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UN Human Rights Chief Suggests/Israeli Strikes in Gaza May/Amount to /War Crimes/
Michele Bachelet also says/Hamas/rocket attacks on Israel violated/humanitarian laws/
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UN Rights Chief Agrees to Ethiopia Request for Joint Tigray Inquiry
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Calls Grow at UN for China to Admit Rights Chief to Xinjiang
Western nations express concern about human rights situation of Uyghur Muslims in China during UN meeting
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UN Gives $65 Million in Aid to Ethiopia, Tigray
More than 16 million people across Ethiopia require assistance due to drought, conflict and COVID-19
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US Criticized for Response to Iran's Election to UN Women's Rights Commission
In its first comments since the vote, the Biden administration reiterates its concerns about Iran's poor human rights record
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UN Security Council Calls for More Aid Access to Ethiopia's Tigray
The 15-nation council has broken its 6-month-long silence on the escalating crisis
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UN Rights Chief Agrees to Ethiopia Request for Joint Tigray Inquiry
The UN has raised concerns about atrocities being committed in Tigray, while US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has described acts carried out in th
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UN Calls on Ethiopia to Allow Probe into Alleged Murders in Tigray
UN human rights chief says murders and sexual attacks could amount to war crimes
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UN Slams Ethiopian Government for Blocking Aid to Conflict-Ridden Tigray
Lack of food, water and health services are affecting hundreds of thousands of people and leading to a rise in malnutrition and water-borne diseases
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UN Refugee Chief 'Very Worried' for Eritrean Refugees in Tigray
Top UNHCR official says aid workers are unable to access two refugee camps since fighting broke out in November
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Tigray Fighting is Spiraling Out of Control, UN Rights Chief Warns
Bachelet says UN has corroborated information of gross human rights violations including looting, abductions and sexual violence against women and gir
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UN Renews Appeal for Humanitarian Access to Civilians Inside Tigray
Thousands of civilians and Eritrean refugees are in dire need of assistance after more than a month of conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region
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UN Chief Appeals for Action to Heal 'Broken Planet'
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges that 2021 must be 'quantum leap year' toward carbon neutrality
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UN, Ethiopia Agree on Humanitarian Aid for Tigray Region
Weeks of war have killed thousands and worsened humanitarian crisis
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UN Chief Calls for Ceasefire to Boost Peace Efforts in Afghanistan
Guterres is calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Afghanistan to boost US mediated Afghan-Taliban peace negotiations
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UN,/Rights Groups Urge Ethiopia to Protect Civilians
Ethiopia has warned Tigrayan forces they face military action if they don't surrender, weeks into a conflict that has left hundreds dead
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UN Agencies Scramble to Assist Those Fleeing Ethiopia's Restive Tigray Region
Agencies brace for full-scale humanitarian crisis as number of those fleeing to neighboring Sudan is expected to reach 200,000
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UN Rights Chief Alarmed by Reports of Massacre in Ethiopia's Tigray Region
Michelle Bachelet warns conflict could spill across borders, destabilize parts of East Africa
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UN Rights Chief Urges Halt to Ethiopia Violence, Dialogue to Restore Peace
Ethiopia's stability is on the line as the recent outburst of fighting in the Tigray and Oromo regions risks getting out of hand
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UN Chief Calls for More Coordinated Global Efforts to Fight COVID
7 nations have more than 1 million COVID-19 cases
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UN Chief Calls for More Coordinated Efforts Internationally to Fight the Coronavirus
7 nations have more than 1 million COVID-19 cases
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UN Rights Chief Calls for Justice After Nigerian Soldiers Kill Protesters
Michele Bachelet cites excessive and disproportionate use of force by Nigerian soldiers against peaceful protesters in capital Lagos
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UN Human Rights Chief Calls for Venezuela Reforms
Many dissidents and human rights defenders still arbitrarily detained for exercising their civic and democratic rights, Michelle Bachelet says
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UN Rights Chief Condemns Navalny Poisoning, Calls for Probe
Michelle Bachelet believes there is no doubt Russian agents used Soviet-era nerve agent against opposition leader
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UN Rights Chief Says Syrian Civilians 'Have Nowhere to Go'
Government offensive in the northwestern part of the country has led to 900,000 displaced
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UN Agency Appeals for $375.5 Million to Enhance Human Rights Globally
Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is appealing for $375.5 million to support its efforts to promote and protect human rights in dozens o