Nearly 148,000 in Gaza receive cash aid
Since the ceasefire on 19 January, some 138,000 Palestinians have benefited from cash assistance, including people with disabilities and pregnant…
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Colombia: Fleeing the thunder of violence in Catatumbo
Miguel Ángel López, the director of a funeral home in Tibú, used to recover bodies that appeared along the roads…
Bangladesh Border Force Downplays Attacks On Minorities
The Chief of Bangladesh’s border guarding force on Thursday appeared to downplay the attacks on minorities in his country that…
Iran Executed 975 People In ‘Horrifying’ 2024 Escalation: Rights Groups
Paris: Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a “horrifying escalation” of its use of capital punishment, two…
From suits to social justice: World’s top human rights forum turns stage over
Trading suits, ties and debates for DJ turntables, bright traditional Indigenous garb and ancient instruments, three performers – an anthropologist,…
UN chief condemns ‘abhorrent and appalling’ treatment of hostages’ remains by Hamas
Hamas militants said the bodies of the four people who were returned to Tel Aviv on Thursday morning were those…
In Russia, Many Held As Psychiatric Patients Due To Their Political Views
London: Dozens of Russians are being subjected to compulsory psychiatric treatment because of their political views, according to lawyers and…
Civilians at breaking point in eastern DR Congo warns top aid official, in call to resume talks
“The rapid and uninterrupted expansion of the conflict, particularly in South Kivu province, continues to inflict a heavy toll on…
‘Fragile stability’ in Libya increasingly at risk, Security Council hears
Rosemary DiCarlo said entrenched divisions, economic mismanagement, continued human rights violations, and competing domestic and external interests, continue to erode…
What is social justice and how is the UN helping to make it a reality worldwide?
The United Nations supports the principle in multiple ways, from addressing economic inequality to access to education, healthcare, and the…