Middle East
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UN rights office warns over violent escalation in Yemen and beyond
Escalating conflict in Yemen has seen an alarming number of air and drone strikes already this year, notably against civilians…
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Guterres condemns attack on Abu Dhabi airport and oil facility
The Secretary-General condemned on Monday the attacks on Abu Dhabi’s International Airport and the nearby Musaffah industrial area, which reportedly caused several…
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Experts decry measures to ‘steadily erase’ Afghan women and girls from public life
Taliban leaders in Afghanistan are institutionalizing large scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls, independent UN…
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Child and woman injured following rocket attack in Iraq
“A child being hurt is a child too many”, said the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Iraq on Friday, following a…
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Conviction of top Syrian intelligence official ‘a landmark leap forward’
UN human rights officials have welcomed the “historic” conviction on Thursday by a German court of a former senior Syrian…
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Yemen: ‘Political will, responsible leadership’ needed, to end 7-year war
Seven years into the war in Yemen, UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg reaffirmed to the Security Council on Wednesday that…
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First Person: Discovering the reality of life in Iraq
UN Public Information Officer Brenden Varma recently returned from a six-month stint in Iraq, where he helped to promote participation in…
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Interview: Time to rethink tourism, an economic lifeline for millions
Hopes that the tourism industry would rebound from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been dented by the…
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UN calls for investigation into attack against peacekeepers in Lebanon
The UN is urging authorities in Lebanon to conduct a quick and thorough investigation into an attack earlier this week…
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Each day ‘a new adventure’ for UN humanitarian air service worker
“Every day is a new adventure”, as part of the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) in Syria, according to a young staff member who helps aid workers check in, board and fly safely…
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