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Nearly 50,000 Women and Girls Killed or Severely Injured in Gaza in Three Years of War – One in 21 Gazan Women and Girls 
Livestreaming US execution would breach prohibition of torture, UN rights office warns
UNITED NATIONS, October 9 (IPS) – Since October 2023, 50,000 women and girls in Gaza have been killed or seriously injured. Read the full...
The United States has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowing on Friday...
Escalating violence and human rights violations in the four-year-old Russia-Ukraine war are in the spotlight in the Security Council on Friday following a spate...
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday warned that livestreaming a planned execution by firing squad in the United States would amount to...
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World trade reached a record $35 trillion in 2025 – but developing countries were held back from greater participation in the global economy because...
World News in Brief: ‘Horrific’ attack in Sudan, Israeli incursions in Syria intensify, most women and girls homeless in Gaza
A suspected drone strike has left at least 40 dead in Sudan’s Blue Nile State – near the Ethiopian border – according to initial...
Former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay awarded Nobel Peace Prize
South African jurist and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay was on Friday announced as the winner of the 2026 Nobel...
Security Council LIVE: Yemen in spotlight as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia escalate
The Security Council meets top of the hour to discuss Yemen, where a Houthi offensive launched in September has sharply escalated the 12-year-long war...
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Six weeks after Nepal’s deadly flooding disaster, communities are still struggling to rebuild their lives, but they will need sustained help as global warming...
UNICEF Warns Impending El Niño Threatens Education, Health, and Safety for Millions
UNITED NATIONS, October 9 (IPS) – New figures from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) project that the impending 2026-2027 El Niño cycle could...