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UN General Assembly votes on call to end Israeli occupation
In a few days, more than 180 world leaders are expected for the high-level week at the UN, where the war in Gaza is expected to dominate the discussions. The…
“We are witnessing an intensification of state repression,” say UN experts
Systematic repression and crimes against humanity committed by the state apparatus. This is what a new UN report on the human rights situation in Venezuela points out, which has continued…
UN chief says lack of funds for security mission ‘unacceptable’
Antonio Guterres is frustrated by the slow response of the international community to the crisis in Haiti, and even more so by its stinginess. He denounces the lack of contributions…
UN convoy held at gunpoint by Israeli army in Gaza, spokesman says
A UN convoy was held at gunpoint by the Israeli army for several hours on Tuesday, as the organization protested the treatment of 12 of its employees who had gone…
UN concerned about cases of ‘sexualized torture’ of Palestinian prisoners
The UN calls for a response to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. The Commissioner for Human Rights called on the international community on Monday 9 September to act…
South Sudan braces for worsening flooding after Nile dams open
Experts are warning that flooding in South Sudan will worsen, with September and October expected to be the worst months. Large areas of the country have already been submerged since…
Palestinian sportswomen in France to break their daily routine and call for not forgetting their land
Around twenty young Palestinian sportswomen are in France for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. A project led by an association which aims to break a daily life marked by war…
Brazil wants to make the fight against hunger a priority of the G20
On the eve of a meeting of G20 finance ministers in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, Brazilian President Lula called for a global alliance against hunger and poverty until 2030.…
UN investigation warns of serious human rights violations
The UN urgently called on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, the international community to intensify its efforts to end the war in Sudan that began on April 15, 2023, between the…
in Central Africa, “chronic underinvestment in the agricultural sector”
On the sidelines of the G20 in Brazil, the United Nations is launching the annual report on the state of food security and nutrition in the world on July 24,…