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Haiti: Armed violence reaches ‘unimaginable and intolerable levels’
A surge in violence fuelled by heavily armed gangs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, prompted the UN rights chief on Tuesday to express her deep concern over...
Mexico’s 100,000 ‘disappeared’ is a tragedy, says UN rights chief Bachelet
The news that more than 100,000 people in Mexico are now officially registered as “disappeared” is a tragedy, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on...
Guterres condemns deadly ‘vile act of racist violent extremism’ at supermarket in Buffalo, USA
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday appealed for greater harmony one day after 10 people were killed, and three wounded, in a racist attack at...
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Building peace, one project at a time in Colombia
A group of former combatants with the FARC rebel group in Colombia have been reflecting on five years of peace and community building in a...
Human rights must be at heart of solution to Sri Lanka crisis : A UN Resident Coordinator blog
The severe economic crisis in Sri Lanka shows no signs of ending any time soon, with the country’s newly installed Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, warning...
Lebanon elections: Guterres calls for ‘swift formation’ of inclusive Government
The UN Secretary-General has called for Lebanon’s political leaders to swiftly form an inclusive government in the wake of parliamentary elections on Sunday, that can help the...
Return of commercial flights from Yemeni capital after 6 years, an ‘important’ step
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, on Monday welcomed the resumption of commercial flights from the capital city’s main airport after six years, as a...
‘Build forward fairer’ report, urges new social contract for Asia and the Pacific
The Asia and Pacific region’s economic recovery from COVID and other global shocks, must be anchored in an inclusive “new social contract”, to protect the...
Ukraine war squeezes food supplies, drives up prices, threatens vulnerable nations
Kicking off a three-day meeting on Friday on the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its wider impact on food and energy prices, the...
