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GENEVA, Switzerland — A civil liberties crackdown, repression in Xinjiang and Hong Kong's draconian national security law are among concerns expected to be raised during a UN review of China's rights record on Tuesday.
GENEVA, Switzerland — The United Nations said on Monday it needs $4.2 billion this year to provide humanitarian aid in Ukraine and help millions who have fled, urging people not to forget the war-torn country's plight as the Gaza war dominates attention.
GENEVA, Switzerland — This year could be hotter under El Niño's influence than the record-shattering 2023, the United Nations warned Friday, as it urged drastic emissions cuts to combat climate change.
GENEVA, Switzerland — An elderly woman in a wheelchair was miraculously left largely unscathed despite a close call with an oncoming train after having fallen on the tracks, Swiss police said on Wednesday.
GENEVA, Switzerland — World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday he was "very concerned" about the growing threat of infectious diseases in the Gaza Strip.
GENEVA, Switzerland — The head of the WHO said Tuesday the world needs to properly prepare for future pandemics after finally ending three years of COVID "crisis, pain and loss,"
GENEVA, Switzerland — World Health Organization staff visited Monday a Gaza hospital receiving casualties from deadly strikes on a refugee camp, hearing distressing stories of entire families killed and seeing dying children.
Human rights are supposed to underpin the criminal justice system and national security operations in democratic Philippines. The bloody crackdown on the illegal drug trade in the previous administration, however, turned the country into a global hotspot for human rights violations.