s joint Israeli and US attacks on Iran and the Iranian retaliatory strikes on Israel and the Gulf Regions.
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.
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.
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.
UN’s Türk urges dialogue after deadly clashes on Afghan-Pakistan border
- UN News
UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday appealed for dialogue between Afghanistan and Pakistan amid border clashes and deadly airstrikes, while condemning ever harsher “apartheid” edicts issued by the Afghan de facto authorities that continue to severely impact women and girls.
Central African Republic enters ‘decisive’ phase after landmark elections
- UN News
Fresh from holding the most extensive elections in its history, the Central African Republic (CAR) is entering what the UN’s top envoy in the country describes as a “decisive period” in consolidating fragile peace gains, even as security challenges persist and disarmament efforts continue.
Ukraine: ‘Use every diplomatic tool to end this war’, top UN official tells Security Council
- UN News
The international community must “use every diplomatic tool” to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Tuesday as Russia’s full-scale invasion entered a fifth year.
‘I dream of a safe life’: Gaza’s children share the future they want
- UN News
Children in Gaza are voicing their demands for the future through a UN-run initiative that seeks to amplify their voices and restore the “fundamentals of childhood”.
Ukraine wakes to more violence as Russia's invasion enters fifth year
- UN News
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops on 24 February 2022 shattered the peaceful aspirations of an entire continent, but war must never be the new normal, UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday.
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