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Regime and coalition forces killing most civilians in Afghanistan

More civilians were killed by Afghan and international coalition forces in Afghanistan in the first half of this year than by the Taliban and...

United Nations: Record 71 million people displaced worldwide

A record 71 million people have been displaced worldwide as a result of war, persecution and other violence, the UN refugee agency said. This is...

Russia and China block UN from declaring North Korea violated sanctions

Russia and China have blocked the UN Security Council from declaring that North Korea breached the annual limit for importing refined petroleum products which...

UK aims to resettle 5,000 refugees in 2020, Home Secretary says

The UK will aim to resettle 5,000 refugees in 2020, Home Secretary Sajid Javid has announced. A new global resettlement scheme will come in to...

UN calls for investigation into Sudan’s slide into ‘human rights abyss’

UN experts are concerned that Sudan is sliding into a “human rights abyss” in the aftermath of the Sudanese security forces’ deadly break-up of...

Philip Alston: UK violating “country’s human rights obligations”

The UK has violated its human rights obligations through sustained and widespread cuts to social support, a UN poverty expert has claimed. UN Special Rapporteur...

Libya government appeals for UN mission to investigate violence

Libya’s UN-supported government is asking the security council to appoint a “fact-finding mission” to investigate alleged violations by the forces attacking the capital. Ambassador Elmahdi...

UN judges increase Radovan Karadzic sentence to life in prison

United Nations appeals judges have upheld the convictions of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity and...

Diplomats at UN climate talks agree on reporting emissions

Officials from around the world have agreed upon a set of rules to govern the 2015 Paris climate accord after two weeks of UN...

David Attenborough to take ‘people’s seat’ at UN climate talks

David Attenborough has warned unprecedented action is needed on global warming, ahead of taking “the people’s seat” at United Nations climate talks. Mr Attenborough is...

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