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Colombia: UN Welcomes Probe of People Falsely Declared Dead in Combat
UN human rights office, OHCHR, has welcomed progress on the investigation in Colombia of people falsely presented as having been killed in combat as "an important step in fighting impunity".
So-called “false positives” cases refer to civilians that have been extra-judicially...
UN Investigators Find Children Carrying Weapons in South Sudan
In South Sudan, children are carrying weapons, and the levels of violence “have already surpassed” those documented in December 2013, when civil war erupted...
To Tackle Climate Crisis, UN Offers Science-based Blueprint
Launching a major report on the environment on Thursday, UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, said without nature’s help, “we will not thrive or even survive.”
He told a...
UN Chief to Member States: COVID-19 Recovery Must Lead to More Inclusive Societies
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Thursday told member states that with the COVID-19 pandemic exposing social and economic inequalities rooted in racism, discrimination and xenophobia, recovery...
Somalia: UN Agriculture Agency Says Extreme Food Insecurity Threatening 2.6 Million People
In a new analysis released on Wednesday, United Nations agriculture agency, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says poor rain fall, flooding and desert locusts are contributing...
