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Edited News | OHCHR
The armed conflict in Sudan has resulted in thousands of civilians killed, millions displaced, property looted, and children conscripted, as fighting has spread to more regions of the country, UN Human Rights spokesperson Seif Magango told the biweekly press briefing in Geneva.
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Edited News | WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that it had completed a second evacuation mission from Gaza's Nasser Hospital, transferring a total of 32 critical patients from the site despite access restrictions, amid ongoing hostilities.
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Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
Following reports of unnecessary and disproportionate use of force against protesters and restrictions on civic space, the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights calls on the authorities to ensure that they uphold Senegal’s long-held tradition of democracy and respect for human rights.
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Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
At the bi-weekly press briefing in Geneva, Liz Throssell presented a report released today by the UN Human Rights Office on Syrian returnees. Many Syrians who had fled the war face gross human rights violations and abuses upon their return to Syria.
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Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
The UN Human Rights Office on Friday expressed its alarm at proposed legislative changes in Iraq which could result in the death penalty being imposed for consensual same-sex relations.
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Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday issued an urgent warning about the deepening human rights catastrophe in Haiti, after figures showed that January was the most violent month in more than two years.
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Edited News | WHO , OHCHR
The unrelenting war in Gaza hasn’t spared hospitals, their staff or the people sheltering there, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, as it unveiled data indicating more than 350 attacks on healthcare in the enclave since hostilities erupted.
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Edited News | UNICEF , WHO
A staggering 700,000 children in Sudan face the worst and most life-threatening form of hunger after 300 days of war, UN humanitarians warned on Friday.
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Edited News , Press Conferences | OCHA , UNHCR
The United Nations on Wednesday urged countries not to forget millions of people caught up in the conflict in Sudan as it called for $4.1 billion to help stave off famine fears and assist those who fled abroad to bordering States.
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Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
The UN Human Rights Office on Tuesday appealed to the authorities in Pakistan to ensure this week’s election is free and fair.