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New protests hit Iraq as UN envoy warns of infiltration
Oct 28, 2019 09:53Students and schoolchildren have joined protests in the capital Baghdad and cities in southern Iraq, defying the education minister who had warned them against partaking in the unrest.
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UN says Turkish offensive in north Syria displaced nearly 180,000 people
Oct 25, 2019 13:08The United Nations says Turkey’s now-suspended offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Syria has displaced about 180,000 people, including tens of thousands of children.
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UN deploying team in Chile to investigate human rights violations allegations
Oct 25, 2019 12:04The United Nations said on Friday it would send a mission to Chile to investigate allegations of rights violations, as announced this week by UN human rights boss Michelle Bachelet, a former president of Chile.
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WHO says cholera has killed over 910 people in Yemen since January
Oct 22, 2019 02:32The World Health Organization (WHO) says cholera has killed more than 910 people in war-torn Yemen since January and nearly 700,000 suspected cholera cases has been reported.
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UN, WHO fail to open humanitarian medical air bridge for Yemenis: Health minister
Oct 19, 2019 12:20The Yemeni minister of public health and population has criticized the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO) for their failure to open a humanitarian medical air bridge for Yemeni civilians, who are suffering from conditions that cannot be treated inside the war-battered Arab country.
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UN chief welcomes Turkey pause in Syria assault
Oct 18, 2019 02:01United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has welcomed "any efforts" to de-escalate the situation in northern Syria and protect civilians, a UN spokesman said in a statement on Thursday after Turkey agreed to pause its military operation in the region.
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Venezuela wins seat on UN Human Rights Council; Caracas hails it as ‘victory’
Oct 17, 2019 17:39Venezuela has won a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) despite fierce attacks from US-allied Latin American countries opposed to President Nicolas Maduro’s government.
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UN decries 'unprecedented' civilian casualties in Afghanistan
Oct 17, 2019 14:01The United Nations says an "unprecedented" number of civilians were killed or injured in the third quarter of 2019 across violence-wracked Afghanistan, calling the violence "totally unacceptable."
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Turkey may be 'responsible' for executions of Kurds in Syria: UN
Oct 16, 2019 04:46The United Nations has warned that reported summary executions of civilians in northeastern Syria carried out by Turkish-backed Takfiri terrorists could constitute a “war crime,” and that the Ankara government could be “deemed responsible.”
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Election-related violence killed dozens in Afghanistan: UN
Oct 15, 2019 15:52A United Nations (UN) report says dozens of people have been killed and hundreds more wounded in violence related to Afghanistan’s recent presidential election.