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Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Seif Magango On Deadly Drone Strikes In North Darfur, Sudan
The deadly aerial strike this week on a UN humanitarian convoy in Al Koma, North Darfur, clearly undermines access by civilians to assistance and violates the international humanitarian law ...
Aotearoa's Pickle Darling Shares New Single On U.S. Label Father/Daughter Records
The new single, 'Massive Everything' follows the playful and innovative celebration of indie music and digital creativity, from last month, NZ Music Month, when Pickle Darling (Lukas Mayo) along with ...
Neural Networks Speed Up Search For Solid-State Battery Materials For Safer Electric Cars With Extended Range
Researchers from Skoltech and AIRI Institute have shown how machine learning can speed up the development of new materials for solid-state lithium-ion batteries. These are an emerging energy storage ...
Interview: Un Offers Best Platform To Address Discrimination, Envoy To Combat Islamophobia Says
“Everybody understood that something had to be done in order to eradicate and eliminate this sense of intolerance and lack of acceptance of these people,” Miguel Ángel Moratinos said in an interview ...
Three New Quokkas Arrive At Symbio Wildlife Park – And You Could Help Name Them
Symbio Wildlife Park, in Southern Sydney, is thrilled to welcome three adorable new residents – a trio of quokkas, one male and two females! Fondly known as “the Happiest Animal on Earth” thanks to ...
Top UN Advocate Sounds Alarm Over Sexual Violence Crisis In Gang-Ravaged Haiti
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on 21 May that widespread armed violence continues to expose Haitian children to widespread sexual abuse, exploitation and ...
US Vetoes Security Council Resolution Demanding Permanent Ceasefire In Gaza
The text, co-sponsored by Algeria, Denmark, Greece, Guyana, Pakistan, Panama, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, and Somalia – collectively known as the E-10 – received 14 votes in favour, ...
World Environment Day: UN Sounds Alarm On Plastic Pollution Crisis
If the climate crisis goes unaddressed, with plastic pollution as a major driver, air pollution levels exceeding safe thresholds could rise by 50 per cent within a decade. Meanwhile, plastic pollution ...
UN Child Rights Committee Publishes Findings On Brazil, Indonesia, Iraq, Norway, Qatar And Romania
GENEVA (5 June 2025) - The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) today issued its findings on Brazil, Indonesia, Iraq, Norway, Qatar and Romania, after reviewing the six States parties during its latest ...
King Princess Returns With Triumphant New Album 'Girl Violence'
New York City’s own King Princess – the project of Brooklyn-based vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and actor Mikaela Straus – announces her triumphant third record Girl Violence.
UN Torture Prevention Body To Visit Peru As Field Missions Resume
The upcoming visit to Peru will be the second mission to the country, following one that took place in 2013. The Subcommittee delegation will visit various places of deprivation of liberty to evaluate ...
Enhancing Rural Resilience: Lumiboso Village Benefits From New And Improved Water System
Suva, Fiji (June 5, 2025) - A total of 111 residents across 23 households in Lumiboso Village, in the Cakaudrove Province, Vanua Levu, now have access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation, ...