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Calls grow to repatriate ISIL child detainees after jail clashes

After deadly ISIL jailbreak in northeast Syria, rights groups warn that children detainees should be repatriated.

Al Jazeera · Jan 27, 2022

More Than 15,000 People Displaced in New Darfur Violence

Renewed tribal violence near the western Sudanese city of El Geneina over the past week has displaced more than 15,000 people, the United Nations said. The war-weary Darfur region has seen an increase in violence recently, humanitarian groups say, which analysts link to a peace deal signed in October 2020…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 27, 2022

France condemns Mali's 'irresponsible' expulsion of Danish troops

Mali's military regime has taken an "irresponsible" decision by expelling Danish special forces sent to help fight jihadist insurgents, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Thursday. Denmark said the country would withdraw its newly deployed contingent of 90 troops from Mali after repeated demands by the Sahel country's military…

Radio France Internationale · Jan 27, 2022

US calls for UN security council meeting to discuss Ukraine crisis – as it happened

The group has not been able to take any action in its previous meetings as Russia is a veto-wielding member of the security council – follow

The Guardian - US · Jan 27, 2022

Richest nations urged to lead on nature protection

KUALA LUMPUR: The world's 20 richest nations should more than double their annual spending to protect and restore nature to US$285 billion by 2050, the United Nations and donors said on Thursday, calling for private and overseas investments to be ramped up too.

Bangkok Post · Jan 27, 2022

Snow Storm Brings Misery for Syrian Refugees

In Syria, days of heavy snowfall blanketed displaced persons' camps northwest Syria where families huddled together under canvas in temperatures well below zero Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit). "We've been trapped in the snow for four days," said Abu Hussan, who lives with his family in a makeshift camp outside the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 27, 2022

UN Urged to Open Query Into Iran's 1988 Killings and Raisi Role

Prominent former UN judges and investigators have called on UN human rights boss Michelle Bachelet to investigate the 1988 "massacre" of political prisoners in Iran, including the role of its current president, Ebrahim Raisi, at that time. The open letter released on Thursday, seen by Reuters, was signed by some…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 27, 2022

Yemen civilians bear the brunt of escalating Houthi-UAE conflict

The United Nations says January will likely mark the highest number of civilian casualties in Yemen in one month.

Al Jazeera · Jan 27, 2022

Guterres Urges Major Afghan Aid Increase, Unfreezing Assets

The UN chief urged nations Wednesday to greatly boost humanitarian aid for millions of Afghans living in “a frozen hell” and release nearly $9 billion in frozen assets to pull Afghanistan’s economy back from the brink of a collapse that could set off a mass exodus of people fleeing the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 27, 2022

France pays homage to Holocaust victims at Auschwitz memorial

French Prime Minister Jean Castex heads a special delegation to the Auschwitz Holocaust memorial in Poland on Thursday to mark the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp. The visit comes a week after the UN adopted a non-binding resolution to fight against Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism,…

Radio France Internationale · Jan 27, 2022