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Accountability issues: Gajendrakumar’s party irked by Geneva Core Group’s failure
Jaffna-based Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) has reiterated its demand for Sri Lanka to be referred to the International ...
Gaza hunger crisis could return if Israeli blockade continues, UN relief agency chief says
There is a risk that Gaza experiences another hunger crisis if Israel continues to block aid, the head of the U.N.
Human rights plea to UN over lack of supermarkets on Glasgow housing estate
Residents living in Castlemilk left without a major supermarket have taken their fight to the United Nations, claiming it is ...
How would peacekeeping work in Ukraine? These experts gamed it out
Last week a group of experts published a 31-page paper that delves into the technical details of how a ceasefire along a more ...
From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze
Trump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and ...
Congo refugees pour into Burundi, conditions dire, says UN
Some 63,000 people have fled to Burundi, which neighbours the Democratic Republic of Congo, where violence has continued ...
Switzerland cancels Geneva Conventions meeting on Palestinian areas
Switzerland has cancelled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories ...
Switzerland cancels Geneva Conventions meeting on Palestinian areas, diplomats say
Switzerland has cancelled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories ...
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Building Off the Momentum from INC-5, INC-5.2 to be Held in Geneva, Switzerland August 5-14
March 3, 2025. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced during the  Bureau Meeting that the next round of ...
Havana Times6d
UN Experts: Those Behind Repression in Nicaragua Identified
The Army was ordered to “neutralize and annihilate protesters… Nicaragua cannot evade responsibility by withdrawing” ...
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Volker Turk to present UN fact-finding report on Bangladesh in Geneva tomorrow
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk will present the United Nations human rights fact-finding report on human rights violations and abuses related to the protests of July and August 2024 ...
UN Sets Date for New Talks on a Global Plastics Treaty
The last negotiations for a treaty to rein in plastic waste ended in a stalemate, but some participants saw signs of a possible breakthrough this summer.