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With eyes on Gaza, UN chief launches rights protection pledge UN migration agency teams up with top manufacturer against ‘slave’ labour Russian anti-war campaigner’s harassment reflects pressure on judiciary: top rights expert

Ukraine: Frontline children and mental traumaUN human rights report details Sudan war abuses Rights experts call for arms embargo on Israel 

Shock and desperation throughout Gaza, Security Council hearsHorrific war in Ukraine will be felt ‘for generations’ warns rights chiefUNHCR welcomes AU Protocol to end scourge of statelessness

WHO chief says severe malnutrition is soaring in Gaza, SudanUS companies dumping “forever chemicals” with impunity: UN expertsInternational Mother Language Day

WFP pauses food delivery to north GazaUkraine war and ongoing uncertainty among displaced people$2.6 billion appeal for DR Congo

Rafah invasion would have “dire humanitarian consequences”25 million battle hunger due to Sudan warHuman rights must “guide” transition to lasting peace in South Sudan

Guterres calls for a ‘global order that works for everyone’UN human rights office ‘appalled’ by Alexei Navalny’s death in prisonLack of social protection puts 1.4 billion children at risk

Gaza: Situation dire in Rafah UN agencies warnUN weather agency declares warmest January everOn International Childhood Cancer Day, WHO hails vital role of parents 

Gaza: Rafah invasion would be a disaster ‘beyond imagination’ UNICEF steps up fight against cholera in eastern and southern Africa Condemnation for new attacks on public cases in Ukraine  

Gazans ‘living in fear’ of Israeli assault on Rafah, warns top UN aid officialSenegal: UN rights office concern over suspended election People of Sudan facing ‘life or death’ situation: WHO

Gaza: Relief over rescued hostages as Tedros warns of ‘ocean of need’Economic progress must be linked to a ‘human rights economy’, say experts68,000 children affected by Nepal earthquake still need urgent assistance: UNICEF 

Gaza: UN health agency warns over continuing healthcare attacksSudan war leaves 700,000 children facing life-threatening malnutritionHaiti’s people suffering ‘deepening human rights catastrophe’, warns Türk