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    UN Committee Urges India to End Racial Discrimination Against Rohingyas

    In a statement issued on Tuesday under its early warning and urgent action procedure, the committee also said that it was alarmed by reports...
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    Climate Change Undermines Human Rights: World Meteorological Organisation

    Protracted conflicts, economic downturns, high food prices are at the root of high global food insecurity levels. This is aggravated by naturally occurring phenomena...
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    Democracy

    Myanmar: UN Rights Office Warns of Growing Crisis in Rakhine State

    The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for an end to renewed violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where reports have emerged...
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    Food Security

    Conflict’s Long Shadow Has a Name: It’s Hunger

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    IOM report: One in Three Migrant Deaths Occurs in Transit while Fleeing Conflict

    More than one in three deceased migrants whose origin could be identified come from countries in conflict or with large refugee populations, the study...
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    Bhutan

    South Asian Network on Human Rights Calls on Bhutan to Free Political Prisoners

    South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, has called on the Government of Bhutan to release the political...
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    Human rights

    Thailand’s ‘Humanitarian Corridor’ for Myanmar Faces Pushback

    Human rights activists and humanitarian workers on the Thai-Myanmar border remain highly sceptical of the initiative, denouncing it as a “weaponization of aid”. By William Webb The...
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    Human rights

    Security Council Hears Gaza Famine ‘Almost Inevitable’ Unless Aid is Massively Scaled Up

    Some Council members proposed action plans to potentially end hostilities beginning with an immediate ceasefire and hostage releases while Algeria’s ambassador accused Israel of...
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    Global Food Prices Hit Near Four-Year High as Supply Disruptions Mount

    Analyses have flagged the potential for El Niño to push food inflation into double digits in import-dependent economies, compounding pressures on households still recovering from earlier crises.
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