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UN warns of 'full-scale humanitarian crisis' in Ethiopia conflict
The warning came as diplomats and humanitarian officials reported heavy fighting in northern and southern Tigray, and as federal forces claimed "major victories...
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The UN marks 75th anniversary facing world split by Covid-19
With COVID-19 still limiting global movement, just one representative from each of the 193 UN members will be allowed, and only someone already in the United States.
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COVID-19 could make more communities vulnerable to human trafficking: UNODC
The UNDOC says every day, in every country across the globe, human traffickers are exploiting people for profit and the poor and vulnerable remain most at risk.
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Peaceful protests a 'fundamental human right': UN watchdog
The independent experts on the Human Rights Committee published a fresh interpretation of the right of peaceful assembly, offering comprehensive legal guidance about where and how it applies and also outlining governments' obligations.
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UN warns of alarming rise of hunger in war-torn Yemen
Economic shocks, conflict, floods, desert locusts and now the novel coronavirus were creating a perfect storm for the expected sharp rise in food insecurity, according to a report by several UN agencies.
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UN report to highlight urgent need for Nature rescue plan
Up to a million species face extinction, many within decades, according to the report, and three-quarters of Earth's land surface has been "severely altered".
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Crippling or bearable? The UN sanctions squeezing North Korea
The cash-strapped regime has been under multiple UN sanctions for decades over its weapons programmes and has blamed them for its economic woes.
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UN chief sees 'wind of hope' in African peace deals, elections
Ethiopia and Eritrea last year ended a two-decade-long cold war, while South Sudan is trying to implement the latest in a long line of peace deals to end a bloody five-year conflict.
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'Food is a weapon': Fight over Yemen granary tests truce
The site, on Hodeida's eastern edges, was rigged heavily with mines when it slipped from Huthi control in November.
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Sudan's Bashir tells police to rein in force against protesters
At least 19 people have been killed since December 19 during protests sparked by Khartoum's decision to hike the price of bread, according to the government.
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UN calls for 'credible' probe into Khashoggi murder
The UN chief said he had no information on the case except what had been reported in the media.
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UN seeks $4 billion for Yemen
Each year, the world body needs an additional billion dollars, UN Under Secretary General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock said.
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Why home is the least safe place to be a woman
At home, according to new research from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, which shows almost 6 in 10 women intentionally killed are murdered by an intimate partner or a family member.
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Home 'most dangerous place' for women, UN study shows
The UNODC calculated that the global rate of female homicide victims stood at around 1.3 victims per 100,000 female population.
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Central Africa's forest rangers in rebels' line of fire
Often armed with little more than Kalashnikov assault rifles, these men must contend with rebel groups who can be far better equipped.
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Facebook says human rights report shows it should do more in Myanmar
The move came hours after United Nations investigators said the army carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with “genocidal intent.”
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UK to urge Security Council action over Yemen
Britain will use "all its influence to push for such an approach," he added, saying there was "a small but real chance that a cessation of hostilities could alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people."
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Moscow wants UN resolution to preserve nuclear arms treaty
If passed, the resolution would allow "the continuation of discussions between Russia and the US in order to work through the two countries' concerns about the framework of the agreement."
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Warring parties in South Sudan abducted hundreds of women and girls -UN
The abuses were committed during a civil war by forces loyal to the government of President Salva Kiir and rebels fighting for Riek Machar.
