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Initiative to enhance crucial role of women in countering hate speech launched
12 June 2023
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Hate speech, whether online or offline, poses a threat to democracy and human rights.
The UN Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide (OSAPG) on Monday, launched a new initiative designed to provide a blueprint for enhancing the role of women in countering hate…
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‘Immense tragedy’ underscores need to address unexploded ordnance danger in Somalia
12 June 2023
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Women and children at a market stand in Kurtunwaarey , Somalia.
Greater efforts are needed to protect civilians in Somalia from unexploded weapons of war, the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) said on Monday in the wake of a recent deadly incident in the south of the country.…
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Ukraine: Kakhovka dam aid effort reaches 180,000 people
12 June 2023
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Contamination and depletion of reservoirs are hampering access to water for communities affected by the Kakhovka Dam blast in Ukraine.
Heavy rains and thunderstorms in the area of the Kakhovka dam disaster in southern Ukraine aggravated the humanitarian situation there on Monday, making evacuations and aid…
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United States commits to rejoin UN cultural agency
12 June 2023
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Carved out by the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, which is located in the United States and was registered on UNESCO’s prestigious World Heritage List in 1979, retraces the geological history of the past two billion years.
The head of the UN’s cultural agency UNESCO announced on Monday that the…
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WHO strongly condemns deadly attack in Somalia
11 June 2023
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The skyline beyond the northern suburbs of Mogadishu is seen through a bullet hole in the window of a hotel in Somalia.
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday condemned in the strongest possible terms the deadly attack on the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia, that left 16 dead,…
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From the Field: UN human rights officers on the frontline in Somalia
11 June 2023
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A mother caring for her 11-year-old child, who was wounded by shrapnel in a mortar attack, at the General hospital in Garowe, Somalia on 27 February 2023.
Fleeing armed conflict is frightening, forcing people to escape violent clashes and leave behind their homes, schools, and daily…
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Century-old call for equality resonates today
10 June 2023
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Lebanese poet and artist Kahlil Gibran was celebrated at the United Nations on the 100th anniversary of his most famous work, The Prophet, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
One of the world’s most celebrated poets is also one of the closest to the heart of the UN.…
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Trafficking in the Sahel: Muzzling the illicit arms trade
10 June 2023
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The Government of Togo and the UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) destroyed 2,000 seized and obsolete weapons and 10,000 rounds of ammunition to mark the International Day of Peace.
Shoppers in Mali’s Gao, Timbuktu, and Ménaka regions can snap up AK-pattern assault rifles for $750 and…
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Sudan crisis still having devastating impact on civilians: UN rights office
09 June 2023
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People fleeing conflict in Sudan wait at a bus station in Khartoum.
Warring parties in Sudan must do more to protect civilians caught up in the conflict, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday, in response to recent deadly attacks and ongoing violations.…
