World News in Brief: Fresh Ukraine attacks condemned, Gaza healthcare, DR Congo needs escalating

World News in Brief: Fresh Ukraine attacks condemned, Gaza healthcare, DR Congo needs escalating

The latest strikes in the centre and south occurred on the eve of the solemn commemoration marking two years of war and one day after deadly attacks in the Donestsk region, located in the east. ‘Grim reality’ unchanged Denise Brown, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, took to social media to voice her condemnation. “Today’s attacks…

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‘High time for peace’, UN chief says, as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters third year

‘High time for peace’, UN chief says, as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters third year

“Two years on and a decade since Russia’s attempted illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, the war in Ukraine remains an open wound at the heart of Europe,” António Guterres said. “It is high time for peace – a just peace, based on the UN Charter, international law…

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First Person: ‘Severe shock’ as Gaza neighbourhoods are erased

UN rights chief deplores ‘entrenched impunity’ by all parties in Israel, OPT

In a new report, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) noted a broad range of concerns, including unlawful killings, hostage-taking, destruction of civilian property, collective punishment, forced displacement, incitement to hatred and violence, sexual assault, and torture. These acts are all prohibited by international human rights and humanitarian laws. “The…

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Ukraine: Bucha and Irpin rise from the ashes of Russian military occupation

Ukraine: Bucha and Irpin rise from the ashes of Russian military occupation

“They were flying by helicopter from the direction of the cargo airport in Hostomel [north of Bucha]. Then they marched with tanks along Vokzalna Street, crossed the railway and moved in the direction of Kyiv,” says Mykhaylina Skoryk-Shkarivska, founder of the Institute for Sustainable Development of Communities in Bucha and deputy of the Irpin City…

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