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Proposed resolution asks UN to plan for UN peacekeepers to replace Kenya-led police mission in Haiti

The United States and Ecuador circulated a draft resolution asking the United Nations to begin planning for a U.N. peacekeeping operation to replace the Kenya-led mission now in the Caribbean nation helping police to quell gang violence

The Independent UK

Germany is not adopting Tories' failed Rwanda plan, says Keir Starmer

Germany’s ambassador in London Miguel Berger also took to X, also known as Twitter, to reject suggestions that Berlin is considering the move

Evening Standard

UN weather agency warns of 'red alert' after record heat

Rising temperatures should trigger a global "red alert", the United Nations' weather and climate agency chief said Wednesday, after global heat indices again smashed records in August.

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UN nuclear watchdog head is in Ukraine out of renewed concern over Zaporizhzhia power plant safety

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog is holding talks with senior officials in Ukraine after attacks were reported near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

The Independent UK

UN will continue to engage the Taliban in Afghanistan despite new laws restricting women

A U.N. spokesman says the United Nations will continue to engage all stakeholders in Afghanistan including the Taliban, even though they issued a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public and severed ties with the U.N. mission

The Independent UK

Taliban's Morality Ministry Refuses To Cooperate With UN Afghan Mission

The Taliban government's morality ministry said it would not cooperate with the United Nations mission in Afghanistan, calling it "an opposing side".

International Business Times

Bangladesh's government led by Yunus signs UNconvention involving enforced disappearance

An interim government in Bangladesh has signed the instrument of accession to an international convention of the United Nations aiming at preventing enforced disappearances as a state party

The Independent UK

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Death Toll Rises As Israeli West Bank Raids Enter Second Day

The death toll climbed Thursday as Israel pressed a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank for a second day, despite UN concerns it is "fuelling an already explosive situation".

International Business Times

Women in Chad defy discrimination and violence to assert their rights to own and control land

Many women in the central African nation of Chad are excluded from owning or having a say over the land they spend long hours working

The Independent UK

A 10-month-old Palestinian baby suddenly stopped crawling. Polio had struck Gaza

Ten-month-old Abdel-Rahman Abuel-Jedian is the first confirmed case of polio in Gaza and he's now paralyzed in the leg

The Independent UK

Sexual Violence Risk Soaring For Displaced Haiti Women, UN Warns

Thousands of women and girls displaced by Haiti's gang violence are under threat from a surge in sexual assaults, the United Nations warned Tuesday, denouncing deplorable living conditions in makeshift camps.

International Business Times

Children and the internet: helping kids navigate this modern minefield

The United States’ most senior public health official, surgeon-general Vivek Murthy, believes social media platforms should come with warning labels. The United Nations’ education, science and culture agency says smartphones should be banned in schools. Chinese regulators are pushing to limit children’s smartphone use to just two hours a day.

The Conversation

Army Says Israeli Hostage Rescued From Gaza After 10 Months

The Israeli military said it rescued an Israeli hostage in Gaza on Tuesday, more than 10 months after he was seized during the Hamas attacks that sparked a devastating war.

International Business Times

Death Toll Rises To 132 In Sudan Floods

Floods in Sudan claim 132 lives, displace 30,000 families. Dam collapse exacerbates crisis in a country already facing severe flooding, civil war, and hunger.

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Nikki Haley Urges Strong US Support For Taiwan Allies

Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN emphasizes maintaining alliances and addressing global challenges, particularly in relation to Taiwan and China.

International Business Times

Tent Rallies Turn West Bank Eviction Into Rallying Cry

Flanked by smartphone-wielding peace activists, members of an evicted Palestinian family marched onto land seized by armed Israeli settlers, shouting "Out!

France 24

Food aid heads for Sudan’s Darfur region after six-month closure, says UN and US

Talks in Switzerland to secure a ceasefire deal between Sudan’s two warring parties failed this week after the Sudanese military did not send a delegation. But international negotiators succeeded in getting access for humanitarian aid to the country’s conflict and famine-stricken Darfur region, enabling food trucks to make their way…

The Independent UK

UN and US say food is on its way to a famine-stricken camp in Sudan

A group of countries and the United Nations say food aid is on the way to an area of Sudan that is facing famine

International Business Times

UN Fears Repeat Of 2017 Atrocities Against Rohingyas

The United Nations said Friday it fears a repeat of the 2017 atrocities committed against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, warning a human tragedy was unfolding in Rakhine State.

The Conversation

South Sudan’s long-delayed election will be a landmark moment − but economic decline and political strife put vote at risk

Elections are pivotal milestones in post-conflict countries – and nowhere is voter anticipation felt more keenly than in South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation.

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Taliban Passes New Law Against Women In Afghanistan, Expert Reacts To The “Gender Apartheid”

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