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Afghanistan: UN condemns Taliban ban on women attending medical classes

Afghanistan: UN condemns Taliban ban on women attending medical classes The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has condemned a new ban imposed by the Taliban in Afghanistan preventing women and girls from attending private medical institutions, warning that it will have devastating consequences for healthcare - especially the future availability...
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Report exposes systematic torture in Syrian detention facilities

Report exposes systematic torture in Syrian detention facilities The UN General Assembly-mandated team investigating serious crimes in Syria released a new report on Friday, documenting systematic torture and abuse across over 100 Government detention facilities. Titled ‘The Syrian Government Detention System as a Tool of Violent Repression...
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World News in Brief: Humanitarians still held in Yemen, mystery illness in DR Congo, dire needs in Haiti

World News in Brief: Humanitarians still held in Yemen, mystery illness in DR Congo, dire needs in Haiti UN Secretary-General António Guterres has renewed his call for the immediate and unconditional release of humanitarian personnel who have been detained in Yemen for six months, his Spokesperson said on Friday. Houthi rebels are holding more than 50 staff from...
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UN General Assembly boosts global fight against illegal trade in cultural artifacts

UN General Assembly boosts global fight against illegal trade in cultural artifacts The UN General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution helping strengthen the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property and facilitating the restitution of stolen artifacts to their countries of origin. Backed by more than 140 nations and adopted without...
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Sake-making and other national treasures make latest UNESCO heritage list

Sake-making and other national treasures make latest UNESCO heritage list Intore dance in Rwanda, equestrian art in Portugal, Tomyum soup in Thailand, and the artisanal knowledge surrounding the making of sake in Japan, are among the latest practices and cultural expressions to be recognized by the UN Educational, Scientific and...
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Iraq: Security Council briefed on major milestones and ongoing challenges

Iraq: Security Council briefed on major milestones and ongoing challenges There have been significant developments in Iraq in recent months – which  has so far avoided being dragged into the widening Middle East conflict – but  corruption and other challenges persist, the new UN Special Representative for the country told...
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Gaza: No evacuation order given before hospital strike, says WHO

Gaza: No evacuation order given before hospital strike, says WHO One of the last partially functional health centres in besieged northern Gaza was hit several times overnight into Friday, leaving four health workers among the casualties and the dead, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO). “All night, there...
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‘No life without land’, says campaigning athlete at UN desertification meeting

‘No life without land’, says campaigning athlete at UN desertification meeting There can be “no life without healthy land as we cannot survive,” according to an Olympic athlete who has been attending a global meeting being held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, focused on halting desertification and land loss and promoting the...
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Syria: More than 280,000 uprooted in northwest escalation

Syria: More than 280,000 uprooted in northwest escalation More than 280,000 people have been uprooted in northwest Syria in a matter of days following the sudden and massive offensive into Government-controlled areas led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which is sanctioned by the Security Council as a terrorist...
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Syria crisis: UN delivering life-saving assistance; relocates non-critical staff

Syria crisis: UN delivering life-saving assistance; relocates non-critical staff The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Syria announced on Saturday that the Organization is removing non-critical staff from the country, emphasizing that this is a precautionary step to protect UN personnel “while maintaining essential operations”.  “The UN is strategically reducing...
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