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Syria: Chemical weapons watchdog hits reset button in Damascus, following productive meetings
In a press release on Saturday the Organization for the Prohibition of…
After years of conflict, Timor-Leste turns peacemaker
Timor-Leste’s road to peace has not been easy. In 1976, not long…
First Person: Bodies of children in Haiti have turned into ‘battlegrounds’
The agency’s spokesperson James Elder has just visited Port-au-Prince, the capital of…
Palestinians’ rights matter, says UNRWA chief
In a social media post on Friday, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said that…
DR Congo: Rights chief warns crisis could worsen, without international action
Since 26 January, nearly 3,000 people have been killed and 2,880 injured…
Iraq: How the world helped Mosul rise from the rubble of war
Now, with UN support, Mosul has risen from the ashes of war…
‘She had a syringe, razor blade, and bandages’: Surviving genital mutilation
Zeinaba Mahr Aouad, a 24-year-old woman from Djibouti, remembers the day when,…
Gaza: UN health agency urges rapid scale-up of medevacs as thousands remain in critical condition
Speaking from Gaza, WHO Representative Rik Peeperkorn described a scene of widespread…
Sudan: Top aid official warns against escalating violence in two states
Clementine Nkweta-Salami said the latest outbreak of hostilities in South Kordofan's capital,…