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Abuses range from widespread torture and arbitrary detention to conflict-related sexual violence which continue to be committed in Ukraine after one and a half years following the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion, said the UN deputy rights chief on Monday.
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UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif on Monday presented the UN Human Rights Office’s latest report on the human rights situation in Ukraine, detailing the continued violations of human rights as a result of the Russian Federation’s full-scale armed attack on the country.
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi highlights the courage and determination of Iranian women and how they are an inspiration to the world, said UN Human Rights spokesperson Liz Throssell
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The deadly attack on the village of Hozra in eastern Ukraine underscores the terrible price civilians are paying 20 months after Russia’s invasion, said Liz Throssell UN human rights spokesperson
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Weather-related disasters forcibly displaced 43.1 million children across 44 countries over the past six years, the UN Children’s Fund said on Friday
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As heavy fighting continues in Sudan, the UN’s top aid official in the country warned on Thursday that the conflict has created “the world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis” which threatens to outstrip the Organization’s best efforts to help those most in need.
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The humanitarian response to the Karabakh crisis continued apace on Tuesday as UN agencies and partners warned of urgent health needs among the more than 100,000 refugees left the Region for neighbouring Armenia.
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With people on the move globally at “unprecedented” levels, the UN’s new migration agency chief insisted on Monday that rather than being a problem, host countries should recognize that migrants were exactly what their economies needed to thrive.
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Almost 89,000 residents of the Karabakh region - roughly half of the region’s population - have moved to Armenia since last week’s flare-up in fighting there and the total number of arrivals could rise to 120,000 in coming days, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.