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Venezuela quake: finding people still alive remains top priority: UN human rights chief urges accountability in ICE deaths in custodyDR Congo: Ebola is spreading and so is a massive hunger crisis, warns WFP

Stranded Hormuz seafarers begin mass evacuation with UN’s help137 mothers, wives, daughters, and sisters killed every day: UN human rightsAn athlete tells of her struggle for equality in top-flight sport, Human Rights Council hears

Millions suffering in Myanmar amid ongoing foreign meddling in conflict, says UN’s Türk Generative AI’s discriminatory algorithms need to be stopped: UN WomenSaving Afghanistan’s most vulnerable children is becoming harder as aid cuts bite - OCHA

US-Iran deal: technical work can begin, says atomic energy agency chiefAI tech is blurring lines between civilian and military use, The UN disarmament chief warns Freedom of expression left us with a media ‘desert’, Human Rights Council independent expert insists

‘Some people question whether Ebola is real’: trust is central in fighting DRC outbreakWith Strait of Hormuz crisis unresolved, world’s strategic reserves hit dangerously low levels - UNECE UN aid chief Fletcher urges G7 leaders to act as millions face crisis 

DR Congo: Early detection of Ebola critical WHO warns, as treatment trials get underwayUN human rights office urges child safety improvements onlineThousands on the brink of famine in South Sudan: WFP

Secretary-General warns Security Council UN Charter is facing ‘profound strain’Air travel safe for now in face of Ebola emergency says UN aviation agencyUN alarmed by escalating attacks and destruction in Ukraine

Humanitarian crisis deepens in Gaza amid ceasefire delaysAfghanistan ruling erodes women’s rightsResponse to Ebola outbreak ramps up