Belarus ‘engulfed in fear’, Human Rights Council hears

GENEVA — The deterioration of human rights in Belarus continues to engulf the country in a climate of fear and arbitrary rule, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert warned on Wednesday.Presenting

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Syria’s needs are at their highest ever, says top rights probe

DAMASCUS — Syria’s humanitarian needs are at their highest ever and any move to block aid from reaching the war-torn country should be resisted strongly, a top UN Human Rights Council probe said on

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A visionary ‘blue transformation’ strategy to enhance underwater food systems

LISBON — Record levels of fisheries and aquaculture production are making a critical contribution to global food security, the UN Ocean Conference under way in Lisbon, Portugal, heard on Wednesday.The

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Human rights under threat in DR Congo and beyond, Security Council hears

NEW YORK — The resurgence of the M23 armed group has “broad repercussions” for the security, human rights and humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and for the

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Flight from cities due to COVID-19 short-lived, says flagship UN-Habitat report

KATOWICE — A new United Nations report says that rapid urbanization was only temporarily delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the global urban population back on track to grow by another 2.2 billion

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Shocking toll on children in Myanmar must be spur to action, says UN rights expert

YANGON — Myanmar’s military junta is responsible for shocking violence against children caught up in the bloody aftermath of last February’s coup, a top independent Human Rights Council-appointed

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Japan swelters in worst heatwave since 1875

TOKYO — Japan is sweltering under the hottest day yet of its worst heatwave for almost 150 years.The blistering heat has drawn official warnings of a looming power shortage, and led to calls for people

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