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Afghanistan: Taliban’s crackdown on women over ‘bad hijab’ must end
UN independent human rights experts on Friday expressed profound concern over multiple reports detailing arbitrary arrests, detention and ill-treatment of women and girls in...
Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ in Gaza; US ambassador to UN stresses vital role of UNRWA
The UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) plays a “critical role” in delivering aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip and it is vital...
The Bukele Effect
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has been making his mark on Salvadoran society as a president focused on security and violence reduction through his...
Taliban, its evolution and UN experts’ mistake
The UN experts came to rather controversial and too strong conclusions about the Taliban. In the special statement based on research work and analysis,...
UNRWA pronounced guilty until proven innocent. Palestinians pay the price
The timing of US and Israeli allegations that United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) staff participated in Hamas’ October 7 attack on the...
Gaza crisis: Babies being born ‘into hell’ amid desperate aid shortages
Babies are being “delivered into hell” in Gaza with many others likely dying as a result of conflict with Israel and increasingly dire conditions...
UN chief reiterates Gaza ceasefire call, condemns ‘collective punishment’ of Palestinians
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized the imperative of establishing “basic conditions” to facilitate safe and full-scale aid delivery to civilians in Gaza while...
Morocco elected as 2024 Human Rights Council president
Morocco's ambassador in Geneva was elected Wednesday to become the president of the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2024 in a rare secret...
General Assembly meets over Gaza veto by US in Security Council
The immediate priority in Gaza must be saving civilian lives said the President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, as Member States gathered...
The Failures of International Law: What Nagorno-Karabakh Taught Us About Ethnic Cleansing
In a matter of days, homes were vacated, shops closed down, and churches heard their last prayers. The ethnic cleansing of Armenians from their...