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UN report on digital surveillance systems: “The world is getting used to total surveillance”
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UN: Human rights violations in North Korea must not go unnoticed
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UK: UN independent expert expresses alarm over infringement of right to protest
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Civilian ships remain blocked in the Strait of Hormuz due to lack of agreement between countries
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Economic inequality undermines children’s well-being in the world’s richest countries
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At the Africa Forward summit, the UN chief called for reform of the global financial system
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Ukraine: War is increasingly deadly for women and girls
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UNESCO: the number of university students worldwide has more than doubled in 20 years
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