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Justice on the move: Mobile courts offer hope for communities in South Sudan
- UN News
Travelling more than 200 kilometres (124 miles) from Yambio, the capital of Western Equatoria State in southwestern South Sudan, a team of justice experts escorted by United Nations peacekeepers moved slowly along rough, dusty roads, determined to reach communities that have waited years for their day in court.
Bombing of Iran and retaliatory strikes ‘a grave threat to international peace and security’: Guterres
- UN News
“Everything must be done” to prevent wider escalation of war across the Middle East following joint US-Israeli strikes against Iran, and retaliatory action from Tehran targeting multiple countries in the region, the UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Saturday.
MIDDLE EAST LIVE: UN Security Council meeting in emergency session over Iran
- UN News
The UN Security Council is in emergency session in the aftermath of major airstrikes across Iran by the United States and Israel. In retaliation, Tehran has launched its own attacks throughout the Middle East. UN chief António Guterres told ambassadors the action risks “igniting a chain of events that nobody can control in the most volatile region of the world.” He added that “everything must be done to prevent further escalation.” Follow our live coverage from UN Web TV below. UN News app users can follow here and full meetings coverage can be found daily, here.
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.
Over 25,500 Palestinians Killed: Absence of Accountability is Nothing Short of Shameful
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, February 27 (IPS) - The situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is a human-made disaster.
The report before you sets out events between 1 November 2024 and 31 October 2025 that show Israel’s utter disregard for human rights in Gaza and the West Bank, and the serious violations also committed by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups.
Massive US War Spending Hike Raises Debt, Taxes, Doubts
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, February 27 (IPS) - As US President Donald Trump pushes the world to war, arms spending has been rising worldwide. Wars secure more budgetary allocations, mainly benefiting the US-dominated military-industrial complex.
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.
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