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From calls for ‘restraint’ to worries about possible war crimes, leaders and international courts weigh in.
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Coronavirus quarantines have boosted the number of children working in Venezuela, child rights activists are warning.
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European countries warn continued Israeli settlement expansion will damage prospects for a viable Palestinian state.
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Amnesty International and other NGOs call for embargo in response to the military’s violent crackdown on protests.
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Food insecurity and its impacts have been exacerbated in part by the coronavirus pandemic, a new report has found.
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Statement follows warning from special envoy that coup has united people against military and situation is deteriorating
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UN Population Fund says London has shrunk its support by 85 percent ‘at a time when inequalities are deepening’.
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Biden vowed to reset Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ policy and focus on international diplomacy. How has he fared?
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A sustainability pact that six of Turkey’s top banks signed is a barrier to funding the project, Reuters reports.
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Antonio Guterres is hosting discussions in Geneva this week on the divided island’s future after a four-year hiatus.
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Security Council issues 1st statement about six-month conflict, urges ‘unfettered humanitarian access’ to those in need.
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Uganda says the more than $13bn in reparations sought by DRC over Ituri conflict could ruin its economy.
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UN court is holding hearings this week in long-running dispute between DR Congo and Uganda over 1998-2003 damages.
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Over 250 NGOs call on governments to intervene as inequality coupled with the COVID crisis has led to food crisis.
