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UN rights chief calls on governments to pressure Israel over Gaza war

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned Israel’s conduct in Gaza, calling it “crimes against humanity and genocide” at a Liberation Movements summit in Gauteng. He decried the deliberate starvation of Palestinian civilians and demanded immediate humanitarian access and global intervention. Meanwhile, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged governments worldwide to leverage their influence on Israel to end the war in Gaza. Speaking ahead of a […]

today28 July, 2025

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World’s migratory species decline

Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline and the global extinction risk is increasing. According to the first-ever State of the World’s Migratory Species report launched at the opening of a major UN wildlife conservation conference taking place this week in Samarkand, Uzbekistan some whale species, sea turtles, and jaguars are among the animals at risk. Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Executive […]

today13 February, 2024