Palestinian refugees face hitting ‘rock bottom’, warns UNRWA in $1.6 billion appeal

‘Outrageous’ arson attack forces UNRWA to temporarily shutter East Jerusalem compound

Posting on social media, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said “Israeli residents set fire twice to the perimeter” on Thursday evening.  UNRWA personnel and staff from other UN agencies were inside the compound at the time.  “Our director with the help of other staff had to put out the fire themselves as it took the Israeli fire extinguishers and police a while…

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Ukraine: Civilian casualties mount, as war enters second winter

UN report: Credible allegations Ukrainian POWs have been tortured by Russian forces

According to the Monitoring Mission, interviews conducted with 60 recently released Ukrainian POWs painted a harrowing picture of their experiences in Russian captivity. “Almost every single one of the Ukrainian POWs we interviewed described how Russian servicepersons or officials tortured them during their captivity, using repeated beatings, electric shocks, threats of execution, prolonged stress positions…

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Sudan: UN expert warns of child recruitment by armed forces

Sudan: UN expert warns of child recruitment by armed forces

Siobhán Mullally, UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, said unaccompanied children and children from poor families have reportedly been targeted by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in the outskirts of the capital Khartoum and elsewhere. They’ve forcibly recruited women and children especially, she warned.  Girls have also reportedly been abducted from Khartoum to…

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Ukraine: Rape and torture by Russian forces continuing, rights experts report

Ukraine: Rape and torture by Russian forces continuing, rights experts report

Members of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva that they have documented attacks with explosive weapons on residential buildings, civilian infrastructure and medical institutions, as well as torture and sexual and gender-based violence. Rape allegations Commission Chair Erik Møse provided harrowing details on the findings to the…

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Indian state terrorism continues, providing the latest armor to the occupying forces

Indian state terrorism continues, providing the latest armor to the occupying forces

Occupying India in Occupied Kashmir has provided modern armored vehicles to the Indian forces deployed in the valley to suppress the freedom struggle of Kashmiris while continuing the state terrorism. According to Indian media, 6 modern armored vehicles produced by the Indian Defense Agency have been delivered to Kashmir for the Indian forces. Modern armored…

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Iranian military delegation arrives in Moscow to discuss cooperation between rival forces

Iranian military delegation arrives in Moscow to discuss cooperation between rival forces

Iran’s General Khammarz Heydari and Russia’s General Oleg Slyukov shake hands. An Iranian military delegation has arrived in Moscow yesterday, this delegation will discuss the cooperation between the armed forces of Iran and Russia. The commander-in-chief of the Russian army, General Oleg Slyukov, says that Russia sees Iran as an important state in the Middle…

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Violence at refugee camp in Lebanon leaves 11 dead, forces thousands to flee: UNRWA

Violence at refugee camp in Lebanon leaves 11 dead, forces thousands to flee: UNRWA

Eleven people were killed and another 40 were injured, including a staff member with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said Dorothee Klaus, Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon, citing reports. Two schools operated by the agency sustained damage, and more than 2,000 people were forced to flee in search of safety.  UNRWA reacts “In…

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Clashes between army and paramilitary forces in Sudan have entered the fourth month

Clashes between army and paramilitary forces in Sudan have entered the fourth month

Clashes between the army and paramilitary forces in Sudan have entered their fourth month. According to sources, the news agency said that representatives of the Sudanese army have once again reached Jeddah for ceasefire talks. Sudan ceasefire talks have been held before this in the mediation of Saudi Arabia and the United States. Clashes between…

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Türk: Accountability needed for ‘shocking’ violations by Russian forces in Ukraine

Türk: Accountability needed for ‘shocking’ violations by Russian forces in Ukraine

The High Commissioner told the Human Rights Council in Geneva that his office (OHCHR) had documented the arbitrary detention of more than 900 civilians between 24 February 2022 and 23 May this year. He added that that Russia gave no access to places of detention, “which leads inevitably to undercounting”. The summary executions of 77…

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