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UN Secretary-General: The new Agenda for Peace

A group of women in Um Baru, North Darfur.
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International Criminal Court: launched investigation into surging violence in Darfur

Activists attend a march against gender violence in Ecuador.
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OHCHR: High Commissioner Türk calls for concrete and transformative action to end gender-based violence

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United Nations: Concerned about Ongoing Israeli Military Operation in Jenin

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GHR Expert Seminar ‘Strengthening the UN Special procedures’ , 21 June 2023

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Unitet Nations: cautious optimism on the Peace agreement in Yemen

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UNICEF: Millions of children still facing dire conditions 100 days after Türkiye-Syria quakes

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Sudan violations in spot-light at UN Human Rights Council

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Human rights ‘best antidote’ to advance peace, Security Council hears

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Women in peacekeeping: UN Fund calls for new idea and Investments

A Venezuelan soldier stands guard at the camp where the Nicaraguan resistance surrenders their weapons to the United Nations Observer Group in Central America (ONUCA) as part of the overall peace process in Central America, 18 April 1990, El Paraiso, Hond
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United Nations: Crimes against humanity likely committed in Nicaragua, says independent experts group

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United Nations: Peace in South Sudan depends on local accountability

Inuit children from Uummannaq in Greenland
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United Nations: Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Rights urges Denmark and Greenland to examine colonial legacy’s impact

Girls from the Arhuacos indigenous community of Colombia
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UN launches 10-year survival plan for endangered indigenous languages

A presenter reads the news at Radio Shabelle, one of Mogadishu's most popular radio stations. With a population that is still one of the world's poorest, radio continues to be one of the primary sources of information for many in Somalia. However, while peace has largely returned to Somalia's capital of Mogadishu, journalists working in the city continue to face huge risks in their effort to report the news. As of December this year, 18 media workers have been killed in Somalia as a result of IED explosions, grenade attacks, and targeted assassinations.
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UNESCO: Killings of journalists up 50 per cent in 2022