Peace and Security
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Security Council hears of progress in Bosnia despite ‘worrying’ trend of genocide denial
Both positive and “worrying” developments have recently unfolded in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a top UN official told the Security Council…
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UN updates on probe into allegations of staff collusion during 7 October attacks
A UN Office investigating Israeli accusations that 12 staff members from UN Palestine relief agency UNRWA were involved in the…
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Debate at UN highlights the impact of Portugal’s ‘Carnation Revolution’
On 25 April 1974, military officers overthrew the nearly 50-year dictatorship in Portugal in a largely peaceful coup known as…
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Russia vetoes Security Council draft resolution on a weapon-free outer space
Russia used its veto to quash a draft resolution aimed at keeping weapons out of outer space. The Security Council…
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Latest global nutrition data reveals extent of famine risk and ‘widespread death’
Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year – the fifth year in a row…
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Silence the guns, amplify women’s voices for peace to end rape in wartime
The UN verified 3,688 cases of rape and other sexual violence committed in war in 2023, a “dramatic increase” of…
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General Assembly debates Security Council’s rising veto use
The General Assembly on Tuesday debated veto power in the Security Council on the eve of the second anniversary of…
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Thousands of children killed or maimed by explosive weapons in populated areas: UNICEF
Meaningful action to prevent the use of explosive weapons in populated areas could reduce the number of child casualties in…
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War in Sudan is ‘a crisis of epic proportions’ as atrocities abound
The year-long ongoing war in Sudan is “a crisis of epic proportions”, and the world must rethink the way it…
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Gaza: UN experts decry ‘systemic obliteration’ of education system
UN independent human rights experts on Thursday raised alarm over the “systematic destruction” of the Palestinian education system in the…
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