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UN human rights chief condemns crackdown on dissent in Iran
© Unsplash/M. Taksh Tehran. UN chief human rights activist condemns repression of dissidents in Iran Human rights UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed deep concern […]
Central Asia without nuclear weapons: 20 years of the Semipalatinsk Treaty
UN News Service/N. Sheki During the period until 1989, at least 468 nuclear tests were carried out at the Semipalatinsk test site. Central Asia without nuclear weapons: 20 […]
UN warns of growing instability in Gaza and West Bank
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Security Council meeting. UN warns of growing instability in Gaza and West Bank Peace and Security The situation in the Gaza Strip and the West […]
The UN launched a platform to monitor the consequences of the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz
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Top news of the day | Tuesday: Gaza, Syria, Afghanistan, hepatitis
© UN Women/A. Takdisyan Women and girls in Afghanistan are unable to receive secondary and higher education due to Taliban bans. Top news of the day | Tuesday: […]
WHO: about five thousand new cases of hepatitis infection are registered every day
Photo by WHO Immunization against hepatitis B in infancy can significantly reduce the risk of liver disease in the future. WHO: about five thousand new cases of hepatitis […]
Sudan: New generation of Darfur children face ‘horrific violence’
© UNICEF/M. Jamal IDP camp in Tawil, where many residents of Sudanese El Fasher fled. Sudan: New generation of Darfur children face ‘horrific violence’ Peace and Security Two […]
UNICEF: Afghanistan faces acute shortage of personnel in education and health
© UNICEF/SH. Noorani Women wait in a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. UNICEF: Afghanistan faces acute shortage of personnel in education and health Women Restrictions on girls’ education and […]
UN: new mass graves found in Syria
© UNFPA/David Brunetti A Syrian woman forced to flee her home. UN: new mass graves found in Syria Human rights The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner […]