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Saints and liars: The story of American aid workers who helped Jewish refugees escape the Holocaust
26 January 2025
Long before the United States entered the Second World War in December 1941, American aid workers were fanning out across territory occupied by the Axis powers, attempting to help Jews escape, as their grip tightened.
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DR CONGO CRISIS: Updates as top UN official tells emergency Security Council meeting ‘we are trapped’
26 January 2025
Spiralling violence and killings in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo triggered an emergency Security Council meeting Sunday morning amid peacekeeper and civilian deaths along with sharp calls for action from top UN officials. App users can follow our coverage of the meeting and reports from colleagues on the ground here…
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What’s UNDOF? Why UN peacekeepers patrol the Israel-Syria border
25 January 2025
More than 1,100 UN peacekeepers are currently deployed in the Golan, a demilitarised zone along the Israel-Syria border at what is a tense and dangerous time in the history of the region. But, why are the Blue Helmets there?
One of the UN’s longest-standing peacekeeping missions – the UN…
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UN relocates non-critical staff from North Kivu, DR Congo
25 January 2025
The UN is temporarily relocating non-essential staff from Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday without interrupting its operations in the country at a time heightened security concerns.
The UN mission in DR Congo, MONUSCO, is relocating administrative staff and others in North Kivu…
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Ecuador’s Social Expenditure for Children, Ask about December 2024 Child Murders and Excessive Use of Force against Child Demonstrators
24 January 2025
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The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Ecuador, with Committee Experts praising the State’s social expenditure for children…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
24 January 2025
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the World Health Organization. Deteriorating situation in eastern Democratic Republic of…
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Global education must integrate AI, centred on humanity
24 January 2025
Marking the International Day of Education, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized learning as a basic human right and foundation for individual and societal growth.
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DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack
24 January 2025
Intensifying hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo involving the non-state armed group M23 have caused further mass displacement in the mineral-rich region, with fears that the regional capital Goma could come under attack, UN agencies warned on Friday.
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UN rights office raises alarm over escalating violence in occupied West Bank
24 January 2025
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday expressed grave concerns over escalating violence in the Jenin area of the occupied West Bank, condemning the use of “unlawful lethal force” by Israeli security forces.
OHCHR spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan added that the Israeli military…
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Human rights expert welcomes clemency for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier
24 January 2025
The UN independent expert on the rights of Indigenous Peoples on Thursday welcomed the decision by outgoing US President Joe Biden to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, an Indigenous leader who has spent nearly 50 years in prison under controversial circumstances.
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