'Foreseen and preventable': Nations demand urgent inquiry in Sudan
The U.N. Human Rights Council called on independent experts to investigate killings and other violations in el-Fasher.
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Trump escalates racial claims to boycott of G20 summit in S. Africa
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Minamata Convention mandates global phase-out of dental amalgam
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Doha summit vows to fund social protections for 3.8 billion people
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UNEP schedules session to organize the resumption of plastic treaty talks
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U.N., ICC and others issue dire warnings on atrocities in Sudan
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