Alert: Amid escalating attacks in Gaza, UN rights chief calls on US to withdraw sanctions against Palestinian rights groups

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Alert 5 September 2025

Amid escalating attacks in Gaza, UN rights chief calls on US to withdraw sanctions against Palestinian rights groups Sanctions imposed by the United States on three prominent and well-respected Palestinian human rights groups are "completely unacceptable and should be withdrawn", UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday. Read more

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Alert: World News in Brief: Afghanistan quake latest, sexual violence in Haiti, WHO medicines update, deadly floods in Pakistan

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Alert 5 September 2025

World News in Brief: Afghanistan quake latest, sexual violence in Haiti, WHO medicines update, deadly floods in Pakistan The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, has released $10 million in response to the urgent need for food, water, shelter and other lifesaving provisions following this week's devastating earthquakes and aftershocks in Afghanistan. Read more

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