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Shocking violence in Bangladesh must stop: UN rights chief
04 August 2024
The UN’s top human rights official on Sunday called for an immediate stop to the violence in Bangladesh, which claimed scores of lives, including those of police officers, over the weekend.
More than 80 people, including at least 13 police personnel, are said to have been killed in clashes between…
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UN condemns deadly suicide attack on Somalia beach
03 August 2024
The United Nations has strongly condemned a suicide attack at a popular beachfront in the capital, Mogadishu, that claimed dozens of civilian lives.
The Al-Shabaab terrorist group reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place late on Friday night (local time) and involved a suicide bombing…
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UNICEF reports 32 children killed, many injured and detained in Bangladesh protests
02 August 2024
At least 32 children were killed and many more injured and detained during student protests that erupted in Bangladesh in July, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
Last month, students in Bangladesh staged massive protests against the Government, demanding an end to…
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Gaza: ‘Frightening increase’ in Hepatitis A cases
02 August 2024
UN agencies warned on Friday of the high risk of the further spread of infectious diseases in Gaza, amid chronic water scarcity and no way to adequately manage waste and sewage.
“People in Gaza are facing yet another peril: Hepatitis A is spreading including among children,” Philippe Lazzarini, head…
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World News in Brief: Justice for Yazidis, South Sudan abductions, food prices hold steady
02 August 2024
Ten years after Dae'sh/ISIL attacked the Yazidi people of Sinjar, Iraq, killing, displacing and capturing men, women and children and destroying the 400,000-strong community, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria issued a fresh call for justice and accountability for ISIL crimes in a position paper released on Friday…
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The orange economy: Where creativity fuels prosperity
02 August 2024
What happens when you blend creativity, cultural heritage and economic growth?
Up pops the vibrant world of an orange economy, also known as the creative economy.But, what exactly is it, and how does it foster peace, accelerate sustainable development and empower communities…
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Heat claims more than 175,000 lives annually in Europe, latest data shows
02 August 2024
A staggering 175,000 people die from heat-related causes every year in Europe and that figure is set to soar in line with our steadily warming planet. That’s the warning from the UN World Health Organization (WHO), which said on Friday that European countries are seeing temperatures rise at around twice the global average…
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Fight bigotry whenever and wherever it appears, UN chief declares
02 August 2024
Top UN officials on Friday called for a stand against bigotry “wherever and whenever it appears”, paying tribute to the hundreds of thousands of Roma and Sinti brutally murdered during the Second World War by the Nazis.
On the night of 2 August 1944, the last 4,300 Roma and Sinti in the…
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UN envoy urges action to address ‘growing risk of a serious escalation’ in the Middle East
02 August 2024
The top UN envoy in the Middle East called on Friday for urgent action to address the “growing risk” of regional escalation following recent deadly attacks in Lebanon, the Syrian Golan Heights and Iran linked to the war in Gaza.
Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for…
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Humanitarians call for greater support for Sudan following famine declaration
02 August 2024
Humanitarians appealed on Friday for more resources for war-ravaged Sudan and unimpeded access to people in need, now that famine has been confirmed in parts of the country.
A $2.7 billion plan to support nearly 15 million people this year is less than a third funded, resulting…
