Saudi Arabia: Resumption of executions for drug offences ‘deeply regrettable’, UN rights office says
Spokesperson Liz Throssell said executions have been taking place almost daily over the past two weeks, following the end of
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Middle East
Yemen: Humanitarian and economic issues must be addressed, Security Council hears
In providing an overview of the situation after the 2 October truce expiration, Hans Grundberg said that in recent weeks,
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Rights expert urges Saudi authorities to allow family to access jailed activist
Ms. Lawlor has issued a statement expressing her increasing concern for the health and life of Mohammad Al-Qahtani, a founding
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Safety and security of Yemeni civilians at risk unless truce is extended, says human rights chief
Mr. Türk has echoed calls from the UN Secretary-General to extend the truce and to work towards a negotiated settlement
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Cholera spreading throughout Lebanon, WHO warns
The first case was reported to WHO by the Ministry of Public Health on 6 October, and there have been
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In speech to Arab League, UN chief appeals for greater regional unity
The League is among the regional organizations which have a vital role to play in advancing peace, sustainable development, and
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The vital role of Syrian women in resolving bitter conflicts
The protracted fighting has taken countless lives, displaced millions in and outside the country and left much of the country’s
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Israel and Palestine must take steps to ‘restore calm’ in occupied West Bank
Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, was briefing the Security Council in the wake of escalating
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Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territory, tantamount to ‘settler-colonialism’: UN expert
“For over 55 years, the Israeli military occupation has prevented the realisation of the right to self-determination of the Palestinian
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Time for ‘concrete action’ by international community to hold Iran’s security forces to account
Amid protests sparked by the death in custody last month of Mahsa Amini following her arrest by so-called “morality police”,
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