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UN chief urges Yemen’s warring sides to renew expiring truce

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UN chief urges Yemen’s warring sides to renew expiring truce The U.N. chief is strongly urging Yemen’s warring parties to not only renew but expand a truce that expires Sunday, saying it has brought the longest period of relative calm since the conflict began in 2014. The U.N. chief is strongly urging Yemen’s warring parties to not only renew but expand a truce that expires Sunday, saying it has brought the longest period of relative calm since the conflict began in 2014. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that the internationally…

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Western push on China, Russia at UN rights body faces test

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Western push on China, Russia at UN rights body faces test Western countries are leading a rare two-pronged push at the UN’s main human rights body to better scrutinise the human rights records of two big world powers: China, over allegations of abuses during an anti-extremism campaign in western Xinjiang, and Russia, over its government’s crackdown on dissent and protest against the war in Ukraine. Western countries are leading a rare two-pronged push at the UN’s main human rights body to better scrutinise the human rights records of two big…

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On sidelines of united nation, a push for China’s abuses to be punished

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sidelines of UN, a push for China’s abuses to be punished The United Nations will be judged by how it addresses China’s persecution of ethnic minorities, diplomats and human rights advocates charged Monday on the sidelines of the body’s General Assembly, calling for forceful action after a report raised the specter of “crimes against humanity.” The United Nations will be judged by how it addresses China’s persecution of ethnic minorities, diplomats and human rights advocates charged Monday on the sidelines of the body’s General Assembly, calling for forceful action after…

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Hindu temple draws on age-old tradition to help flood-stricken people in Pakistan

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Hindu temple draws on age-old tradition to help flood-stricken people in Pakistan As millions across Pakistan marooned and displaced by the catastrophic floods desperately await assistance, a Hindu temple in a tiny village of Balochistan has shone a light in the darkness by providing food and shelter to about 200 to 300 flood-hit people, mostly Muslims. As millions across Pakistan marooned and displaced by the catastrophic floods desperately await assistance, a Hindu temple in a tiny village of Balochistan has shone a light in the darkness by providing food and…

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UN approves Austria’s Volker Turk as new human rights chief

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UN approves Austria’s Volker Turk as new human rights chief The UN General Assembly has approved a veteran Austrian diplomat to be the global body’s human rights chief and its advocate for adherence to universal rights at a time when the office is under harsh criticism from China for accusing Beijing of abusing Muslim minorities. The UN General Assembly has approved a veteran Austrian diplomat to be the global body’s human rights chief and its advocate for adherence to universal rights at a time when the office is under harsh…

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UN: Tribal clashes in Sudan kill 380 in Jan-Aug period

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UN: Tribal clashes in Sudan kill 380 in Jan-Aug period Around 380 people were killed in tribal clashes in Sudan between January and August, most of them in the conflict-wracked Darfur region, the UN has Tuesday. Cairo, Sep 7 (AP) Around 380 people were killed in tribal clashes in Sudan between January and August, most of them in the conflict-wracked Darfur region, the UN has Tuesday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, said more than 430 people were injured during the same period, which has…

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