Iran: Human rights investigators alarmed by ‘surge in repression’ and spike in executions following Israeli airstrikes

This article is published in association with United Nations. The Independent UN Fact-Finding Mission investigating alleged rights abuses in Iran says there has been a “surge in repression and extraordinary spike in executions” there since Israeli hit the country with airstrikes in June. Briefing at UN Headquarters in New York – the first time the mission […]

Meds platform launch gives children with cancer a fighting chance

This article is published in association with United Nations. A new UN-partnered project to distribute essential childhood cancer medicines has begun in Uzbekistan and Mongolia, the first rollout for a project due to be piloted in six countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Around 400,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year and […]

Guterres appeals for mediation to end crisis in eastern DR Congo

This article is published in association with United Nations. Now is the time to end the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday in a briefing to journalists in New York.  António Guterres made the “special appeal for peace” ahead of two major meetings to address the […]

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