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Iran urged to end new rights clampdown following teenage girl’s death urged to end new rights clampdown following teenage girl’s death
They issued a statement expressing shock over the death of Armita Geravand, the teenager who collapsed in the subway in Iran’s capital,…
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At Rafah crossing, Türk says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes
Volker Türk highlighted the dichotomy at the border crossing, describing it as a “lifeline” for the 2.3 million residents of Gaza over…
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Gaza: UN’s Türk calls for political path out of ‘horror’
Speaking in Geneva, the High Commissioner for Human Rights urged the parties to the conflict to “create the political space…
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UN affirms solidarity with the Palestinian people on International Day
The annual observation on 29 November marks the day in 1947 that the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on…
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Stories from the UN Archive: The origin of #PalestineDay
Why 29 November? On that day in 1947, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the partition of Palestine. At the…
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Iraq: UN team issues latest report on terrorist atrocities
Christian Ritscher, head of the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh – otherwise known as…
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World News in Brief: Displacement in Gaza and Israel, Afghan earthquake response
The escalating conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, the UN reported…
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Senior UN Leaders Show Their Support to Afghan Women and Girls, Urge Taliban to Reverse Their Bans
Women receive food rations at a food distribution site in Herat, Afghanistan. Credit: UNICEF/Sayed Bidel UNITED NATIONS, Jan 31 (IPS)…
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Arab region registers world’s highest unemployment rate, UN survey finds
According to the “Survey of economic and social developments in the Arab region”, Tunisia is going through uncertain economic and…
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