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The top United Nations relief official said today he remains extremely concerned about the welfare of civilians across Syria, who he said continue to face “horrific deprivation and violence,” particularly those trapped in besieged areas.

A powerful Republican lawmaker wants the State Department’s inspector general to launch a formal investigation into why the recording of a three-year-old press conference about the Iran nuclear talks was deliberately doctored -- and to find out who gave the order to do so.

More and more troops are dying during training, and a Congressman wants to know why

Following a two-day visit to Lebanon, singer Ricky Martin, a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children&#39s Fund (UNICEF), has called for greater efforts to safeguard the futures of millions of children affected by the Syrian conflict, whose lives have been shaped by displacement, violence and a persistent lack of opportunities.

Ahead of next week’s high-level meeting on ending AIDS by 2030, United Nations independent experts are warning that the epidemic is still being driven by human rights violations, urging all Governments to remove punitive laws, policies and practices.

Now it’s the democratic front-runner’s turn to face the wrath — and drink in the wisdom — of America’s 37th president.

A new Chinese media start-up hopes to appeal to U.S. readers. But Beijing's censorship may get in its way.

FIFA officials awarded themselves tens of millions of dollars after U.S. indictments last May.

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Terror, violence and the incitement that fuel them, along with the ongoing settlement enterprise and the lack of unity between Gaza and the West Bank are all obstacles that must be overcome on the path towards achieving peace in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today, calling on the international community to exercise its influence to help reach this goal.

The United Nations refugee agency today warned that tragically people are still fleeing violence in Sudan’s South Kordofan State, most crossing into neighbouring South Sudan, as the conflict marks its fifth year this weekend.

Following the discovery earlier this week of 70 dead tiger cubs, as well as tiger skins, talismans and other wildlife parts, in a Buddhist temple in Thailand, two United Nations agencies have said those circumstances represent only a “tiny proportion” of the extent of an illegal trade in wildlife that is pushing species to the brink of extinction.

A new report by the United Nations human rights office shows that, after two years of conflict, the situation in eastern Ukraine remains volatile and continues to have a severe impact on human rights, especially for those living near the contact line and in territories controlled by armed groups.

« On dit qu'on est chez soi là où on est heureux, mais ce jour-là, au-dessus de la rivière et de la cabane d'Adolph Fiesler, je me suis rendu compte qu'on est plus souvent chez soi là où on se retrouve coincé. » Biologiste, professeur de littérature et fauconnier, Dan O'Brien, né en 1947, est aussi un (...) / États-Unis, Animal, Écologie, Littérature, Environnement, Autobiographie - 2016/06

Au matin, quand il se réveille dans une chambre inconnue auprès de sa meilleure amie couverte de sang, le narrateur sait qu'il est « dans une situation problématique ». C'est exact. D'ailleurs, tout dans sa vie est problématique. Il a une bonne trentaine, une épouse, il vit toujours chez ses parents — (...) / Royaume-Uni, Criminalité, Littérature, Ville, Violence, Drogue, Sexualité - 2016/06

This panel discussion in cooperation with the India China Institute looks at Nepal’s urgent political, legal, and human rights challenges and presents the findings of our report Nepal's Divisive New Constitution: An Existential Crisis

Expressing his deep concern at the plight of civilians trapped in the besieged Iraqi city of Fallujah in Iraq, the most senior United Nations relief official today underlined that the Organization and its partners are doing everything they can to scale up humanitarian assistance.

The United Nations Security Council today strongly condemned the deadly attack on 1 June 2016 perpetrated by Al-Shabaab militants on the Ambassador Hotel, Mogadishu.

A total of 867 Iraqis were killed and another 1,459 were injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in May 2016, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).

C'est à Paris, dans un hôtel de la rue de Tournon, que le romancier autrichien Joseph Roth (1894-1939) termina sa vie, en s'adonnant jusqu'au bout à ses deux vices favoris : l'alcool et l'écriture. Le refuge de la rue de Tournon n'était à vrai dire qu'une des nombreuses stations de cet écrivain sans (...) / Autriche, Judaïsme, Littérature, Migrations, Personnalités, Réfugiés - 2016/06