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Women and children in the waiting room of a health clinic in Kandahar, Afghanistan. — courtesy UNICEF/Alessio Romenzi
‘Immensely bleak’ future for Afghanistan unless massive human rights reversal, experts warn

‘Immensely bleak’ future for Afghanistan unless massive human rights reversal, experts warn

Central African Republic returnees live at a site in Djako, in Southern Chad, where the level of severe acute malnutrition is particularly high. — courtesy UNICEF Chad/Alliah
140 aid workers killed in 2021 as UN humanitarian funding gap looms larger than ever – OCHA
August 13, 2022

140 aid workers killed in 2021 as UN humanitarian funding gap looms larger than ever – OCHA

Rohingya refugees flee to Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. (file). — courtesy UNOCHA/
Bangladesh and Cambodia slated for official UN human rights visits
August 13, 2022

Bangladesh and Cambodia slated for official UN human rights visits

Employees working on the packaging line in a grain processing factory, Ukraine. — courtesy FAO/Genya Savilov The M/V Fulmar S, the first commercial empty grain vessel from Istanbul to Ukraine under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, awaits JCC authorized movement, pending inspection. — courtesy UNOCHA/Levent Kulu
Vessel to collect first humanitarian wheat shipment under Ukraine grain deal
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Vessel to collect first humanitarian wheat shipment under Ukraine grain deal

Demonstrators at the March for Our Lives rally in New York head over the Brooklyn Bridge, wielding signs against gun violence. — courtesy UN News/Elizabeth Scaffidi
Concrete actions needed in US to ‘lay the scourge of racism to rest’ – UN expert
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Concrete actions needed in US to ‘lay the scourge of racism to rest’ – UN expert

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Potential hack for some Boeing planes fixed — researchers
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