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Russia: Torture now ‘a tool for repression at home and aggression abroad’
In a new report report launched on Tuesday the UN independent expert on human rights in Russia exposes alarming patterns of torture used as a State-sanctioned tool of repression to stifle dissent and intimidate communities abroad. -
Sudan’s ‘living nightmare’ continues as 11 million flee war, mass killings
Escalating violence and new atrocities in Sudan have pushed the humanitarian crisis to unprecedented levels, with displacement now exceeding 11 million people amid reports of mass killings and systematic-sexual violence across multiple regions, UN officials said on Tuesday. -
At COP16, Guterres urges world to ‘choose wisely…make peace with nature’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for decisive action to restore harmony with nature, warning that environmental crises are pushing humanity toward tipping points that threaten ecosystems, livelihoods and global stability. -
Balancing biodiversity at global UN summit in Colombia
Countries from around the world are meeting in the Colombian city of Cali, to discuss how best to protect biological diversity and develop a lasting blueprint that will allow humankind to live in harmony with nature. -
Middle East crisis: Live updates on UNRWA, Gaza and more
Our live coverage ranged from the Security Council and UN Headquarters to dispatches from across the Middle East as tensions escalated and the war on Gaza and Lebanon continued in the shadows of a new Israeli ban on UNRWA, the agency serving nearly six million Palestine refugees in the region. UN News app users can follow here.